Hospitality and Tourism Information Technology Systems

Course Code: TOUR 4004

Academic Year: 2024-2025

This course provides comprehensive analysis of various contemporary industry information and management systems. Students will gain operational and managerial skills and knowledge of various systems such as : property management , point of sale, global distribution s, purchasing and receiving, tour operating and internet distribution systems. More specifically, students will focus on the concepts, tools and techniques of purchasing technology by analyzing the decision through the framework of the System Selection Process. Students will also focus on utilizing technologies to improve management decision making in relation to revenue management strategies. Students will also review and interpret management reports created by these various systems and be expected to make management decisions in several different "real world" scenarios.