Travel & Tourism

Travel and Tourism provides students with the opportunity to study an interesting and rewarding subject.  This course is suitable for students wishing to progress to A Levels or pursue a career in the travel and tourism industry.  

Travel and Tourism is a highly succesful subject at Tring School with 75% of Year 11 students in 2024 either matching or exceeding their target grade (90% of students were within 1 grade). Students do well in the subject because they enjoy the content and style of learning, whilst the subject provides students with an opportunity to follow a broad, stimulating and enjoyable curriculum that engages and challenges students. We believe the subject should be taught with passion, igniting our learners interests as well as gaining transferable skills. The course will provide underpinning information of the structure and procedures of one of the largest industries within the UK and will count towards your required points for Sixth Form should you wish to further your studies at Tring.

“Coursework units account for 60% of the final grade. Coursework units are based on case study material, allowing students to work at their own pace”.

“Only 1 unit is examination (40% of the final grade)”

We aim  to demonstrate  the huge  range of  travel opportunities  available in  the UK and wider world so  that  students are inspired  to  find  out more and explore the world around them.  We aim to look at current  issues  and their impact upon the tourism industry so our students develop a more insightful understanding of the world around them. We encourage  our learners to be readers, listeners and watching current affairs. It is our intention to support our students in becoming more knowledgeable about a broad range of aspects of this global industry, as well as fostering a curiosity about domestic and global travel destinations. 

The course allows the students to investigate real life travel and tourism activities and will include educational visits to industry organisations. Students will learn why Travel and Tourism has become one of the UK's fastest growing industries and the biggest employment area in the world. The course introduces students to the Travel and Tourism industry and encourages them to gain an understanding of the skills required for all future employment or higher education – whatever subject that might be in.

Travel and Tourism is the same as any other subject you study at GCSE and will count towards your required points for Sixth Form should you wish to further your studies at Tring. The main difference is the way it is examined with only 1 short exam worth 40%. The remaining marks come from coursework tasks.

BTEC Tourism is an “applied” subject. This means we use a variety of assessment techniques. We link to employees and teach practical as well as academic skills.

Students taking Travel and Tourism have received excellent results with nearly all achieving their target grade and many exceeding it.

“100% of Tourism students would recommend the subject to other students to choose in their options”

Subject Leaders:  Mrs Hay and Mr Lickfold