Welcome to the Inbound Tourism learning cycle in Introduction to Tourism (Tour150). I am your teacher for Tour150. No doubt we will come to know each other better as you progress through the Tourism and Travel programme over the next two years. I teach most of your tourism subjects including Customer Service, Hotel Information Systems, Travel and Tourism Marketing, and Consumer Behaviour for Travel and Tourism.  In association with your Travel teacher Diane Hart we have developed the Travel and Tourism programme specifically for Arab nationals of the United Arab Emirates. 

Much of what you will study is studied by other students of Travel and Tourism throughout the world. This programme. however, is tailored to suit your learning styles and pace of learning. It is further shaped by the cultural and religious influences associated with teaching Muslim, males and females in this Middle East country. Graduates of the Higher Diploma Travel and Tourism programme have the added opportunity of joining the ranks of travel professions when the successfully complete the foundation level examinations for the IATA/UFTAA International Travel and Tourism programme and the IATA/UFTAA Travel Agents Marketing Course.

I am married to Bridget and we have two children, Declan (our 11 year old son), and Mairaed (our 2 year old daughter). We are an Australian family and have lived here in Dubai for three and a half years. Bridget is a Child-birth educator and breastfeeding consultant here in Dubai. She is country coordinator for the International Board of Lactation Consultants. She is successful at raising rate of breastfeeding here in the United Arab Emirates. Declan is a Harry Potter fan, attends Emirates International School and he likes to play the clarinet and visit his cousins in Australia each year.  Mairaed was a welcome surprise addition to our family the first year we were in Dubai. She is blond, blue-eyed and beautiful.

I hope you enjoy this project and learn about promoting your city as a unique destination.

You may communicate with me at anytime during working hours. I would be happy to answer your questions during this time.