Tourism Management

No Plagiarism250 words

San

Francisco State University, College of
Business, Department of Hospitality and

Tourism Management

HTM 424 – Tourism Management

Assignment – Overtourism

Instructions: You are required to answer the following questions. You should
save your answers in a Word document for submission. Please do not repeat the
questions on your answer sheet. Instead, please list the answers
numerically/sequentially by simply utilizing 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each assignment must
have a cover page listing your name, the name of the assignment, and the date.
The cover page does not count towards the word count. For each assignment, you
are expected to answer the assigned questions in your own words. Each
assignment paper should be at least 250 words. Papers less than the
required 250 words will get zero. This does not mean each question requires a
250-word response; rather, the total number of words for answering the
questions must total more than 250 words. An exemplary answer demonstrates
comprehension through a complete understanding by translating, interpreting
and extrapolation as well as full analysis of the basic information into elements by
identifying causes and relationships.

Assignment – Read the assigned articles then answer the questions/prompts
below.

The authors discuss the growing concern of ‘overtourism’ and the impact that
tourism is having on tourist experiences and the destination and its locals.

Readings

1.Batha, E. (2019). Top tourism spots crack down as they become victim of
own success. Retrieved from (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-
tourism-city-feature/top-tourism-spots-crack-down-as-they-become-victim-
of-own-success-idUSKCN1UI00N)

2. Manjoo, F. (2019, Aug. 29). ‘Overtourism’ Worries Europe. How Much Did
Technology Help Get Us There? The New York Times. Retrieved from
(https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/technology/technology-
overtourism-europe.html)

3. Koens, K., Postma, A., & Papp, B. (2018). Is overtourism overused?
Understanding the impact of tourism in a city context. Sustainability, 10(12),
4384.

Questions/prompts

1. Identification – In both articles, the authors identify and discuss the problems
with overtourism and identify a number of causes. Based on these articles

and your own research from other sources, address the following prompts:
o a) Based on the articles, define “Overtourism”;
o b) Is overtourism a legitimate problem/issue facing destination (why

or why not – your answer must include facts/figures that demonstrate
that “overtourism” exists);

o c) based on your research, what are the primary 3-4 reasons for such
condition (cite your sources)?

2. Managing – What role do local tourism officials have in managing
overtourism and what steps could be taken to affectively deal with
overtourism?

Sample Reflection Paper Format/Outline

• The following outline should be used for your reflection paper. You are not

required to use the titles (e.g., Brief Introduction, Body, etc.) but should use
this general format when writing your paper.

• Cover Page
o Title of paper to include the following:
o Reflection Paper Title
o Student Name and ID
o Course Title and Section
o Professor Name and Title
o Due Date of Submission

• Main Paper
o Brief Introduction

§ Introduce the topic to the reader and summarize your
reflection of this topic/article.

o Body
§ Address the following prompts as prescribed in the

assignment. Include 3-4 examples for each prompt
o Conclusion

§ Conclude the reflection paper by summarizing your comments
and main points to the reader.

o References
§ Include any references that were used in your reflection paper

including the main authors. Use APA style.

Plagiarism – Unless noted otherwise, assignments will be submitted through
Turnitin.com. It is strongly encouraged that you provide citations for any
source/reference that is used in your writing. Turnitin.com provides both a “match”
analysis and grammar analysis. Your “match” rating must be under 20% and ideally
under 15%. Points will be deducted for high match ratings, including failure of the
assignment.

Reflection Paper Assignment Title Goes Here

John Q Student

HTM424 – Tourism Management

ID: 123456789

San Francisco State University

Faculty: Dr. Andrew Walls

January 1, 2000

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Hospitality & Tourism Management
HTM424 Writing Assignment

Assessment Rubric – 100 pts possible

9/2019

Criteria Unacceptable (U) Acceptable (A) Exemplary (E)
Formatting & Sources 1-pts ea 3-pts ea 5-pts ea

Grammatical structure,
sentence formation

Errors in grammar, sentence
structure or spelling

Uses correct grammar,
sentence structure and
spelling throughout document

Readability enhanced by
facility in language use,
range of diction and syntactic
variety

Formatting (word count, font,
etc.)

Paper does not follow
prescribed format

Paper follows prescribed
format marginally with a few
exceptions

Paper follows prescribed
format

Plagiarism (Turnitin.com) Similarity rate above 15% Similarity rate = 15% Similarity rate below 15%

Citation of secondary
sources

None; or majority are
inappropriate or
inappropriately cited;
and/or portions are
plagiarized

Most sources are appropriate
and cited adequately

All sources are appropriate
and cited completely and
accurately

Criteria Unacceptable (U) Acceptable (A) Exemplary (E)
Content and Writing 6-pts ea 11-pts ea 16-pts ea

All prompts addressed Some portion or all of the prompts were not addressed
All prompts were addressed
in brief and/or imprecise
manner

All prompts were addressed
in a detailed and thorough
manner

Knowledge, Comprehension,
Understanding & Support of
topic

Demonstrates some
understanding of topic; Does
not make connections
among ideas

Beyond surface
understanding; Demonstrates
facility with topical and
disciplinary knowledge

Demonstrates disciplinary
understanding and
interconnections; makes
links that suggest discovery
of new information or new
ways of relaying information

Source Exploration;
Evaluate information and its
sources critically

Does not evaluate or
mention primary source(s) or
other independently
researched sources

Evaluates primary source(s)
but does not evaluate a
variety of other independently
researched sources that are
appropriate to the topic of
discussion

Critically evaluates a variety
of sources (including primary
source & independently
researched sources)
appropriate to the scope and
discipline of the research
question

Application of idea/concept Paper does not solve problems to a new situation

Paper solves problems to a
new situation by applying
acquired knowledge, facts
and techniques in a different
way

Paper solves multiple
problems in a new situation
by applying knowledge, facts
and technique in different
ways

Conclusion None or extremely weak Good summary
Reviewed main points and
tied everything together;
future direction(s) proposed

• HTM 424 Assignment #7 – Overtourism Directions
• Assessment Rubric – HTM424 – Writing Assigments