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Nature-Based Luxury Tourism InsightsLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: R800CF80

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • English

Responsible person

  • Tarja Tammia

Objective

Having completed this study unit
· You understand the basics of nature-based luxury tourism.
· You understand the product-centred and service-oriented views in tourism.
· You are familiar with various types of nature-based luxury tourism products, services and experiences.
· You learn special elements of the nature-based luxury tourism, which are related to high emphasis on hospitality,
experiential elements and sustainability including an understanding of tourism carrying capacity aspects.
· You understand the importance and principles of service quality.
· You learn the basics of planning and implementing a small-scale nature-based luxury tourism experience by using
basic design tools such as a customer journey and blueprint.

Competences:

Content

Content:
• principles of nature-based luxury tourism
• concept of sustainable luxury tourism
• product-centred to service-oriented views in tourism
• various types of nature-based luxury tourism products, services and experiences
• elements of the nature-based luxury tourism - hospitality, experiential elements and sustainability
• principles of service quality
• basics of planning and implementing a small-scale nature-based luxury tourism experience also taking into account
the aspects of tourism carrying capacity
• design tools such as customer journey and blueprint

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (2)


Poor (1)

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Very good (4)

Good (3)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)

Enrollment

24.03.2025 - 31.07.2025

Timing

01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Bachelor of Hospitality Management

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Tourism
Teachers
  • Tommi Haapakangas
  • Teija Tekoniemi-Selkälä
Responsible person

Teija Tekoniemi-Selkälä

Student groups
  • R81D25S
    R81D25S Tourism, Rovaniemi, Autumn 2025

Objective

Having completed this study unit
· You understand the basics of nature-based luxury tourism.
· You understand the product-centred and service-oriented views in tourism.
· You are familiar with various types of nature-based luxury tourism products, services and experiences.
· You learn special elements of the nature-based luxury tourism, which are related to high emphasis on hospitality,
experiential elements and sustainability including an understanding of tourism carrying capacity aspects.
· You understand the importance and principles of service quality.
· You learn the basics of planning and implementing a small-scale nature-based luxury tourism experience by using
basic design tools such as a customer journey and blueprint.

Competences:

Content

Content:
• principles of nature-based luxury tourism
• concept of sustainable luxury tourism
• product-centred to service-oriented views in tourism
• various types of nature-based luxury tourism products, services and experiences
• elements of the nature-based luxury tourism - hospitality, experiential elements and sustainability
• principles of service quality
• basics of planning and implementing a small-scale nature-based luxury tourism experience also taking into account
the aspects of tourism carrying capacity
• design tools such as customer journey and blueprint

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (2)


Poor (1)

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Very good (4)

Good (3)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)