Scholarly Discussion Paper
3000-3500 words
x20 references
Identify an area of niche tourism (i.e. sport tourism, adventure tourism, heritage tourism, dark tourism, ecotourism, etc.). Choose a location in which you will examine this selected area of niche tourism. Develop a scholarly discussion paper for dissemination to a stakeholder group of your choice in that location (i.e. local council/local government policy makers, tourism managers, local community group made up of neighbours of the tourism development, business group, potential investors, environmental group, etc.) in which you will examine your selected area of niche tourism. In your paper, which is to be an original presentation/your own work and with reference to the literature, you will need to analyse and discuss the following:
• the features of this area of niche tourism
• transport factors
• the hotel and accommodation issues
• risk management processes to be addressed.
Your discussion paper should provide your selected stakeholder group with information which can enable it to make better informed decisions regarding development of this area of niche tourism. You are to submit your scholarly discussion paper electronically via the Turnitin drop box on the Blackboard site.
Marking criteria
Marking criteria will include:
• features of your selected area of niche tourism
• examination and discussion of transport factors
• examination and discussion of hotel and accommodation issues
• risk management processes to be addressed
• clear structure with headings
• clear, concise, grammatically correct writing
• depth and relevance of your academic and other research; it is envisaged that your references will be extensive and the reference list will show use of at least 20 references
• correct in-text citations and references (see School of Business & Tourism guide).

Scholarly Discussion Paper
3000-3500 words
x20 references
Identify an area of niche tourism (i.e. sport tourism, adventure tourism, heritage tourism, dark tourism, ecotourism, etc.). Choose a location in which you will examine this selected area of niche tourism. Develop a scholarly discussion paper for dissemination to a stakeholder group of your choice in that location (i.e. local council/local government policy makers, tourism managers, local community group made up of neighbours of the tourism development, business group, potential investors, environmental group, etc.) in which you will examine your selected area of niche tourism. In your paper, which is to be an original presentation/your own work and with reference to the literature, you will need to analyse and discuss the following:
• the features of this area of niche tourism
• transport factors
• the hotel and accommodation issues
• risk management processes to be addressed.
Your discussion paper should provide your selected stakeholder group with information which can enable it to make better informed decisions regarding development of this area of niche tourism. You are to submit your scholarly discussion paper electronically via the Turnitin drop box on the Blackboard site.
Marking criteria
Marking criteria will include:
• features of your selected area of niche tourism
• examination and discussion of transport factors
• examination and discussion of hotel and accommodation issues
• risk management processes to be addressed
• clear structure with headings
• clear, concise, grammatically correct writing
• depth and relevance of your academic and other research; it is envisaged that your references will be extensive and the reference list will show use of at least 20 references
• correct in-text citations and references (see School of Business & Tourism guide).