Academy of Hospitality & Tourism

Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Course Descriptions

NAF AOHT Hospitality Prerequisite- Grade 9 

Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Honors

This course provides an overview of the current hospitality and tourism industry. Students learn about the history of the industry, explore traveler motivation and consumer needs, the industry's economic and environmental impacts, domestic and international travel, and sales in tourism. Students explore careers in the hospitality and tourism industry. 

Delivering Great Customer Service Honors:

Introduces students to the concept of service as a critical component of a hospitality or tourism business. Students analyze both good and poor customer service in a variety of contexts and through various methods. Students explore communication skills and strategies, and they use a problem-solving perspective to understand barriers to communication and good service. They learn various means of measuring the quality of service and explore careers that focus on customer service. 

CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors

NAF AOHT Hospitality Concentration- Grade 10

Geography for Tourism Honors

This course introduces students to the importance of geography in the hospitality and tourism industry through the study of travel or "destination" geography. It introduces students to the concepts and vocabulary of geography as they explore the world's geographic regions, focusing on factors that create desirable travel destinations: weather/climate, physical features, cultural elements, and historical interest. Students apply their understanding of these factors to a detailed analysis of one country from a travel geography standpoint.

Professional Ethics Honors 

This course introduces the importance of ethics in business. Students focus on the significance of ethics to stakeholders; examine who bears responsibility for monitoring ethics, and explore ethical situations common in originations. Students examine how ethics affects various business disciplines and consider the impact of

organizational culture. Students also explore ethics as social responsibility, the evolution of ethics in international business, and how the free market and ethics can coexist.         

 CREDIT: 1         TYPE: Honors

NAF Hospitality Major- Grade 11                

Event Planning Honors

This course introduces students to the skills and knowledge required in the event planning profession. After studying the steps involved in planning a special event, students learn about event planning in sports. They then examine the unique requirements of event planning in entertainment and the performing arts. Students gain valuable experience in project management that can be applied to any career path. They also examine careers in the field of event planning. 

Hospitality Marketing Honors

Introduces students to the objectives, strategies, and tools that are important to marketing in the hospitality industry, expanding on topics introduced in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism. Students learn about each phase of marketing and the wide range of options that all marketing managers and business owners consider as they create, or revise, marketing plans. Students also explore career opportunities in the field of hospitality marketing.                                   

CREDIT: 1      TYPE: Honors

Sustainable Tourism Honors and Principles of Finance Honors-AOHT -Grade 12

Sustainable Tourism Honors 

This course introduces students to the profound changes taking place worldwide in the tourism industry. Students examine the environmental and socioeconomic impacts and interrelationships of tourism, as well as the transition to a greener tourism economy. They explore the ramifications of tourism development in terms of increased sustainability, profitability, and benefits to the surrounding communities, and they examine ecotourism as a model for sustainability, profitability, and benefits to the surrounding communities. Students explore careers in the field of sustainable tourism. 

Principles of Finance Honors 

Introduces students to the financial world. Students develop financial literacy as they learn about the function of finance literacy as they learn about the function of finance in society. They study income and wealth; examine financial institutions; learn how businesses raise capital; and study key investment-related terms and concepts. They also research how innovations have changed the financial services field. Students explore careers that exist in finance today.

CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors