Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tourism Economics
Course Code: AGE302
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

It aims to furnish the students with concepts and methods of general economy and tourism economy, improve their analysis and synthesis ability and their knowledge and skills on this subject.

Course Content

The financial and non-financial economic effects of tourism, tourism demand, tourism supply, the analysis methods of tourism demand and supply, the relation between tourism and and inflation and devaluation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Onur İÇÖZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to acquire the basic concepts about economy and tourism economy
2.To analyze the importance of tourism in the country and world economy
3.To be able to analyse the events in the sector.
4.To be able to analyze tourism demand and raise awareness about the necessity of product development
5.To raise awareness about the general trends related to international tourism movements
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Olalı, H. ve Timur, A. (1988). Turizm Ekonomisi. Ofis Ticaret ve Matbaacılık. İzmir
2.İçöz, O., (2005), Turizm Ekonomisi, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Economy and tourism economy, International tourism
Week 2 - Theoretical
Foreign payment balance effects of tourism
Week 3 - Theoretical
The income effect of tourism
Week 4 - Theoretical
The effects of tourism on investment, The added value effect of tourism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tourisms effect on domestic prices, tourisms effects on governmental income and expences
Week 6 - Theoretical
Effects on employment, effects on industries, effects on infrastructure
Week 7 - Theoretical
Measuring the economic impact of tourism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Tourism supply
Week 9 - Theoretical
Supply elasticity in tourism
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tourism demand
Week 11 - Theoretical
Demand elasticity in tourism
Week 12 - Theoretical
balance price in tourism industry
Week 13 - Theoretical
Tourism development and national economies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Effect of İnflation, monetary operations and the international crisis on tourism
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading131013
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)53
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026