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Tourism Online Academy
The most specific and high profile learning platform is the Tourism Online Academy, set up
by UNWTO, which is the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations agency
responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
The Tourism Online Academy is an online learning
platform that provides self-paced, 100% online courses
that mainly focus on concepts, areas of interest and
fundamental principles related to the tourism sector,
addressing the challenges it faces such as globalization,
digital revolution, travel marketing and sustainability,
among others
Run by the IE University in partnership with the World Tourism Organization and the support
of different partners, the Tourism Online Academy is a high-quality learning experience,
available for everyone and catering to those who are looking to improve or supplement their
current skillset in order to adapt to the fast-growing and evolving tourism sector.
Through its training programs, the users will acquire managerial skills in digital marketing,
finance, strategy, operations, innovation and digital transformation.
The platform currently offers 29 courses of 2hrs to 5 week that qualify as continuous VET
studies for further qualifications of staff of tourism companies.
Other platforms are offering an enormous variety of courses, here are the most prolific
platforms:
Coursera
Coursera is a Massive Open Online Course provider, mainly working with universities and
providing a platform for online courses, certifications, and degrees in a large variety of
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