Travel & Tourism 9395

Choose your paper route

• AS Level onlyPapers 1 + 2 · same examination series

  Topics 1–5 · 50% externally assessed Paper 1 and 50% Paper 2 coursework. Cambridge assesses Topic 5 through a team-planned event presented individually; the website does not conduct or mark that coursework.

• A Level · staged over two yearsYear 1 AS: Papers 1 + 2 · Year 2 complete A Level

  Topics 1–7 across the route. The AS marks may be carried forward under Cambridge rules; confirm the permitted series, deadlines and centre entry.

• A Level · linearPapers 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 · same examination series

  Topics 1–7. Papers 1 and 2 each contribute 25%; Papers 3 and 4 each contribute 25%. Paper 2 remains real-event coursework with centre assessment and external moderation.

Choose the AS-only route, staged AS-to-A route or linear A Level route with your centre. For staged assessment, confirm carry-forward rules and deadlines with the Cambridge Handbook and exams officer. StudyForA's event scenarios are planning simulations, not the assessed real event.

Practice the papers

• Themes and Concepts · Topics 1–4Paper 1 · 9 lessons
  Explain why people travel and classify tourismTrace how the travel and tourism industry is changingCompare destination types and changing customer appealEvaluate travel choices to and around destinationsExplain changing global tourism flowsAnalyse the growth of sustainable tourismApply sustainable tourism in services and destinationsServe external and internal customersExplain and measure quality customer service

  2 hours · 75 marks · three compulsory questions · external assessment · 50% of AS / 25% of A Level. Questions may use written, numerical or graphic stimulus.

• Planning and Managing a Travel and Tourism Event · Topic 5Paper 2 · 3 lessons
  Build a team and select a feasible tourism eventPlan and prepare a travel and tourism eventRun, evaluate and improve an event

  50 marks · 50% of AS / 25% of A Level · internally assessed and externally moderated. StudyForA provides simulated planning and reflection practice only; learners and their centre must complete, evidence and assess the real team event and individual project.

• Destination Marketing · Topic 6Paper 3 · 4 lessons
  Research the destination market and analyse evidenceBuild a credible destination brandCoordinate destination-brand communicationManage destination-brand challenges and measure results

  1 hour 30 minutes · 50 marks · two stimulus-based questions · external assessment · 25% of A Level. Assumes AS subject knowledge.

• Destination Development and Management · Topic 7Paper 4 · 3 lessons
  Compare destination-management organisations and rolesDevelop and manage destinations sustainablyEvaluate economic, environmental and sociocultural impacts

  1 hour 30 minutes · 50 marks · two stimulus-based questions · external assessment · 25% of A Level. Assumes AS subject knowledge.