Travel & Tourism WJEC-CBAC A-Level Topics & Revision
The WJEC-CBAC A-Level Travel & Tourism specification covers 6 topics. Use MasteryMind to revise every topic with learning objectives, exam tips, and practice questions aligned to your exact specification.
Topics Covered
- The Travel and Tourism Industry
- Customer Service in Travel and Tourism
- Destination Management
- Global Tourism
- Research in Travel and Tourism
- Contemporary Issues in Travel and Tourism
Exam Tips for WJEC-CBAC A-Level Travel & Tourism
- For comparison questions, structure responses using a consistent framework: business model, pricing, target market, route network, and service level.
- When explaining airport functions, use a case study (e.g., Heathrow, Schiphol) to illustrate operational and commercial roles, earning higher marks for application.
- In deregulation analysis, link effects directly to stakeholders: consumers (lower fares), legacy carriers (hub-and-spoke dominance), and regional airports (traffic changes).
- Incorporate statistics or recent industry developments to demonstrate contemporary knowledge, which differentiates a top-band response.
- Use up-to-date industry case studies, e.g., TUI, Expedia, Hays Travel.
- Structure analysis with balanced arguments: benefits and challenges of online booking.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Confusing low-cost carriers with charter airlines; students often assume both operate on a point-to-point model without recognising charter's package holiday link.
- Describing airport functions only in terms of passenger check-in and security, overlooking cargo handling, maintenance services, and retail management.
- Presenting deregulation as wholly positive or negative without acknowledging nuanced impacts on regional connectivity, labour practices, and service quality.
- Using outdated examples or failing to differentiate between US and European deregulation timelines and outcomes.
- Confusing the roles: claiming travel agents create packages.
Key Terms
- Airline business models
- Airport operations: landside, airside, terminal management
- Deregulation and open skies agreements
- Tour operator business models
- Travel agency functions
- Package holiday dynamics