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Cambridge O Level Travel & Tourism (7096)

Syllabus overview

Cambridge O Level Travel and Tourism is designed to help meet the need for skilled and knowledgeable individuals in this rapidly diversifying industry.

The syllabus:

  • provides an understanding of the nature of travel and tourism globally, nationally and locally
  • develops the concepts, models and theories used within the industry
  • highlights the importance of sustainability, resilience, the customer, destinations and marketing in travel and tourism
  • enhances learners' analysis, interpretation and evaluation skills.

Syllabuses

The syllabus year refers to the year in which the examination will be taken.

  • 2023 Syllabus (PDF, 390KB)
  • 2024 - 2025 Syllabus (PDF, 358KB)
    • 2024 - 2025 Syllabus update (PDF, 149KB)

Syllabus updates

  • Summary of the changes
    • We have updated this syllabus to make it clearer and more accessible for both teachers and learners and to make sure that it reflects current educational thinking.

      What are the main changes to the syllabus?

      To support teachers and learners we have:

      • removed the coursework component to ensure a fair and valid qualification for all candidates
      • updated the subject content to reflect current developments in travel and tourism by moving, updating and adding new topics such as sustainable and responsible tourism
      • presented the content in a more logical way by no longer splitting the content into specific Paper 1 and Paper 2 content, meaning both papers may now draw from any section of the content
      • increased the number of assessment objectives (AOs) from three to four to ensure a smoother progression for learners on to Cambridge International AS & A Level Travel & Tourism qualification, which uses the same set of AOs.

      What are the main changes to the assessment?

      • Paper 1 now covers the introductory key concepts, customer service and impacts of tourism at destinations, whereas Paper 2 has now widened its content and focuses on the management and marketing of destinations.
      • We have reduced the number of marks in both papers to 80.
      • The duration of both papers has decreased, Paper 1 is now 1 hour 30 minutes, and Paper 2 is now 2 hours.
      • We have revised the mark schemes for both papers.

      When do these changes take place?

      The updated syllabus is for examination in from June 2024 onwards. Examinations are available in June and November. Please see the 2024-2025 syllabus above for full details.

  • Teaching and learning resources
    • Coming soon

      We are developing a comprehensive range of resources to help teachers deliver this updated syllabus.

      We aim to provide a scheme of work and other relevant classroom resources. Example Candidate Responses will be available following the first examination in 2024. Visit the School Support Hub from June 2022 onwards for details.

      Endorsed resources

      View the latest endorsed resources that are being developed by our endorsement partners for this syllabus.

      Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Travel and Tourism - front cover (Cambridge University Press)

      Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Travel & Tourism (Second edition) (Cambridge University Press)

      Engage students with global case studies on topics such as domestic tourism, along with questions to develop their critical thinking skills. Includes key word definitions and opportunities for group/pair work. Digital Teacher’s Resource also available.

      Read more on the Cambridge University Press website

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Important notices

  • Withdrawal of Cambridge O Level Travel & Tourism (7096)
    • We are withdrawing Cambridge O Level Travel & Tourism (7096) from the November exam series, with the exception of Mauritius (see below). The last exam series available to international centres will be in November 2025. We communicated this withdrawal decision to schools in December 2021.

      You may be interested in Cambridge IGCSE Travel and Tourism (0471) as an alternative.

      Mauritius

      We support the work of the national education authorities in Mauritius to provide national assessments for their learners in secondary schools. Cambridge O Level Travel & Tourism (7096) will continue to be available in the November exam series for schools in Mauritius only.

  • Front covers
    • From 2020, we have made some changes to the wording and layout of the front covers of our question papers to reflect the new Cambridge International branding and to make instructions clearer for candidates - learn more.

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