Global Tourism Development Trends is organized into 5 weeks. Each week a new chapter will be covered. Globally tourism has been one of the fastest growing industries, contributing more than 10% of the global GDP. Every one out of the 11 jobs was created by the travel and tourism industry (WTTC, 2016). In this course, you will learn global tourism development since the end of World War II in 1945; Tourism development in China since its Open Door Policy in 1978; China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its implications for the global tourism industry; the sustainability of tourism development, and some current issues, like medical tourism, smart tourism and perception of risk and travel decision. This course is taught by Professor Hanqin Qiu, leading professors and industry leaders in their respective field. This course is also contributed to by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) in Macau, Zhejiang University and Chiang Mai University in Thailand.