A course which equips students for the competitive environment of international tourism. - The course is topic-based, and focuses on key situations and issues that students will encounter during their professional lives. - Each of the 12 units offers a range of reading and listening tasks developed from up-to-date, authentic sources which present the topic in a variety of stimulating ways. - Practice is given in all four skills. - Language focus sections review important areas of grammar, functional language and pronunciation. - There is a strong emphasis on vocabulary development. End-of-unit sections summarize essential, up-to-date vocabulary for each topic area. - Practical and realistic `Output` tasks allow learners to apply new language and skills in work-related contexts. - At the end of each unit an extended `Activity` incorporates the subject matter and language work of the whole unit.