Cambridge IGCSE Travel and Tourism (0471): syllabus, papers and marking

Scenario-based answers marked for staying in tourism, naming the specific impact and developing the point into analysis and evaluation.

Syllabus for examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (no significant changes from 2024–2026) · June and November series · grades A*–G

Travel and Tourism 0471: where the marks go

Travel and Tourism 0471 is two short-answer papers of four scenario-based questions each: Paper 1 (1 h 30 min) on key terms, customer service and impacts, and Paper 2 (2 h) on managing and marketing destinations. Each question ends with a longer part (e). Examiners find the knowledge sound but analysis and evaluation thin.

Our papers use original scenarios in the Cambridge format. Marking returns the point credited, whether it stayed in tourism, and what analysis or evaluation was missing.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Paper 1 — Key Terms and Concepts1 h 30 min8050%Short-answer paper of four scenario-based questions on key concepts, customer service and impacts of tourism
Paper 2 — Managing and Marketing Destinations2 h8050%Short-answer paper of four scenario-based questions on managing and marketing destinations

Syllabus outline

  1. Main travel and tourism definitions and concepts: types of tourism, reasons for travel, sustainable tourism, types of tourists and destinations
  2. Global tourism: scale, features and appeal of destinations, organisations, development and management, economic, environmental and sociocultural impacts
  3. Travel and tourism organisations: roles, working together, types of transport, infrastructure
  4. Customer service: importance, delivery, different types of tourists, skills
  5. Destination marketing: importance, factors affecting marketing, the marketing mix, research, segmentation and targeting

How each paper is marked here

Where Travel and Tourism 0471 candidates lose marks

  1. Drifting out of tourism — Vaccinations for residents, or government roles such as visas given for a tourism organisation.
  2. “Pollution” without the type — Air pollution or noise pollution is what earns the mark.
  3. Repeating the same point — The same idea in different words is credited once.
  4. Impacts put in the wrong category — Economic, environmental and sociocultural impacts need to be kept apart.
  5. Tools named but not linked to the question — A SWOT analysis described in general, or rural tourism points that do not fit a rural area.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for 0471

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Questions teachers ask

Is there a practical or coursework?
No. Both papers are written and externally assessed.
Are the scenarios original?
Yes.
Which years does the syllabus cover?
2027, 2028 and 2029, with no significant changes from 2024–2026.
Is this official Cambridge marking?
No. Cambridge International Education marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for 0471. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every 0471 paper here is original and written to the syllabus for examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (no significant changes from 2024–2026), in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
Which papers are marked?
None yet are marked question by question. Practical exams sat at the centre are not marked here.
How is the next paper chosen?
From the marks a student lost: the concepts behind them are ranked by marks dropped, and the new paper weights those topics. It is the same syllabus and structure, with new questions.
When are the exams?
June and November series. Grades A*–G.

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