Cambridge International AS & A Level Travel & Tourism 9395 Syllabus for 2024, 2025 and 2026 - Version 1

Oct 23, 2026

Cambridge International AS & A Level Travel & Tourism 9395 syllabus, version 1, sets out the programme for examinations available in June and November during 2024, 2025, and 2026. The document explains why Cambridge International supports learners through a pathway from ages 5 to 19, including curriculum flexibility and globally benchmarked qualifications. It outlines quality management under ISO 9001:2015 and details the subject’s structure across four papers: Themes and Concepts, event planning and management, destination marketing, and destination development and management, including assessment objectives and criteria.

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Why choose this syllabus?

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Content overview

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Subject content

Paper 1 Themes and Concepts

Paper 2 Planning and Managing a Travel and Tourism Event

Paper 3 Destination Marketing

Paper 4 Destination Development and Management

Details of the assessment

Assessment criteria for Paper 2

Administration of Paper 2

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What else you need to know

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Accessibility and equality

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Changes to this syllabus for 2024, 2025 and 2026

Syllabus Cambridge International AS & A Level Travel & Tourism 9395 Use this syllabus for exams in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Exams are available in the June and November series. Version 1 For the purposes of screen readers, any mention in this document of Cambridge IGCSE refers to Cambridge International General Certification of Secondary Education. Why choose Cambridge International? Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work. Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research. They provide a strong platform for students to progress from one stage to the next, and are well supported by teaching and learning resources. We review all our syllabuses regularly, so they reflect the latest research evidence and professional teaching practice – and take account of the different national contexts in which they are taught. We consult with teachers to help us design each syllabus around the needs of their learners. Consulting with leading universities has helped us make sure our syllabuses encourage students to master the key concepts in the subject and develop the skills necessary for success in higher education. Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualifications for school education and to be the world leader in this field. Together with schools, we develop Cambridge learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged – equipped for success in the modern world. Every year, nearly a million Cambridge students from 10 000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their future with the Cambridge Pathway. School feedback: ‘We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.’ Feedback from: Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University, USA Quality management Cambridge International is committed to providing exceptional quality. In line with this commitment, our quality management system for the provision of international qualifications and education programmes for students aged 5 to 19 is independently certified as meeting the internationally recognised standard, [ISO 9001:2015. Learn more at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001](ISO 9001:2015. Learn more at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001) © Cambridge University Press & Assessment September 2021 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press & Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents Why choose Cambridge International? ........................................................................ 2 1 Why choose this syllabus? ........................................................................................ 4 2 Syllabus overview ....................................................................................................... 8 Aims 8 Content overview 9 Assessment overview 10 Assessment objectives 12 3 Subject conten

FAQs

Which exam sessions are available for this syllabus in 2024, 2025, and 2026?

Exams are available in the June and November series for 2024, 2025, and 2026.

How is the Travel & Tourism 9395 assessment organized?

Assessment is organized across four papers: Paper 1 Themes and Concepts, Paper 2 Planning and Managing a Travel and Tourism Event, Paper 3 Destination Marketing, and Paper 4 Destination Development and Management.

What quality and accessibility assurances are stated in the syllabus?

Cambridge International states that its quality management system is independently certified to meet ISO 9001:2015, and it includes guidance on accessibility and equality for learners and teaching contexts.

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