HKDSE Tourism and Hospitality Studies Past Papers

The 2024 HKDSE THS examination maintained a balanced layout, with Paper 1 testing a broad range of concepts through 30 MCQs and three structured data-based questions. Paper 2 offered practical scenario-based essays on F&B service types, hotel contracts, destination marketing (West Kowloon), Olympic impacts, and rural sustainable tourism. Academic rigor was evident in the application of classic models such as Kotler's product levels, Butler's lifecycle, and Parasuraman's ServQual/Service Triangle.

The 2023 HKDSE Tourism and Hospitality Studies (THS) exam presents a balanced but rigorous test. It combines core theoretical models (such as Butler's TALC, Plog's Allocentricity, Parasuraman's SERVQUAL, and Cohen's Tourist Typology) with highly contextualized local and global industry issues, notably virtual tourism, silver hair market adaptations, and globalization. Paper 1 MCQs featured several highly discriminating questions, while Paper 2 required strong analytical depth to link theoretical concepts to real-world operational challenges.

The 2022 HKDSE Tourism and Hospitality Studies (THS) paper presented a moderate overall difficulty, but was marked by highly challenging questions in geography and practical hospitality operations, which acted as significant grade-differentiators.

The 2021 HKDSE THS exam balanced core hospitality operational concepts with challenging theoretical models, notably requiring candidates to apply Plog's tourist types, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and Parasuraman's service quality dimensions to modern contexts like service robots and virtual tourism.