Requirements for the ideological and political construction of university courses in the new era stipulate that professional courses should proceed in the same direction as ideological and political courses, forming an educational pattern that involves all personnel, covers the entire process, and integrates across all courses. Taking the course of Principles of Tourism as an example, this paper discusses the significance, content, and objectives of ideological and political construction in the Principles of Tourism course based on an analysis of its current status. Furthermore, practical strategies for ideological and political construction in the Principles of Tourism course are proposed from four aspects: teaching philosophy, teaching design, teaching methods, and teaching evaluation. The aim is to fully leverage the educational function of tourism-related professional courses and enhance the quality of teaching in the Principles of Tourism course through its ideological and political construction.