CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1.............................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2.............................................................................................................................................. 5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1.............................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.............................................................................................................................................. 9
TASK 3.......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1............................................................................................................................................ 11
3.2............................................................................................................................................ 13
3.3............................................................................................................................................ 16
TASK 4.......................................................................................................................................... 18
4.1............................................................................................................................................ 18
4.2............................................................................................................................................ 19
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 21
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................22
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INTRODUCTION
The travel and tourism industry is one of the huge industries in the world. It has been
continuously growing with time and also facing different changes in the operations of the
industry. In this report, different areas of travel and tourism industry have been discussed in
order to attain effective understanding and knowledge of the required areas. Initially, the
current issues and trends are analyzed that have a certain influence on the tourism operations
(Connell, 2013). Further, the response is evaluated which are taken by the tourism industries
regarding the changes. At last, the impact has been identified on the travel and tourism
industry regarding the changes.
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TASK 1
There is number of changes that occur in the recent time in travel and tourism industry. These
changes have influenced the business operations of the tour companies to the huge extent. The
event at London Excel was helpful in developing knowledge for handling the issues in travel and
tourism industry. An information pack has been developed which helps in understanding the
changes and issues effectively.
1.1
The travel and tourism in the UK have attained a huge growth in the recent time. In addition,
there is number of issues that occur in the industry which made several changes in the industry
(Moutinho, 2011). The UK is one of the highly preferable destination sites by the tourist and the
government also takes necessary actions for fulfilling the demand of tourists in order to grow
tourism industry. Recently, there are several issues that observed that affects the travel and
tourism industry in the country. Some of the issues are explained below:
 HEALTH ISSUES
It is the major aspect which affects the tourists to visit certain destination sites. The
major concern of the tourist at the destination site is that they are safe and healthy so
that they enjoy their tour. It is the responsibility of the government to take necessary
actions at the destination sites to encourage tourism.
 STATE OF ECONOMY
The recession period has resulted in a negative influence on the economy of the
country. It also increases the unemployment rate in the country (Wachowiak, 2016). The
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low economy has a great influence on the travel and tourism industry as the price of
products and services increases.
Figure – UK Economy
[Source - http://www.cityam.com/article/tourists-splash-cash-despite-weak-
economy]
 TERRORISM
The terrorism issue has influenced the travel and tourism industry to a great extent.
There are several terrorist activities that occurred in the European countries which
further influence the travel and tourism operations (Evans, et al. 2012). For instance,
mass killing in France where 141 people died and then in 2011 when several people died
due to riots. The tourists avoid visiting such kind of destination sites due to this issue.
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1.2
There are different issues that are observed in the travel and tourism sector which affect the
operations at great extent. There are other issues also along with the aforementioned issues
which affect the travel and tourism industry. The issues are severe weather, national and
international legislation, political unrest, terrorism, etc. Some issues are explained below:
 TERRORISM
The terrorists conduct terror activities at different sites in order to develop fear and
anxiety among the individuals. There are several terror activities of terrorists like mass
killing, bomb blasts, firing, explosion, etc. It further influenced the travel and tourism
industry in the country (Baker, 2014). The terrorist activities in the European countries
have highly influenced the tourism operations. The tourist's concern for their health and
safety during the visit to such kind of destination sites. For instance, terrorist activities in
France, London, Syria, and Turkey affect the travel and tourism industry.
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