Contemporary Issues in Travel and Tourism Assignment - (Doc)
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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES INTRAVEL AND TOURISM
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1P 1.1 Analysis current issues ......................................................................................................1P 1.2 Analysis issues using method and resources ....................................................................2TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2P 2.1 Influencing changes in emerging trends............................................................................2P 2.2 Trends affects relating to products and services of tourism..............................................3TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................3P 3.1 Analyzing response of Thompson towards emerging changes..........................................3P 3.2 Strategies that can help travel and tourism sector to cope up with changes......................5P 3.3 Justification of the strategies..............................................................................................6TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................6P 4.1 Analyzing the impact of issues that drive change in travel and tourism sector.................6P 4.2 Consequences of business failing to respond to market changes......................................7CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTIONTravel and tourism refers temporary short term movement of persons to destination outside place where they are lived and activities. It is sources of income for many regions and whole countries. It is important business activity which effects social and culture sector of nations and their international relations. The 6th biggest tourism destinations in UK. (Tomasowa, 2017). Assignment is based on Thompson. It is the world's largest airline offering flights from UK. Furthermore, there are two destinations that is Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Moreover, study is also based on driving changes in current issues by using relevant method and resources. It will also discuss emerging trends that are influencing changes which create impact on results. TASK 1 P 1.1 Analysis current issues Travel and tourism is key sector for economic growth and job creation activity throughout the world. Travel operators faces many current issues or challenges such as taxation, technological, environmental and safety concern. These issues affects on sustainable development of travel and tourism business. Safety Concern: Safety is important for travel and tourism sector. It includes crime, terrorism and political problems. Therefore, tour operators make efforts on safety concern for their tourists. The situation of safety management is big conflict faced by tour operators. Travel operators are facing challenges regarding competitors, because they are giving more safety concern in the services. (Major Current Issues Confronting Tourism, 2006).Technology: Tour operators make sure that utilization of advanced technology in their services. Facilities includes internet services like online booking, direct sales, often flyer information corporate provider and agents. Changes in technology is big impact on the travel business, so that tour operator is adopted innovation in technology.Environmental issues:Travel and tourism sector faces various environmental issues. These issues include pollution in the countries. Environmental factors are affecting visitors' 1
attraction and barriers in survival of tourism industry. These elements are also affected hotel chains, airlines and tour operators, so that they are protected their business environment.Taxation: It is big issue facing by tour operators. Tourism is highly taxed industry. A simple look taxes paid on airline tickets and hotel rooms which is directly effects tourism. In order to balance out of equation, so that travel industry offer competitively priced. Impact of globalisation: Impact of this issue in terms of consumer protection regulations,currency fluctuations and other travel information. These issues effect growth and development of travel and tourism business (Boniface, Cooper and Cooper, 2016).P 1.2 Analysis issues using method and resources There are different issues that are faced by travel and tourism sectors of Sri Lanka and Vietnam. They are as follows:Health and safety: Sri Lanka's people using different resources and methods such as regularly inspection, audit, modified plant and material for solving the health and safety issues. They are testing material and quality of foods, taking strict action relating health and security issues and provides other facilities to peoples who are travelling in their country. Tourist faced credit card risk in Sri Lanka. Therefore, they should take strict action against fraud for visitors security. (Guttentag, 2015). Another destination is Vietnam; they are also giving all facilities forpersons who are travelling in their country. People should make sure that audit and inspection ondaily basis for visitor's safety. In the destination, many visitors are feeling that some places are not safe and secure, so that peoples are increased safety facilities in that places. These issues include provides harmless products and services. Environmental Issues: In Vietnam, there are many environmental issues which includes global warming, plastic problem. People are used different resources such as natural and formation of green parties for increasing attraction of tourist. Therefore, people should make surethat clear and safe environment of country. Air and water pollution has major impact on environment of Sri Lanka which affects tourists. For solving these problems, industries should make effort on waste management. Therefore, Sri Lanka introduce environmental standards. These regulations maintain the elements of atmosphere (Mariani and et.al., 2014).2
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