Contemporary Issues in Travel and Tourism Factors

Factors that are
currently driving the
change in this sector
Infrastructural
developments
Technological
developments
Rising cost of fuel
Economic meltdown
Contemporary
Issues in Travel
and Tourism
RECENT
TRENDS IN
TOURISM
INDUSTRY
Increased use of
Internet
Decrease in the
Outbound tourists
Increased Inbound
Tourists
1 . I N F R A S T R U C T U R A L
D E V E L O P M E N T S
1. There is a lack of proper infrastrcure in
UK.
2. Requirements for physical framework
such as the entry ports to the transport
modes to urban framework such as accessing
the electricity, roads and water supply.
2 . T E C H N O L O G I C A L
D E V E L O P M E N T S
1. Access of information about the tourist
destinations.
2. Rise of internet has made this easier for
people
3. The rapid expansion of mobile networks
drive the growth and changes for the
destination.
3 . R I S I N G C O S T O F F U E L S
1. Tourism is reliant on the costs of fuel.
2. There is an increase in gasoline.
3. Customers need to adjust their spendings
on vacatuon for paying for the added costs
of the fuel.
4 . G L O B A L E C O N O M I C
M E L T D O W N
1. The Euro Crisis.
2. Unemployment
3. The disposable income of the incoming
tourists has shrinked in past five to six years.
4. Loss in the tourist revenue
A n a l y s i s o f i s s u e s
t h r o u g h s u i t a b l e
r e s o u r c e s a n d m e t h o d s
E C O N O M I C F A C T O R S
The tourism industry of UK is affected by
several economic factors like the the rate of
unemployment. The above graph shows that
there is a significant fall in this rate. UK
tourism is facing challenges because of the
recession. It has made the services and goods
expensive and reduced the tourism business.
Due to cultural change of foreign
travelers, nation etc. have become less
apprehensive regarding UK.
This has influenced the availability of
the information that have changed the
idea of destination from unsafe to safer
destination.
T E C H N O L O G I C A L
D E V E L O P M E N T S