The Contemporary Travel & Tourism Industry: Doc

CONTEMPORARY
TRAVEL AND
TOURISM INDUSTRY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Key milestones in the development of the travel and tourism industry and how they have
shaped the travel and tourism industry........................................................................................4
P2 Various elements of the travel and tourism industry and how they interrelate to create the
tourist experience........................................................................................................................6
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................8
P3 Determine the different factors affecting tourism behaviour.................................................8
P4 Explain models of motivation and how they influence the consumer decision-making
process.........................................................................................................................................8
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................8
P5 Identification of Recent patterns and trends in international travel and tourism industry...8
TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................8
P6 Examine the factors affecting the popularity of a range of global destinations.....................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is concerned with movement of individual or groups from one place to another
for the purpose of leisure and recreation services. It comprises of transportation system,
accommodation, tours, adventure, insurance which are classified under tangible and intangible
components. Tourism is classified as winter, niche, health tourism and many more. The travel
and tourism industry is fastest growing sector in UK, major part profit is contributed towards
improvement and development of economy. This sector is largest and successful sector of
hospitality and service industry. In order to have proper understanding this report is going
discuss about key milestones for development and various elements of travel and tourism
industry. Also different factors, motivation model will be discussed to known about tourism
behaviour. It has been identified about recent trends and patterns in International Travel and
Tourism Industry. At last is has been examined about various factors which influence popularity
of global destinations. (Bærenholdt, 2016).
TASK 1
P1 Key milestones in the development of the travel and tourism industry and how they have
shaped the travel and tourism industry.
The travel and tourism industry of hospitality sector is majorly responsible for
economic development and sustainable growth. Their have been major changes from last
decades and is emerging with fast pace. The major milestones for development of this industry
emerged form 16th century and still continuing. The important milestones concerned with
development of this sector are shown in table below:-

Key milestones in travel and tourism industry in different sector of time are as follows:
Period For what purpose
individuals travel
Travel agent usual
distance travel
Destination
1600
During this period of
time the purpose of
tourist was visit
religious places and
travel for business
work.
No At that point of time
people mainly prefer
to travel either through
sea ways or carts for
local area travels.
1800 People of this era use
to travel with the aim
to spend precious time
with family, friends
and relatives. And
their was also to visit
spiritual places.
No The people use to
travel with the help of
boat, house cart , ship
bullock carts and
many more.
1900 In this era the aim of
travel was for having
entertainment,explorin
g new and best places
and for business
expansion and related
work.
Yes In these years the
people started
travelling with the
help of billboards,
steamboats, canals,
roads, aeroplanes and
many more to travel
on both national and
international level with
the motive to explore
views.
2000 From this point of time Yes Now people started