Tourism Trends in the 20th Century

Fundamentals of
Tourism, Leisure and
Hospitality

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Travel and tourism industry is one of the most important industry that prevails in
an economy, therefore it is very important that Government start focusing on this
industry in a more focused manner so that positive outcome can be achieved. There
has been where is my major trends that has evolved out of this industry in the 20th
century, this industry has grown up in the recent past even more, because of the
implementation of Digital technology within this sector (Brooks, 2012). Organisations
around the world see profits in the industry, and therefore are looking to establish
business in this industry.The current essay will have a discussion on the various
characteristics of hospitality industry, the marketing techniques used by its players, and
the wariest projects that are introduced within the industry in the modern era.
MAIN BODY
Title: Tourism trend in the latter half of 20th century.
20th century has seen various ups and downs and tourism industry is no
exception, it has seen various changes in it. Not only does an impact on the
destinations, but also there was considerable effect on the economy of countries.
Countries around the world have came to know the importance of this industry and
certainly has start focusing more in this sector (Patarchanova, 2012). The major
contribution of this transformational change in the tourism industry is of the
technological change that has taken place in the 20th century along with the means of
transportation that has developed and evolve. People are now is really able to book
their tickets and travel to their desired destination within no time and with ease. The
traditional tourism industry was seen as it is made only for elite class and Middle-class
people could not afford to go and travel to the desired destinations as it may turn out to
be expensive. But with changes in the industry, the modern tourism industry is more
oriented towards profits and therefore has even reached out to middle-class consumers
as well as lower income groups. Distich this sector has been successful in bringing
necessary investor capital within it. It has resulted in higher profits for not only travel
operators but also to other companies who are operating in the sector.
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