Tourism Trends and Economic Impact

This assignment examines the relationship between evolving tourism trends and economic growth. It explores how factors like transportation advancements, communication technologies, economic development, and cultural exchange shape tourism patterns. The analysis delves into the positive economic impacts of tourism, including increased spending and job creation, while also considering potential negative consequences such as environmental strain and social disruption.

Critically discuss tourism
trends in the latter half of the
20th century

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CURRENT TRENDS IN TOURISM..............................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

CURRENT TRENDS IN TOURISM
Tourism can be defined as practice of travelling to various geographical regions around
the world for pleasure. It can also be referred as the business of attracting more tourists by
providing them proper accommodation and proper plan to entertain themselves. This exposure
may be national or international. Tourism is considered as vast business as everyone wants this.
The individuals who wants to interact more with the culture of other people, the way they live
and specially the food and environment with whom are attracted. This is possible only when the
regional people where individuals go for their exposure behave fairly with them. Tourism has
great impact on the economy of any country. So, to foster the same, one should follow the trends
which are really helpful to attract the tourists. Government of London also continuously made
wide use new and latest technology in travel and tourism sector and increasing competition
within industry also force them to raise the utilization of networking, also the intelligent database
for the purpose of marketing and promotion of their products and services. There were 19
millions people have visited to London in year 2016, and provided revenue of 11.9 billions
which is 53% of inbound visitors in tourism sector. The tourism has suffered a lot from the
earlier recession and thus has affected the economy of country to a great extent especially if we
talk about India. But today, it has been recovered. Major development has been considered when
the council of English tourism was and authority of British tourist was being merged with each
otherTo get to the trends which will drive the tourism industry in the latter half of 20 th century,
one must know today's scenario. At this time, the tour
Operator suggests the places which are less crowded and less expensive and hence helps to keep
the local people also satiated. Also, the culinary tourism has increased. Therefore, they really
want to go at that particular place and enjoy visiting local stores. One can plan entire holiday
around food according to the cuisine they like. For foodie travellers, JAPAN is becoming the
best destination this time. Some people want to have a good understanding of a particular place
and hence want to get there.
In order to sustain in, competition, for example, marathon, climbing, singing, dancing or
a master chef contest which are organising at different places drive the people to travel those
places. This is an important trend which is driving tourism industry today. Nowadays,
professional business stay is also becoming popular which is concept of mixing the business with

leisure for more effective working (Richards, 2014). Tourism operators play vital role in this.
They provide an individual with proper accommodation facility and food for the ease of work.
These are important aspects for enhancing the tourism trend. Everywhere there is a Wi-Fi
facility, which helps travellers to live and work together for a longer period. Providing spacious
halls to the travellers along with the individual rooms in hotels also make business deals and
meetings possible. Social travellers also require such kind of facilities. Implementation of new
technologies in the hotel such as artificial intelligence, check in and check out automation, Wi-Fi
with a wider bandwidth and installation of cameras make easy for the traveller to stay without
trauma. We can take example of hotel HILTON to explain the same. Multi generational travel is
also an important factor today. Everyone wants to go with a family for a tour today to create
special memories together. Tour and travel operators provide special facility to the all age groups
for their convenience. Travellers today want ozone-friendly trips and hence they are in the want
of more natural destinations like Leh and Ladakh etc. They also wish to buy only those products
which are not harmful for the environment. Hence, business organiser has to bring more such
kinds of things to attract more tourism.
Tourism trend in latter 20th century will get affected by many factors. It will get increase
if we look at the today's scenario. Everyone wants to have unique experience of various places
and hence wish to go at each and every destination which definitely will increase the tourism.
New technologies will make it easy for the people to have online mobile booking of hotels
everywhere and hence make it easy for the customers to buy the tickets. This will also save their
time. From online reviews one can have an idea about the places whether they are good or not.
This will make it easy for the traveller to decide the destination. Today generational differences
are getting blurred which will even get escape in the latter half of 20th century. This will help to
share any kind of experience and thus suitable for happy family trips.
The wealth of people will also get increase later on which will help them to plan more
package holidays. With the help of increased online service providers, more comfortable
transport facility, ease of accessibility at various places, more leisure time available to the
business organisers, advancement in technologies, need of innovation in fashion market and
lifestyle are the most important factors which will take the tourism industry to a particular height
in latter half. Increase in wealth will encourage the people to use their salaries in visiting foreign
countries to have an experience of new life styles. Employees will also receive more paid

holidays which allow them to take more holidays which they can use to travel around their
favourite place. Enhancement in wealth will let them buy more luxurious car which they can use
while travelling and hence feel comfortable. More ease to book a flight will also increase overall
tourism in any country. Improvement in the ways of communication, that is, roads, motorways
etc. will lessen the time to get at the destination and hence will encourage the individuals to have
trip more often who really likes to have more exposure. More efficient airport structure,
reduction in fares, holiday packages will all together ameliorate the tourism trend. Later on, with
the increase in working efficiency employees may have shorter working weeks and more paid
holidays which will give more leisure time to an individual to go abroad with their families. With
increasing awareness of convenience in the trips people of every age will try to go somewhere to
have a change from their routine lifestyle. Further, for package travel, holidays, and tours
regulations 1992 is also important legislation. Techniques and improvement like usage and new
subsidiaries that provides digital services to customers. Use of telecommunication networks of
larger bandwidth will make more accessible internet connections. This facilitates ease of work
for any business organiser. Planning to stay in the holiday camps will also get increase because
of the facilities they provide.
Nowadays, early retirement is also one of the factor which helps in increasing tourism.
This picture will get more widen later on and hence people try to have trips more to take
advantage of their young age. Increase in changing fashion will lead to the formation of more
health resorts, winter sun, etc. which will persuade people to get there and to relax from stress.
Trend to have more active holidays will also get increase with activities like: water
skiing, snowboarding, etc. This ultimately will enhance the person to travel to the places where
these activities are being done.
Advertising a better format of holiday plan in magazines or online along with quality
brochures will definitely increase the tourism. Increase in more efficient railway transport helps
to facilitate this industry the most. Railways are the most comfortable way of communication.
With more improvement in its structure later on, an individual will get more viable to their
destination in comfortable way.
While people are on tour, it is very important for them to communicate with their families
for their satisfaction. In such circumstances only the telecommunication measures can help by
providing a vast range .With the help of more advancement in these technologies later on, it will

become easy for any traveller to communicate from any territory of the world .Mass tourism will
also get increase due to more comfort the person is getting these days.
As their wealth get increase, the tourism will spend more money to buy things from new
places and ultimately this will help to foster the economy of any country. The organisations will
also take care to produce only those products which are ozone-friendly so that they will be liked
by more travellers. Hotels should have sports facility and other smart structure to attract more
and more tourists towards it. Though all these lead to advantages to foster the economy, one
should also consider the negative impacts of it to diminish them. Foe example, population of
particular place should not feel left out while paying more attention to the tourism. To conclude
that we can say that technological and social changes, including, transportation,
telecommunication, economic and cultural relations between different countries, western culture
popularity has major impact on tourism trends. To advance them in a better way according to the
tourists will help to foster the economy.

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