Analysis of Trends and Development in the Tourism Industry

ESSAY

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Analysis of the trends and development which have contributed to the formation of the
tourism industry as it is known today..........................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Travel and tourism industry is very large and it is apart of hospitality sector which is mainly
focused with delivery of leisure services to the customers. It is very important for all the entities
which are operating business under them to make sure that they fulfil all the requirements of
clients so that their satisfaction level could be improved (Ahir, Fernandes and Teixeiral, 2020).
This industry is contributing in the development of United Kingdom’s economy by enhancing
the GDP and national income. Present essay is based upon analysis of different trends and
development in the tourism industry which has formulated the present industry. For this purpose,
various latest trends and the changes in them are being discussed in the essay.
MAIN BODY
Analysis of the trends and development which have contributed to the formation of the tourism
industry as it is known today
Travel and tourism industry is one of the largest sectors which are making a large
contribution in the development of the economy. Since past few decades the industry is growing
massively and contributing in the growth of economy of United Kingdom. There are several
historical trends which has enhanced its contribution in GDP and national income. It is very
important for all the entities which are operating under this sector to make sure that they comply
with the latest trends so that the possibility of facing failure could be decreased. By focusing
upon the trends, the organisations have made the industry well grown up as it is in the current
era. Some specific trends which have resulted in well developed sector are growing appetite for
travel, convenience booking, affordable luxury, experiential travel, personalisation in tourism,
responsible travelling etc. All of them were the major historical trends which has resulted in
growth of the whole industry (Becken and Carmignani, 2020). There are various other trends
which has also contributed in the development of the sector so that it can make improvement in
the economy of UK. Discussion of the developments and trends in the tourism industry is as
follows:
Growing appetite is the first historical trend which has resulted in the growth of the
industry. With the passing time preferences of travellers gets changed and in order to meet them
the entities are required to make sure that they are aware of their behaviour. Since past few years
choices of individual regarding short and longer break holidays have been increased. For short
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