Global Tourism: Nature, Trends, and Growth

Global Tourism
Destination

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
P1 Overview of Nature and Trends of Global tourism................................................................1
P2 Characteristics of Tourists Generating and Receiving areas..................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Reasons for growth of Global Tourism generating and receiving areas of world..................5
P4 Comparison and contrast of emerging tourist destinations and relation with destination life
cycle.............................................................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Roles and responsibilities of International organisation in Developing Global tourism........7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P6 Significance of Threats, Issues and Challenges before Global tourism.................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
Books and Journals:...................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Global tourism and its growth is of utmost importance in many ways and many walks of
to people and society as a whole. The sector have many social, economic and political
significances inherited in it. Therefore, considering its significance and integration with
development, United Nations have made growth of Tourism as part of Millennium and
Sustainable development goals, to be achieved through collaborations and equal participation of
all stakeholders responsibly (Tang and Tan, 2018). Though, it is very clear that tourism services
are meaningless without considering tourist destinations. Tourist destinations are those places
who consolidate needs and demands of tourists. Destinations have specific features which then
helps in attracting people. For the report, selected entity is Acorn Tourism Consulting Limited
which is popular travel and tourism organisation in UK since 1996. It is a principled and green-
accredited tourism consultancy with a collaborative work ethic.
In this report, a discussion on growth of tourism, current statistics and trends in global
tourism and types and features of destinations is made. Report also made discussion on key
destinations of tourism growth in different parts of world. This is followed by role of
International organisation of tourism development and potential threats posed over growth of this
sector.
MAIN BODY
P1 Overview of Nature and Trends of Global tourism
Tourism is one of the most rapid growing industry in modern world. The industry is
significant in terms of developing economy of countries by way of GDP contributions and many
associated developments in economy and by exchange of people and culture between countries
across the world. Tourism is one industry through which entire world seems to be one roof for all
people irrespective of any geographical boundaries and linguistic and ethnic differences. The
direct contribution of Tourism industry is 3.6% in World's GDP and indirect contribution stands
at 10.3% which marks significance of this industry in global economy. Considering associated
factors to GDP contributions. Travel and Tourism industry provides 3% of total employment
opportunities consolidating 77 million people around the globe. These statistics relates to direct
employment opportunities whereas, indirect employment opportunities provided by this sector
consolidates 8.7% of total employment in world. Taking more facts directly from viewpoint of
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