Global Tourism Destinations

This report focuses on the scale and nature of global tourism, including statistics, characteristics of key tourist generating and receiving areas, growth and characteristics of key emerging markets and destination regions, and the roles of key international organizations in the development of global tourism. It also discusses the threats, issues, and challenges to the future development of global tourism.

GLOBAL TOURISM DESTINATIONS

Table of Contents
GLOBAL TOURISM DESTINATIONS........................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO1: SCALE AND NATURE OF GLOBAL TOURISM..............................................................3
P1: Statistics to accurately present an overview of the nature and trends of tourism on a global
scale.............................................................................................................................................3
P2: Characteristics of key tourist generating and receiving areas of the world...........................4
LO2: GROWTH AND CHARACTERISTICS OF KEY EMERGING MARKETS AND
DESTINATION REGIONS............................................................................................................6
P3: Reasons for the growth of key global tourism generating and receiving areas of the world 6
P4: Differences between a range of emerging global tourism destinations in relation to stages
of the destination life cycle, factors driving growth, and strategies employed...........................7
LO3: ROLES OF KEY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL
TOURISM.......................................................................................................................................8
P5: Role and responsibilities of key international organisations in the development of global
tourism.........................................................................................................................................8
LO4: THREATS, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
GLOBAL TOURISM......................................................................................................................9
P6: Significance of various threats, issues and challenges to the future development of global
tourism.........................................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
The larger part of hospitality industry is associated with travel and tourism. The travel and
tourism sector in every country is set to provide necessary and preferred goods and services to all
the travellers across the world (Scott and et.al, 2019). The nature and the trends that are in
regards of tourism on an international scale is being focused in this report. Every country is
majorly connected with regards to tourism. There said to be a huge amount of revenue generation
only because of tourism in all the countries. The report deals with the reasons for global tourism
generation. The different global tourism destinations and their maintenance along with the
strategies is being conveyed in the report. The international Tourism Organisation and the roles
and responsibilities that are associated with the organisation which promotes growth and
development of tourism are being explain.
LO1: SCALE AND NATURE OF GLOBAL TOURISM
P1: Statistics to accurately present an overview of the nature and trends of tourism on a global
scale
The trends and nature that are related to tourism industry in the international market are said to
be significant to identify and to analyse (Fletcher and et.al, 2020). The tourism is always linked
with the travelling industry which adapts itself to the regular changing environment and the
tourism sector development. The changes that are related with the traveller development
activities will directly affect tourism. The service industry in the country is formed of two
aspects which are travel and tourism. The travel and tourism factors are associated with
components which are providing accommodation, food, beverage, distribution, sales and
services. In order to improve productivity common Employment generation, income, social
development and economic growth the tourism consultant network of that particular country will
help. The different nature and Trends that are associated with tourism are as follows:
Growth:
There are many aspects in the nature that attains a probable growth in no time. Tourism is one of
the factors that is regarded as the fastest growing sector of the world. It is recorded that the world
with tourism bookings is said to be 1.6 trillion dollars approximately as per 2017 records.
Employment:
Employment certificate the essential aspect around the world. People with very small skills to
highly professional range seek for employment in various sectors. The tourism industry is said to

be an award for all the recruitment processes (Verheijen and Darma Putra, 2020). It is said that
10% of the world's jobs are linked with the tourism industry. Right from a very small position to
the management position there are a number of job opportunities that can be created upon global
tourism.
Statistics:
According to the statistical data of monthly visitors in the year 2017 it has been recorded that the
tourism industry has 324 million monthly visitors. The site that is most famous for tourism
booking portal is the booking.com which has revealed as of May 2018 that there has been a
record of 443 million visitors.
Revenue:
Tourism industry in every country is said to be the number one economy generations of the
country. The revenue that is generated as of the statistical data of 2017 is 10.4 % of the Gross
Domestic Product globally (Vaduva and et.al, 2020). The tourism industry is said to have an
increase of 4.6 % when compared to the previous year. It has been recorded that on comparison
with the first six months of 2018 with the first six months of 2017 there has been a growth of 6%
tourists worldwide.
P2: Characteristics of key tourist generating and receiving areas of the world
The characteristics that are associated with the key tourist generating and receiving areas of the
world are as follows:
Location:
Location is said to be the primary important aspect of the tourism destinations where it is
responsible for attracting tourist to a particular destination. People are more intended to be in a
place where they have never been in their entire span. For example, people who are interested in
visiting the historical monuments cannot visit America since there are very less. For this purpose,
the to his will preferred places like India where the historical monuments are worthy to watch.
Climate:
While location is of major concern climate is said to be the hard-core importance for many of the
tourists. It is said to be an important attraction where there are a number of tourists all over the
world that will prefer particular time and climate to visit the destination (Lenzen and et.al, 2018).
For example, people from a colder region might opt to go and visit a place with normal

temperature and people from very hot and humid climate will love to enjoy the colder place as a
tourist destination.
Environment:
Environment and surroundings play a major role in the tourism destination. People from all over
the world of the places where there are beautiful surroundings in the destination spot. For
example, people who are involved in a hectic schedule with the technological development and
implementation, leading a life in the hustle of technology might want to relax in a place with a
good greenery and a pleasant climate.
Culture:
The number of countries all over the world which depicts different cultural aspects. Culture is
regarded as one of the considerations of opting for a tourism destination. People from one region
are more excited to know and to visualise different cultures of the world. The places with rich
cultural heritage are to be opted by the ones that are very much keen to observe and to feel the
different cultures of the world.
The fast-growing industry in the world as well as for many countries is tourism. Tourism is set to
generate the huge amount of revenue as well as increase the economy of a particular country. It
is a proven fact that the developing tourism industry increases the employment. For
entrepreneurs and commodities, the tourism industry is the main source of income (Morrison,
2021). The people who are visiting a particular region as a tourist destination will support the
local community who ensures that construction, maintenance, infrastructure is provided which in
regards develop the employment in that region. Availability of money is regarded as the most
influencing factor of tourism. The country with the highest economy is said to be maintaining a
good amount of tourist destinations with generated money.
The travelling and tourism are entirely dependent on the wealth that a person can afford upon
travelling internationally but there are a set of people who cannot travel to the international
destinations. For that particular reason the country develops tourism destinations within the
region in order to make sure that people from all commodities will have a sense of tourism. The
cost of tour changes significantly with respect to seasons. Since the exchange rate is a major
factor in the tourism industry there recorded vulnerable variations in the cost of tourism. The
currency rate of America, Australia and New Zealand is high therefore people will have to spend

a little more amount when compared to the countries with low currency rate like India and Sri
Lanka.
LO2: GROWTH AND CHARACTERISTICS OF KEY EMERGING
MARKETS AND DESTINATION REGIONS
P3: Reasons for the growth of key global tourism generating and receiving areas of the world
Tourism is said to be a continuously growing sector which generates many opportunities with
regards to employment and wealth maximization in the economy. The reasons that are in regards
to key global tourism generating and receiving areas of the world are as follows:
Stimulate GDP growth:
As mentioned earlier the tourism industry is said to be one of the major contributors of the
economy to that particular country. It is said that the travel and tourism sector contribute 10% in
GDP of the economy. Tourism is said to involve in establishing a relationship between foreign
trade which will in return increase the important export. It is the Government of the country that
gets benefited as the GDP of the country starts to grow. Therefore, there will be more
development plans with regards to tourism in every country (Brondoni, 2017).
Boost International investment:
Foreign direct investment is a necessity for a particular country and therefore the tourism
industry is considered to be one of the fastest growing sectors which is ranked 2 in the world.
The growth of tourism in the country will determine the change of currency from one particular
country to another. Therefore, developing tourism at a low cost in one country aiming for highly
attractive destination place will probably be bring benefits to the country.
Infrastructure development:
Tourism is not just linked with the infrastructure of a particular area but it is associated with the
development of every management of the country which includes airports, roadways, water
supply and medical services. Encouraging tourism and maintaining tourism destinations will
probably result in improving the airport infrastructure facilities.
Create job opportunities:
While one particular sector is creating a lot of improvement in the economy of the country
probably this will reflect in creating more job opportunities to the people of that country.
Tourism is regarded as one of the largest employment creators in the world. Different job

opportunities are created in the remote areas of destination where the growth of tourism activity
in the country will be enhanced.
Promotes inclusive growth:
The tourism industry in every country promotes and maintains laboratory intensive techniques.
This will probably increase the supply chain where it is regarded as one of the important parts of
development for a country.
Strengthens rural communities:
Main particular destination is regarded as a tourist destination than the surroundings of that
region will be enhanced by the different job opportunities that are created by the rural youth and
the minorities of that place. In this regard the remote areas of destination will definitely be
benefited where the people living in the rural areas with a low source of income will openly
involve and selling and providing amenities to the tourist in return generating income.
Revitalizes urban area:
One particular area is regarded as a tourist destination then the country’s main focus will lie in
improving the area. Therefore, the tourist industry will try to improve the urban areas which
creates many opportunities both in the form of employment which will result in revenue
generation.
P4: Differences between a range of emerging global tourism destinations in relation to stages of
the destination life cycle, factors driving growth, and strategies employed
The tourism destinations all over the world are set to be dynamic. The Global destinations all
over the world where there are different stages that are related to the destination life cycle can be
explained in the development and success page. The destination development is conceptual and it
can be related to Discovery, growth and expansion of the economy. There are many factors that
contribute to the path for the development of the country but that with tourism is entirely a
different concept. Tourism industry in the country said to contributing a major part of the GDP
of total world. By not just creating GDP, tourism industry is set to create employment
opportunities in the country. The technological innovations that are regarded as one of the finest
means of adopting a particular measure to develop a certainty when posed up on tourism industry
is set to bring lot of innovation changes in the maintenance of tourist destinations. Tourism

industry is said to be in growth oriented and moving forward with a greater vision and scope that
can extend for over a long period of time creating more opportunities both for primary secondary
and tertiary sector. For example, Cairo a place in Egypt which is known for its culture and
attractive Ancient History is said to be attracting more people from all over the world. This
particular destination being one of the most famous tourist destinations is being contributed and
supported by the people of Egypt. It is the duty of the tourism department of the Egypt to
contribute to the development of tourism. Tourism industry in Egypt will have to protect and
safeguard the intangible culture by not just maintaining the cultural heritage but also looking
after the tradition and performing arts of the place. There is a place in Sri Lanka which is known
as Unawatuna is known to be one of the emerging tourism destinations considered among many
tourist destinations all over the world. This place is known for its rich cultural heritage and
greenery. This particular destination is known for creating many job opportunities for the rural
people over the year. Contributing to the country's economy this particular destination is said to
be one of the most famous and known for its multiple trees which are found nowhere.
LO3: ROLES OF KEY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
GLOBAL TOURISM
P5: Role and responsibilities of key international organisations in the development of global
tourism
The fastest growing industry in the entire world is tourism. Tourism is regarded as one of the
most significant sources for growing domestic product and employment. In the economic growth
of the country tourism plays a major role in creating job opportunities to the unemployed people
of the country. There is a portal called the World Travel Market where the tourist insights can be
found and the factors that are associated in the development of tourism industry from all over the
world along with the aspects that are developed as a part of tourist destination are also found.
There are a lot of videos and blogs in this portal where the professionals will expertise their
travel sector all around the globe which will bring mere knowledge about the destination that
people long to visit. The world travel market is set to incorporate into the business and personal
opportunities where there are a lot of events that are being tackled all over the world with regards
to tourism that made a network which is entirely a different one with respect to travels and global
reach. An official airline trade called IATA is the organisation that is associated with more than

85 Nations who is willing to participate in the trade organisation with regards to tourism. The
full form of IATA is international air transport association which is involved in providing the
sources for carriers to public to the desired destinations. WDM and IATA both the organisations
and the portals are responsible to tackle with the promotions that are related to regularity safety
and economic in the air transport. The portals come up with responsible strategies which
accompanies the tours and Travels with regards to country. The portals will help in analysing the
problems that are associated with the development processes of global tourism and can solve
them in no time.
LO4: THREATS, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO THE FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL TOURISM
P6: Significance of various threats, issues and challenges to the future development of global
tourism
Tourism is one of the wide sectors all over the world which is associated with the high taxation.
There are many communities outside tourism who are aware of how much money the traveller
pays. There are different supplementary taxes in which some of the places receive through cost
of commodity.
When there is an additional amount of pay that is insisted upon the visitor then probably the
tourist will keep the pay by not spending the entire expenditure upon the particular trip. Before
resuming tourism there will be a particular trail that is imposed upon the political circumstances.
There is an account of 9.8 % of total domains GDP that is entirely of travel and tourism and this
has an increased quantity of women in the service.
Under the SDG there are countries that are emerging as of fuel emerging which play a key role in
most of the 17 aims. Problems such as security, resource constraints, demography, corporate
ethics and waste management are considered to be effective upon the particular nature of tourism
which will in future abstract the work continuity. There are different states all over the world
containing tourist destinations which are said to be poor portable binding states. Though the
tourist destinations are of great quality and importance but the journey is no longer a stress-free
one to that particular places.
In places where the air transport is the only accessibility and road transport is prohibited will
probably be affected by the state with poor conditions (Costa, 2017). This plan in return effect
the prices and taxation policies of the journey where there will be huge increase in the price of

the journey and tourists will not be able to accommodate and afford to such prices and will in
return avoid visiting the particular destination.
With this particular criteria there are many destinations all over the world regarded as poor
consumer service destinations. Though the operations on these destinations are lacking yet there
are still people who visit the place with a very high tendency and likelihood.
CONCLUSION
The entire report concludes upon bringing the aspects of global tourism. The report deals and
aims at all the features that are associated with global tourism and the countries that are
contributing in expanding tourism to a very next level. The report explains that hospitality is one
of the major industries, that is associated with travel and tourism. It is clearly stated that the
nature and scale of global tourism depends upon the statistical data that can accurately present an
overview of nature and trends of tourism on a global scale. The report explains the different
trends that are associated in tourism which are growth, employment, statistics and revenue. The
characteristics that are associated with key tourist generating and receiving areas of the world are
put forth in the report explaining the factors like location, climate, environment and culture of a
particular tourist destination. The report explains that growth and characteristics of key emerging
markets and destination regions will influence the stimulate GDP growth, boost international
investment, infrastructure development, created job opportunities, promotes inclusive growth and
strengthens rural communities. Finally, the report concludes upon highlighting the threats and
challenges with future prospect.

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