Issues Impacting Travel and Tourism Globally

This presentation discusses the various issues impacting the travel and tourism industry globally. It covers the positive and negative impacts of tourism, safety and security concerns, technological advancements, and the influence of climatic conditions on the industry. The presentation also highlights the implications of these issues and provides relevant references.

Issues Impacting Travel and
Tourism Globally
Contemporary hotel and tourism issues

Contents
•Positive impact of tourism
•Negative impact of tourism
•Introduction
•Safety and security
•Technological impacts
•Climatic conditions

Positive Impact of Tourism
•Breaking down the stereotypes
•Revitalisation of non-industrialised and under
developed regions
•Creating employment opportunities

Negative Impact of Tourism
•Acculturation
•Demonstration effect
•Overcrowding
•Decline of the traditional activities
•Regions becoming over-dependent on the tourism
industry

Issues related to tourism
•Tourism industry has undergone several changes
•Increased crimes against terrorism
•Unfavourable economic conditions
•Communication and transportation issues
•Changing demographics
•Changing pattern of vacations

1. Safety and Security
“Security is a tool for the individual’s safety in the
given environment against any human or non-
human threat”.

•Increased level of tourism
•High stress and long working hours making
individuals to look for travelling
•Increase in safety and security concern
•Tourist travelling to Egypt has reduced by around
37.8%
•After the attacks in London and Manchester, the UK
is attracting less tourists.

2. Technology
•Significant issue that is changing the tourism
industry
•Change in business works and earning revenue
•Bigger travel houses and richest players in the
market have earned a huge profit
•Lower group and low revenue generation companies
have seen a major downfall
•Improved service quality and user experience

Impact of technology on
Marketing
•Customers look forward for advertisements
•Instagram, Facebook advertisement and promotion
•Promotion through e-mails

Impact of technology on
communication
•Increase in use of networking and mobile
communication
•Travellers use GPS tracking to ensure safety and
security

3. Climatic Conditions
•tourists prefers to visit destination on the basis of
the climatic and weather conditions
•The packages of tourism industry changes with
change in climatic conditions
• Impact of price hike

Implications
•Coral Bleaching is affecting global Scuba diving
tourists
•increased global warming and industrial pollution
has damaged the reefs underwater and oceans
•sea warming from the El Nino phenomenon has
resulted in Coral Bleaching in Philippines
•Increase in CO2.

•low elevation of Maldives
•temperature has increased in Bahamas
•Increase in sea level
•Fresh water bodies are turning black because of sea
water encroachment
•tourist has no option than to switch to other
countries for diving experiences

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