Key Historical Developments in Travel & Tourism Sector
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Key Historical Developments in Travel & Tourism Sector
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................31.1 Key historical developments in the travel and tourism sector..........................................31.2 Structure of the travel and tourism sector.........................................................................4TASK 2............................................................................................................................................52.1 The function of government, government sponsored bodies and international agencies intravel and tourism...................................................................................................................52.2 Local and national economic policy influences the success of the travel and tourism sector................................................................................................................................................62.3 The implications of political change on the travel and tourism sector in different countries................................................................................................................................................7TASK 3............................................................................................................................................83.1 Factors that affect the tourists demand.............................................................................83.2 Supply has changed to meet the effects of demand........................................................10TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................114.1 The main positive and negative economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism114.2 Strategies that can be used to minimise the negative impacts while maximising thepositive impacts....................................................................................................................12CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
INTRODUCTIONTravel and tourism is the largest service industry in terms of revenue generation andforeign exchange earnings. Tourism has the huge growth market. It is driven by the humantendency to move from one place to another in urge of recreational desires, knowledge seeking,business purposes, adventure and entertainment. Consequently, it brings cross-synergisticbenefits to the economy. London has the longstanding history of tourism. People have beencoming here to explore the architectural assets (Barrett, 2012). Castles, museums, art galleries,stately homes, royal palaces, garden and theme parks, zoos, globally acclaimed universities havebeen capturing the eyes of visitors around the globe. This report outlines the various aspects oftourism in London. It states the historical development and the structure of travel and tourism inLondon, the impact of Government and international agencies, economic policies and thepolitical change in the country. It focuses on the factors affecting tourism demand and changes inthe supplies to meet it. Further it evaluates the positive and negative impacts of tourism and thestrategies to rationalize their impacts. TASK 11.1 Key historical developments in the travel and tourism sectorTravel and tourism in UK is flourishing from long history. At present travel and tourismsector in the country holds the prime position in market share. Having the world's prestigiousdestination, UK is the world's leading tourist place with around 32 million visitors a year. Thecountry has been capturing the interest of the tourists from all over the world with the scenic andattractive destinations, longstanding history of accommodating and entertaining tourists;thematic and featured tours and the business trips (Harrison, 2006). The inception of the industrydates back to the era when movement of people from one place to the other was limited to thevisits at holy places that is pilgrimages. These tours were undertaken for religious purposesrather than for enjoyment and fun. These trips play the vital role in realizing the importance ofpreserving the relics, visual art and culture and the architectural assets. With the passage of timethese informal trips gradually were replaced by the formal tours organized by the sponsors. Firstsuch tour was the Grand Tour. It was the traditional trip undertaken by the elite families andgroups. These were sponsored by the financial group. Till then many financial institutions andbanks came to the focus areas of the economy (Bluementritt, 2006). Predominantly they were3
sources of the finance. These tour were meant to entertain and educate the British nobility aboutthe cultural legacy and Renaissance. It used to last long from months to years. The transition inthe travel and tourism in UK took place after the industrial revolution. The fast pacedevelopment of the industries brought lucrative results in increasing the income of the workersand the owners which initiated their will to travel more for pleasure. Further, the improvedtransport system made the travel easier. In the mid 19th century, the travel companies Cox andKings and the Thomas cook revolutionized the mass tourism. They started the era of organizingthe package tour on large scale (Gray, Matear and Matheson, 2000). Initially it was organized forthe families of armed forces and later on it has broadened it horizon to the public. With advent oftechnology, evolution of travel and travel and tourism sector took place in many steps.Technological advancement saves time and made the journey more easy and comfortable.With the increasing number of visitor every year, Travel and tourism industry isblooming in UK. London and The tower of London is the most visited place of the visitors. Theindustry is growing with providing better services to the patrons. The area of coverage of theindustry is widened now. Operators intend to ease the patrons visit by organizing their completetrip arranging their travel tickets, accommodation facilities, visiting places, transport and travelarrangements, organizing their thematic and featured trips. Globalization is the key reason for themovement of the people around the world (Mason, 2008). Tariffs and other liabilities imposed bythe government and legislative bodies have also become so smooth to access the tours with ease.1.2 Structure of the travel and tourism sectorTravel and tourism sector is one of the largest industry of UK with the significant share inthe market. The sector is largely fragmented with certain division. Travel sector caters to theactivities related the recreation, leisure and business and official trips through all modes oftransport. Tourism sector is solely confined to the leisure and pleasure trips. It includes theholiday trips, featured and thematic tours, destination holiday. Apart from general patrons itorganizes the trips for the sportsperson and other industries. Both the sectors affect the economyconsiderably. It has emerged as the fastest growing sectors contributing to around 9% of GDP(Crick and Spencer, 2011). Both the sectors are divided into many fragments with some congruent parts among them.Few departments are involved in both. Travel industry comprises the transport and distributors asthe key component, regulatory bodies and public sector organization. Facilitating the patrons4
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