Tourist Destinations Report

This report analyzes the factors that influence the popularity of tourist destinations, including cultural, social, and physical features, as well as accessibility, economy, climate, and political factors. It also explores the potential of responsible tourism for enhancing worldwide destinations.

Tourist Destinations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
P 1 Main tourist destinations and generators of the world in terms of visitor numbers and
income generation.......................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope of key UK and worldwide tourist destinations...........................................................2
1.2 Statistics to determine tourism destinations trends and predict future trends ......................2
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Cultural, social and physical features of tourists destinations in relation to attract different
number of tourists ......................................................................................................................5
Cultural, social and physical features of tourists destinations....................................................6
2.2 Compare feature of developing and leading tourist destination ...........................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Current leading and developing tourist destination..............................................................8
3.2 Characteristics of tourist destination.....................................................................................3
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................3
4.1 issues that affect the popularity of the tourist destinations...................................................3
4.2 Potential for responsible tourism for enhancement of worldwide tourist destinations.........4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Tourist destination is a place of interest where tourist like to visit because of its cultural
and inherent natural values. World have large number of tourist destination places which helps to
generating national income. Present report is based on the Audley Travel company, which is UK
based travel company. Audley travels office is in London and Boston. The company is
specialises in tailor made travel and according to its financial times it is the largest operator in
the tourist company market in UK. This report will include the scope of the tourist destinations
in the UK, Dubai, Europe, China and worldwide. This will also include the some major
responsibilities for addressing the social issues, economic and environmental issues that arise in
tourist destination places. Further more this will explain the statical data that determine trend of
tourist destinations and with this can also predict future trends. This report will explain the
analysis of cultural, social and physical features of destinations that appeal to tourists. And also
compare features of developing and leading tourist destinations. These topics will help and assist
to understand key characteristics of tourism industry.
TASK 1
P 1 Main tourist destinations and generators of the world in terms of visitor numbers and income
generation.
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1.1 Scope of key UK and worldwide tourist destinations
As per the statical data and facts, it has been found that UK is the world's fastest growing
tourist destination in 2017. UK economy growth was worth £115.4 billion in the year of 2009
which is equivalent to 8.9 percent of UK gross domestic products. And as per the forecasting
data it has cleared that UK tourism sector is set to increase 250,000 jobs in between 2010 to
2025, from 2.645 million to 2.899 million. In the UK British museum is the most popular and
attractive place, in which 5.8 million people were came over there to visit in 2010. Liverpool is
the second most popular destination in UK. As per the current data of 2018, 232,000 tourists
have visited these and other destination of UK
Europe is world famous for its at, architecture, film, video games and different types of the
music, literature and philosophy that is basically originated from the continent of Europe.
Income generated by tourist destination places is being contributed in travel and tourism to
GDP of Europe. As Europe is full of Europe is full off natural and archaeological sites such as
museums and monuments, literary, musical and art works as well as intangible that are
preserved through customs, traditions and folklore and linguistic diversity.
Tourist destination is to most effective and popular source of generating income in Australia. In
2014/15 tourist represented 3.0% of overall Australia GDP of $47.5 billion to the national
economy. And in 2017, Australia generated 49.7 billion GDP and contributed more in the
growth of the country. Sydney opera house, great barrier reef marine park, Sydney Harbor
Bridge etc. are the most famous and popular among tourists. And number of visitors ratio of
Australia is 1,47,5000.
Dubai the fourth largest visited city in the world after London, Paris and Bangkok and has
world's highest visitors ratios which is 4.9% in 2009 and 5.7 in 2015. Overall 14.3 million had
come to visit Dubai destination places. Income from the Tourist destination places contribute
more in the economic growth of the Dubai.
1.2 Statistics to determine tourism destinations trends and predict future trends
The UK is the world's 6th largest tourist destination with over 40 million visiting in 2018. By
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foreign tourists spent US$31.93 billion in the UK. Overseas visits to the UK are forecast to
break through 40 million for the first time in 2018 which is reached 41.7 million up 4.4% on
2017. It is the forecasted to reach £26.9 million in 2018 that up 6.8% on 2017 which is
expected to total £25.1 billion by year end in relation to spending by overseas visitors to the
UK.
Tourism is one of UK's most valuable export industries. It is also fiercely competitive
international industry. These result not only demonstrate Britain's continued ability to compete
globally for visitors. The UK was rated third for tourism internationally in 2017. Tourism is
worth £127 billion of UK economy which is created jobs and promoting economic
development across its nations and locations. United kingdom has remained between one of the
popular destinations among visitor and large source of income generation in the whole
economy of the nation.
Future trends in tourism of UK
It is considered to boom due to some different factors such as:
 The presence of online promotional media in tourism business is playing major role
where in sites promotes Britain as main conferences' destination.
 It has been revealed which business tourists spends £200 per trip that is double as
opposed to spending made by holiday maker like Audley Travel Group Ltd.
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Illustration 1: Tourists to UK forecast to spend record level
Source: (Tourists to UK forecast to spend record level, 2018)

 UK government has focused to evolve the coastal resort in relation to increase domestic
and global travellers in the nation.
 Many of ecotourism companies are promoting UK as ecotourism place by which
increasing number of visitors in the nation.
 The UK tourism companies adopt the innovation which developing and meeting the
wants and desires of their consumers.
 Advance technology is played major role in development and growth of tourism
industry not only in the UK but also whole the world.
 As per the consumer spending, UK is the biggest tourism destination in the worldwide.
 Due to craft and design centres as well as shopping exhibition, UK is the famous
destination which help to increase attraction of visitors.
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TASK 2
2.1 Cultural, social and physical features of tourists destinations in relation to attract different
number of tourists
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Cultural, social and physical
features of tourists
destinations
Cultural features:
UK comprises various fresh
places and attractive spots
where number of travellers has
come to visit. Kew Gardens,
Tower of London,
Westminster Abbey are the
some places that inspires
cultural values. UK is the
evolved or broad nation. Most
of the citizens believe in
Christian belief. British music,
cinema, literature, art,
architecture and education are
the most important views of
British culture.
As compared to, Europe is the
place of origin of many
creations who modified the
perception of the world.
Renior, Van Gogh, Manet are
some famed people who were
born in Europe and inspired
other people. The idea of
ordered European culture is
actually quite new. The age's
leading liberal intellectual
evolved compelling vision of
Social Features:
Generally, people of UK
belongs to Christian society.
UK has population 65,511,098
in the 2017. UK people are
very clam and well-mannered
with other. This aids to build
the good relations with another
people who belongs from other
religion or nation. It aids to
create the appropriate leading
objective oriented activity to
examine better development
undertaking.
As compared to, Europe is
other destination place where
people are linked with nature,
goals and architecture. Nation
has lot of societal culture
scenario in relation to make
good activity oriented
objectives and nature.
Physical Feature:
The destination places of UK
are fortunate with the
greenery. People specially
come to UK for visiting
heritage sites in relation to
create the big best decision
making approach. Third most
attracting thing done by
tourists are swimming. People
love to swim at beach or lakes
of United Kingdom.
As opposed to, Europe is
traditionally determined as one
of seven continents of world
which affect the business
target objectives and goals. It
is the famed for its various
unique climatic whether.
Furthermore, it also aids to
take some new challenging
objectives and to make the
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the continents supposedly
shared the cultural identity.
2.2 Compare feature of
developing and leading
tourist destination
Developing leading
tourist destination procedure
and best expected action plan.
Developed country is more
capable to gives new or
advanced services to their
visitors or localised people. On
other side, more than 3 million
people are involved within
tourism sector in the UK.
better opportunities and most
impressive execution
objectives. It aids to create the
best possible action plan. Due
to change in nation to nation
behaviour and situation which
affect demand or supply of
services.
Criteria UK destinations Europe destinations
Social features The culture and social
standards of UK are very
different from another nations.
British people are very
punctual and in some cases
they become little rude.
Europe people are more
serious and enraged towards
development. People are very
clam and decent towards the
travellers.
Physical features UK is the most attractive and
beauty full place to visit.
Beautiful natural characteristic
of the UK can not be the first
cause to visit UK destinations.
Europe is also called as 7th
traditionally accoutred
continents from others. Nation
places are very attractive by
their beauty. It is second
smallest continents.
Cultural Features UK destination cultures is
more differentiate and
effective in relation to
Europe is the place which
itself is very famous for it
beautiful places. This also aids
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travellers and tourists at the
UK.
to take new development
modification and best
execution of objectives.
TASK 3
3.1 Current leading and developing tourist destination
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Current leading and
developing tourist destination
Appeal of tourist destination
in developing countries
Tourism is the biggest sector
all over the world. It is a cent
percent sure fact that the
leading tourists destinations of
developed countries like UK,
Europe are more attractive and
appealing for the tourists as
compared to the developing
countries. The developed
countries are more likely to be
in demand more because
mainly the people wishes to go
to more developed countries as
there will be more updated
facilities an options made
available for the tourists as
compared to the still
developing countries.
Environment
The major reason for the
attractiveness of the tourist
place is the environment or the
ambience of the place. In the
developing countries there is
less environmental
sustainability like in China as
compared to the developed
countries. The developed
countries make sure that the
environment is not harmed
because of any tourist activity
or action and they try to
preserve the uniqueness of its
natural resources which is not
present in the developing
countries.
Technology
Another reason for the
attractiveness and more
Culture
The another important
factor which affects the
popularity of the tourist
destination is the culture of
that place. The culture plays a
very important and crucial role
in increasing or reducing the
demand of any tourist
destination. The developed
countries consists of many
new and attractive spots and
destinations where a number
of visitors visits the places like
tower of London, Buckingham
palace etc. Whereas the
cultures of the developing
countries are lass attractive to
the visitors because the culture
of these places are very
outdated and obsolete. It needs
to be more developed for
increasing the quantum of the
tourists in the developing
countries like China,
Singapore etc. Now the China
is also trying to attract the
tourists for it has started
conserving and preserving its
natural and cultural resources
in forms of artefacts,

demanding tourist places in the
developed countries is that the
technology used by the
developed countries (Boes,
Buhalis and Inversini, 2015).
The developing countries has
less money so they do not
heavily invest much in the
technology. The developed
countries have full access to
the technology. The developed
countries have more appealing
man made attractions which
attracts more tourists as
compared to the developing
countries.
museums, palaces etc.
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3.2 Characteristics of tourist destination
Characteristics of tourist destination
Characteristics or traits are the special
attributes of the leading developed countries
which attracts the more tourists to came and
travel in the developed countries. Some of the
characteristics which are as like attraction,
accessibility, activities and many more
(Kiráľová and Pavlíčeka, 2015). The major
characteristic is the attraction. It refers to as a
place of interest for which the tourist visits the
place.
The attraction can be many like the cultural
values, natural beauty, leisure, amusement etc.
The attraction for UK are the places because
they are much blessed with greenery like Royal
Mile, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Princes Street
and many more.
TASK 4
4.1 issues that affect the popularity of the tourist destinations
It includes the various factors and elements which plays a significant role in the decision
making process in terms of selecting the tourist destination for visiting purpose. The factors
which affect the popularity of the tourist destination including Accessibility, political factor,
economy, climate and natural resources.
Accessibility: It is the factor which has great impact on the popularity of tourist
destination who have the cultural and historical values because the accessibility of any
destination and its tourist spots decides the popularity of the place in the global market
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environment. It also considers the convenience in the travel and transport system which also
affect the popularity of the tourist destinations(Tonge, Ryan and Beckley, 2015).
Economy: Changes in the economic systems also affect the purchasing decision of the
tourist due to price rises, recession, increase with in the unemployment rates and the exchange
rates are creating the barriers in the development of the destination. Rising prices of tourism
products has great impact on the middle class of tourist.
Climate: Climate has great impact on tourist because changes in climate results to
biodiversity change. Climate issues which affect the popularity of the tourist decision includes
increasing the temperature, the winter sport season will be shorten and this will affect mind set of
the customer in terms of visiting that place. Climate change affect the overall popularity of the
all the tourism places(Whang, Yong and Ko, 2016).
Political factors: Factors with in the current political state of destination affect the
popularity of various destination among the tourists. Political issues also creates the conflict
situation in a country which decrease the interest of visitors because these issues results in closer
area of the tourist place.
Natural resources: Decreasing the natural resources and environmental resources have
been effectively affecting the tourism destination's popularity. Development of the various
infrastructure such as hotels, transportation are attracted the great number of the visitors to
tourist destination which are exceeding the capacity of the tourism of that places(Inkson and
Minnaert, 2018).
4.2 Potential for responsible tourism for enhancement of worldwide tourist destinations
Tourism sector plays a very important role towards enhancement of UK community at
worldwide tourist destinations. It is a very important source of income generation of the
community and this turn even contributes towards GDP of a county which is essential for
running the economy of a country smoothly without any barriers(Scheyvens and Biddulph,
2018). It even plays a vital role towards the economy of UK because it provides job
opportunities to many people which in turn may lead to increase in the employment rate of the
country and thus would lead to growth of the economy as a whole and even the community
would remain satisfied and happy because of increased opportunities of job. Apart from this,
potential tourism at tourist destinations even encourages development of infrastructure which
may help the economy to rise and achieve new heights of success. This is the basic reason behind
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tourism receiving the high support from government and thus the complexities in tourism has
been reduced and eliminated up-to a wide extent because the government highly fosters the
tourism sector. Government fosters tourism sector because it has a huge impact on the economy
and is one of the most important reason behind the growth of the economy of UK. But the most
important potential of tourism sector towards host community is that it increases the risk of
irreversible cultural, social, economical, legal and political issues by mixing up the people of
different cultures at the world's famous tourist destinations. Thus, in other words, we can say that
tourism promotes cultural exchange between tourist and tourist or between tourist and residents
which in turn enhances the tourism experience which is beneficial for both the tourists as well as
the community of UK(Sharpley and Telfer, 2015). Hence, tourism not only provide the
community of host country economic benefits but it even provides the appreciation in destination
competitiveness which directly or indirectly help the company in fighting the competition and
rising and enhancing its position in the world with regards to tourism. It would even foster
development of new ideas and proposals which in turn plays a vital role towards enhanced
sharing and pooling of impact data which would promote the host community for follow-up
events which would be enjoyed by the residents of destination as well as tourist themselves. The
tourist scope of UK as well as other tourist destinations of all across the globe is very high with
reference to tourist generator as well as tourist receiver. Even becauyse of tourism sector arts and
craft industry gets global exposure, that means the talent of local people is highlighted and
appreciated in the entire world. Hence, the present as well as future trends in tourism sector
keeps on changing with respect to all the major tourist destinations of all across the
globe(Muresan and et.al., 2016).
CONCLUSION
The above study has been summarized with that the tourism place is the place of interest
where tourist visits. This report provides the knowledge of the various famous destination on the
basis of income generation and number of visitors visits on these tourist destinations. Based on
the discussion that has been based on the discussion which has been done in the various part of
the report, it can be said that the tourist destination needs to maintain the cultural, social,
economical and natural resources of the place for attracting the more number of the visitors
towards the place. The facilities, services and the infrastructure such as hotels are also required
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to be developed because all of these are the important characteristic of the popular tourist
destinations.
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