Structure of Travel and Tourism Industry

This article discusses the structure of the travel and tourism industry, including its essential elements such as transportation, accommodation, tourism development, tourist attractions, tour operators, and travel agents. It also explores the historical origins of tourism and the changes it has undergone over the years.

In the early age, cultural aspects, learning languages and travelling challenges restricted (Capacci, Scorcu and Vici, 2015). In 14 century
Christopher Columbus sailed westward and vasco da gama cruised to country for earn money then business travel has been integral part of
tourism industry(Cave and Brown 2012).
Early tourism started with Nomads who travelled around the world in search of
food and shelter. Main intension of this traveller is to gathered food and traded around the world and gave rise to the barter system (Capacci,
Scorcu and Vici, 2015). 1500 BC is marked as the era when the Europeans visited pyramids and thus developed the tourism for pilgrimage.Early
tourism started with Nomads who travelled around the world in search of food and shelter. Main intension of this traveller is to gathered food
and traded around the world and gave rise to the barter system (Capacci, Scorcu and Vici, 2015). 1500 BC is marked as the era when the
Europeans visited pyramids and thus developed the tourism for pilgrimage.
STRUCTURE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY
The travel and tourism sector is a highly diversified sector, which encompasses different forms of sectors to effectively regulate
all the forces and trends. The following are the elements which constitute this industry:
Transportation
This formulates to be one of the essential elements of the
structure. It plays a major role in enabling the travellers to gain
experience and reach to the desired destinations. In UK, a high
standard of transportation services are provided to the
travellers through public transportation. Hence, it is inclusive
of airlines, cruise liners, taxis and such other modes of
transportation.
Tourism Development
It is vital to guide the tourists, and hence, the tourist boards establish information centres in prominent areas, where all kinds of information can be gathered by the travellers. The
primary motive of these centres is to advice and informs people who are unknown to the specific regions; in addition they also undertake surveys.
Tourists Attractions
Natural as well as man-made destinations which the tourists travel to visit are another pillar of the industry. For instance, the Lake District is one such region which the tourists long to
visit and enjoy.
Tour operators
These entities offer tour packages, which is inclusive of individual elements of
accommodation, transportation, food and such other services which are essential for tourist.
The tour operators in the form of mass market is Thomas Cook, apart from the same there
are operators who plan specialist holidays or domestic holidays and so on.
Travel Agents
These are the connecting link between travellers and tour operators, primarily engaged in
selling the brochures. Over the years many travel agents have been developed, but some of
the most famous ones are Going Places and Lunn Poly.
Accommodation
Every traveller seeks to stay in a place which is highly
comfortable and proves to be value for money they have paid.
It is expected that the services providing food, entertainment,
and beverage are included in accommodation. It is constituted
from Hotels, Resorts, Apartments, Farm stays and so on.
Current Trends
The travel and Tourism industry has undergone
drastic changes over the past few years, and in
consequence to which high level of integration
of different elements has taken place. In
consequence to which both negative and positive
impacts have been made on the sector. For
instance Thomson has bought Britannia Airways
along with another Travel Agent Lunn Poly.
This has activated the Competition law
department to regulate the ongoing trends.