Sustainability in UK Tourism Industry: A Study on British Airways

Foundation Year Research
Project

Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................3
Topic...........................................................................................................................................3
Background of the topic and organisation..................................................................................3
Research Aim..............................................................................................................................3
Research objectives.....................................................................................................................3
Research problem........................................................................................................................3
Research questions......................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER TWO: METHODOLOGY ...........................................................................................4
CHAPTER THREE: LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................................5
Explain the concept of sustainability in context with the UK tourism industry.........................5
What are the challenges faced by the business and tourism industry of the UK while ensuring
future sustainability.....................................................................................................................6
What are the benefits of sustainability for British Airways........................................................6
What are the recommended ways that British Airways could use for overcoming challenges
associated with the future sustainability.....................................................................................6
CHAPTER FOUR : RESEARCH USING SECONDARY DATA.................................................6
CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION ................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Topic
To identify the challenges faced by the business and tourism industry of the UK while ensuring
future sustainability
Background of the topic and organisation
Sustainability in aviation industry is defined as using of various measures by which
negative environmental impact can be minimised and at the same time business benefits can also
be attained. In the current time the major emphasis of aviation industry is to use such processes
by which they can develop scale to reduce carbon usage (Ghaderi and et. al., 2019) . The current
report is based on British Airways which is a flag carrier airline within United Kingdom. The
organisation is having their main hub at Heathrow airport. The company is having global
business operations and they are trying to serve community and planet with the inclusion of
sustainability within their business.
Research Aim
To determine the impact of sustainability on business performance of UK tourism industry: A
study on British Airways
Research objectives
 To develop a basic understanding of sustainability in context with the UK tourism
industry
 To determine the challenges faced by the business and tourism industry of the UK while
ensuring future sustainability
 To evaluate the benefits of sustainability for British Airways
 To recommend the ways that British Airways could use for overcoming challenges
associated with the future sustainability
Research problem
The major challenge faced by aviation industry in current time is to acquire such
resources by which they can manage current and future sustainability. In this manner the industry
is taking various issues in their business operations such as noise, emission and fuel burn and for