Key Milestones and Elements of Travel and Tourism Industry

CONTEMPORARY
TRAVEL AND
TOURISM
INDUSTRY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Discussion of Key Milestones in Development of Travel and Tourism Industry............1
P2. Identification of Different Elements of Travel and Tourism Industry.............................4
PART 2............................................................................................................................................5
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Tourism refers to a combination of all the activities which individuals undertake in order
to travel to a destination for the purpose of leisure, spirituality or adventure (Radojevic, Stanisic
and Stanic, 2015). It is a highly crucial activity which is related towards changing the status quo
of an individual's lifestyle. Moreover, it is one of the highly dynamic and constantly changing
industry which has been quite in trend in recent years due to enhanced accessibility and
digitalisation. The report below is based on Titan Travel, which is a part of Saga Group and is
one of the most preferred tourism organisation in the United Kingdom. The assignment in
relation to this company is divided into two parts, which are a magazine article and PowerPoint
presentation. As for the former, it consists of discussion of development of travel and tourism
industry and explanation of different elements in providing a tourism experience. Moreover, the
latter covers factors driving tourist behaviour, current patterns and factors that are affecting the
current levels of popularity of global destinations.
PART 1
P1. Discussion of Key Milestones in Development of Travel and Tourism Industry
As per World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Tourism is a combination of all the
activities of individuals who travel to different places outside their cliché environment,
particularly for leisure. Moreover, according to the organisation, Tourist refers to a person who
enters a different destination outside the place of their own residence.
However, there is a prominent difference in tourism and other types of travelling
activities. For instance, the former is focused upon obtaining leisure from travelling (Moutinho
and Vargas-Sanchez, 2018). However, there are still different types of activities that are
associated with the same apart from tourism. For instance, one type of travel is of travellers, who
are inclined towards getting an insight and being a part of different cultural practices, food and
aspects associated with tourism, rather than just visiting new destinations and returning.
Moreover, visitors is another type, that is related to just visiting a place for residential purposes
for a brief timescale. Lastly, commuters are the ones who travel to a destination in relation to a
business purpose. In addition, Hospitality is a term which is now being widely used within the
tourism industry. It refers to providing individuals with effective services, accommodation and
diner services with utmost professionalism within hotels and restaurants. It is increasingly
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