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The Contemporary Travel and Tourism Industry : Assignment

   

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The Contemporary Travel andTourism Industry

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1 The key milestones in development of the travel and tourism industry and how they haveshaped the travel and tourism industry........................................................................................1P2 Identifying the different elements of travel and tourism industry and explore how they areinterrelated to create the tourist experience................................................................................2TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3P3 The different factors that affect tourism behaviour...............................................................3P4 The models of motivation and how these influence the consumer decision-making process.....................................................................................................................................................3TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4P5 Identifying the recent and emerging pattens and trends in the international travel andtourism industry..........................................................................................................................4TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................5P6 The factors affecting the popularity of a range of global destinations..................................5CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION Contemporary tourism is the most significant phenomenon in the world currently andengages many people not only in the developed countries but also in the developing countries.The range of travel and tourism activities in the world is so vast and so many people travellingclearly shows that it is one of the largest industries of the world (.Moutinho, 2011). The traveland tourism industry is one of those industries which has undergone various changes at verylarge scale over the years, which has clearly impacted the business operations. The report talks about the current scenario and the trends in the travel and tourism sector.The report gives a brief about introduction to the industry, the impacts of current changes,elements involved in the industry, factors affecting the behaviour of the tourists along with theemerging patterns and trends in the travel and tourism sector globally.TASK 1P1 The key milestones in development of the travel and tourism industry and how they haveshaped the travel and tourism industryIn the ancient times travel was limited to royalty and upper class people only. Earlier,people used to travel majorly for the purposes of war, religious pilgrimage and trading. The ideaof travel for leisure has evolved ever since and tourism has taken shape of business. The variousadvancements led to the development of travel and tourism, for instance, the rail travel in ancienttimes made travelling easy and better. The various developments in the travel and tourismindustry can be categorised into three key factors – technological advancement, increasedenvironmental awareness and increased security (Theobald, 2012).Technological advancements: The technological advancement is one of the key issueswhich has changed the dynamics of the travel and tourism industry to a great extent. Thenew innovation and inventions have all worked towards making the industrial growth anddevelopment, for instance, from the steamed railway engines to present day airways haveworked in providing the customers better services.1

(Sources: Importance of mobile application in travel &tourism, 2018)Increased environmental awareness: This is another crucial factor which has driven thetravel and tourism industry towards change. The environment awareness has made thetourists and the companies to become active and conduct in the way which does nothamper or affect the environment. Also, efforts have been made by the travel and topurism industries to preserve and protect the unique and natural habitats.(Source: Environmentalawareness, 2018)2Illustration 1: Importance of mobile application in travel & tourismIllustration 2: Environmental awareness

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