The Contemporary Travel and Tourism Industry Assignment (Doc)

The Contemporary
Travel and Tourism
Industry

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Key milestones in development and how they shaped travel and tourism industry............1
..........................................................................................................4
P2 Elements of travel and tourism industry and their interrelation to create tourist experience 4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3Determining different factors affecting tourism behaviour and its impact on decision
making process............................................................................................................................5
P4 Models of motivation and their influence on consumer decision-making process................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Identifying recent and emerging patterns trends in international travel and tourism............8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P6 Factors affecting popularity of a range of global destination................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In today's era travel and tourism are one of the leading as well as fastest growing sector
which is assisting in developing economy in an effective manner. It is a cultural and economic
phenomenon which entails movement of people to countries or destination for personal or
business as well as professional purpose(Baka, 2016). This sector have been undertaking
challenges at large scale which acknowledge economic impacts on both positive and negative
manner in developing industry. This report is going to identify key mile stones in development
of travel and tourism sector by evaluating different elements of travel and tourism as well as
exploring how they are interrelated to create tourist experience. Moreover, determining different
factors that affect tourism behaviour and models of motivation influencing decision-making
process. Furthermore, identifying current and emerging patterns of trends in international travel
and tourism industry as well as examining factors which are effecting popularity range of global
destination.
Learning Outcome 1
P1 Key milestones in development and how they shaped travel and tourism industry
Travel and tourism sector is an essential part of an economy which contributes in growth
and development in an accurate manner. This sector has been offering their product and
services from many years of decade as well as increasing themselves simultaneously(Baker,
2014) Eventually, there are many historical and key milestones that occurs within 19th , 20th and
21st century which have created significant steps for development of travel and tourism sector
which has been determined below:
Before 1945: In the era of golden days of 16th century mass devoted their time in
agriculture and remain constant to visit near by local areas. Additionally, in beginning of 18th
century people belonging to rich and elite class were spending their time in with travel and
tourism sector. But before 1950s this sector was inconsistent in nature and people were
supporting such factors that help them to develop. Eventually, main motive of this industry is to
provide facilitates like accommodation, food and beverages and laundry for customers. Apart
from this travel agents were emerging in selling out their holiday packages to customer's.
Moreover, many other travelling companies were introducing travel and tour packages as well
as offering railways fair offer and excursion trips to their customer's.

Mid (1945 to 1979): This was the period in which actual growth of travel and tourism
sector started some of the challenges that occur during the ancient days. In mid of 1950s
development of tour operators started interconnected with other tours companies in order to
expand business at world wide. In addition to this there were railways and airlines were also
integrated with one another in producing efficient result(Boniface,Cooper and Cooper,2016).
Thus, this lead to increase more on paid holidays, enhancement in tour packages and
improvement in transportation as these were the key challenges that usually occur in 1950
onwards.
Current (1980) : In current state that is 1980 travel industries have provided full of
packages to its customers such as medical facilities, car on rent and other services in order to
satisfy customers. Now this sector has become of the fastest and leading sector that is boosting
up an economy of a country in an effective manner. Thus, it can be said that it has been
becoming pillar of success with appropriate culture, ethics as well as maintaining sustainability
for longer period of time.
Milestones in travel and tourism industry
Period Why individuals
travel/purpose
Travel agent usual
distance travel
Destination
1600 In this era, individuals
use to travel for
religious and business
purposes
No They used to travel
by sea and by cart
within domestic area.
1800 People use to travel for
having fun with
friends, business and
for visiting religious
place.
No They use to normally
travel by boat, ship,
bullock cart, horse cart
at domestic and
international level.