The Impact of Travel and Tourism on Edinburgh: A Comprehensive Analysis

TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 EXPLAIN THE KEY HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR IN
GENERAL WITH A FOCUS ON THE UK.........................................................................................3
1.2 EXPLAIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR IN GENRAL AND UK IN
PARTICULAR...............................................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1 ANALYZE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SPONSORED BODIES AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES IN PROMOTING TRAVEL AND TOURISM
WITH RESPECT TO UK AND SCOTLAND......................................................................................7
2.2 EXPLAIN HOW LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY INFLUENCES THE SUCCESS OF
THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR WITH RESPECT TO THE CASE STUDY OF SCOTLAND.........9
2.3 DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF POLITICAL CHANGE ON THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM
SECTOR IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES..........................................................................................11
TASK 3.......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 EXPLAIN THE FACTORS AFFECTING TOURISM DEMAND IN EDINBURGH...........................12
3.2 EXPLAIN HOW SUPPLY HAS CHANGED TO MEET THE EFFECTS OF DEMAND FOR TOURISM
RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN EDINBURGH...............................................................14
TASK 4.......................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1 EVALUATE THE MAIN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND
SOCIAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM ON EDINBURGH......................................................................16
4.2 EXPLAIN STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE USED TO MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS WHILE
MAXIMIZING THE POSITIVE IMPACTS ON EDINBURGH............................................................18
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 19
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REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................20
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INTRODUCTION
There have been a lot of changes that took place in the sector of travel and tourism in the last
few years in the world. These changes in the sector were due to several different factors and
had positive as well as negative impacts on the organizations belonging to the travel and
tourism sector. The following assignment discusses about the historical developments and the
changes that have been occurred in the travel and tourism sector of the UK as well as the
Scotland. There are several different tour operators that work within a nation to provide
different tour packages and offers to the local as well as international tourists.
From the given case scenario for this report, it can be analyzed that the rate of travel and
tourism within the nation like Scotland has been enhanced drastically in the last couple of
years. The people from different parts of the world have visited Scotland to visit the tourist
destinations of the country. The tour operator like Visit Scotland offers an assortment of
different tour offers and packages to the local as well as international visitors so that they can
enjoy the beauty of various tourist destinations of the country. There are several different
factors that have positive as well as negative impacts on the travel and tourism sector of the UK
and Scotland; these different factors are also discussed effectively in this following report.
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TASK 1
1.1 EXPLAIN THE KEY HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TRAVEL AND
TOURISM SECTOR IN GENERAL WITH A FOCUS ON THE UK
The sector of travel and tourism has been changed drastically in the last few years due to the
several historical developments. The changes in the travel and tourism sector of the United
Kingdom have enhanced positively the economic conditions as well as the GDP of the nation.
An assortment of historical developments has taken place within the sector of travel and
tourism since the previous few eras (Amaro, et al. 2015). The key historical developments in the
sector of travel and tourism of the UK have been classified into several different sections.
These sections of the historical developments are as follows:
POST INDUSTRIAL SITUATION
There have been several significant steps and activities that are involved in the post-industrial
situation of the United Kingdom. These diverse activities and steps enhance the
interconnectivity between the different areas as well as the economic transactions of the
nation (Anna, 2016). UK has always been the nation with a lot of traffic for the trade and
purchase purposes and thus the post-industrial situation of the UK was well established.
POST WAR DEVELOPMENTS
UK is considered as the center of significance, finance, and culture. Thus, the prosperity and the
reputation of the city entail the country. UK has experienced the period of several wars and the
government of nation has released almost all the terrorists of the nation so that they can return
to their respective home countries like China, Hongkong, etc. After the completion of wars, the
nation and the travel and tourism sector has to face several economic crises.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
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With the changing time periods and eras, there have been a lot of changes in the travel and
tourism and tourism sector. The modes of transportation have been immensely changed and
developed with time. The different modifications in the modes of transportation that took place
include; carts, buses, trains, airplanes, jets, ships, etc. (Barkauskas, et al. 2015).
Thus, these are some of the key historical developments that took place in the travel and
tourism sector with respect to the United Kingdom.
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