The Travel and Tourism Sector

The Travel and Tourism Sector

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
LO 1.1 Key Historical developments in travel and tourism sector..............................................1
LO 1.2 Structure of travel and tourism sector.............................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
LO 2.3 Implication of political changes on travel and tourism sector.........................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
LO 3.1 Factors affecting tourism demand...................................................................................6
LO 3.2 Changes in supply to meet changing demand.................................................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
LO 4.1 Positive and negative economic, environmental and social impact of tourism...............8
LO 4.2 Strategies that can be used to minimise negative impact while maximizing the
positives.......................................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

TABLE OF IMAGES
Figure 1: Poster - Historical Developments.....................................................................................2
Figure 2: Poster - Structure of Travel and Tourism Industry..........................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Travel and tourism industry has emerged as one of the key components of any economy.
Various studies and real life situations have stated that a country can grow and develop if its
travel and tourism industry functions at an optimal level (Holloway, 2009). Travelling has
become an integral part of everyday lives of people. Due to this reason importance of this
industry has increased manifolds in recent some years. The present report explores different
aspects of this sector. It sheds light on key historical developments and their impact on the travel
and tourism industry. Further a thorough discussion on influence of local and national
government and international agencies in UK have affected operations of the industry.
TASK 1
LO 1.1 Key Historical developments in travel and tourism sector
Over the years there have been numerous developments due to which this sector has
grown at an exponential rate. Its development through history can be divided into three parts:
“before 1945”, “1945-1979”, and “1980 to current day” (Sharpley, 2006). It is presented in the
following poster presentation.
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