Tourism Industry: Challenges & Trends

This assignment delves into the complexities of the global tourism industry, examining the multifaceted challenges and emerging trends shaping its landscape. It requires a critical analysis of various aspects, including economic fluctuations, technological advancements, sustainability concerns, and evolving consumer behavior. Students are expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the sector's dynamics and provide insightful recommendations for navigating these complexities.

The Travel and Tourism
Sector

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO1.........................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Key historical developments in the travel and tourism sector..........................................3
1.2 The structure of the travel and tourism sector..................................................................4
LO2 ........................................................................................................................................4
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................4
2.3 The implications of political change on the travel and tourism sector in different countries
................................................................................................................................................4
LO3 ........................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Factors affecting Tourism demand...................................................................................5
3.2 Supply has changed to meet effects of demand................................................................5
LO4 ........................................................................................................................................6
4.1 The main positive and negative economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism6
4.2 Strategies that can be used to minimize the negative impacts while maximizing the
positive impacts......................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In tourism, it is major component for the overall businesses . This begin and carry photos
at reputable sites like hotels,places etc. companies provides schemes for expansive packages in
travelling to attract tourists. This report shows that travelling businesses growing very fast but
this also have some negative and positive impacts on social ,economic and environment and this
also increase the hostility. Travelling makes income for local peoples and their community so
community will use that income for in health,schools etc. The history in some series displays that
developments in travelling in different different century times. Some effecting factors,strategies
for increasing tourists , positive and negative impacts on travel and tourism sector are studied in
this report.
LO1
1.1 Key historical developments in the travel and tourism sector
In tourism services at historical is categorized in different ways which are as above :
1)Around 1945, 2)1945-1979, 3)1980-today. 1) Around 1945 : In old times around sixteenth
century man's lives in old ways like in some kings rural communities, so they are rarely move
from one place to another(Becker, 2016). Starting at before the enterprises change that makes
very limited and slow at 18 in development for industries in urban times. After some time in
1950s travelling spreading and converting to the enterprises incompatible and includes
spas,resorts places at travelling and tourism sector, tour agencies was changed and operated
individually. Some agencies selling tickets for railways and airlines with some packages or
schemes.
2) After 1945 to 1979 : Around 90s ,some collection of components like amount of
holidays prices are increase, already payable schemes for holidays,improvements,
growth,performance of schemes and growth at air transport which alls are joint to provide some
schemes for arise possibilities for travelling (Prebežac, Schott and Sheldon, 2016). All this are
different from the available markets teams at in 50's.
3) 1980-today : Using Air transports growing more fastly (Ghimire, 2013). Nevertheless,
this is only part, as not a systematic trafficking accrued as notices which creates more estimation
in some percentages for the changeable criteria around 80s and 50s. This is the section of
packages movement some agencies developing their own services and packages.

1.2 The structure of the travel and tourism sector
In the structure of in travellings using Leipers model consists five systematic components
for travelling industries which are 1) Diving travellers, 2) Region of travellers, 3) Route region,
4) travellers destination and 5) back to the destination of travellers. At basic,in travel industry
contains components like man and then after these things are geographic or may be enterprises
which relates transport for travellers which acts in this travelling sector provides facilities for the
travellers (Tribe, 2015). After that self understanding of tourists for instructive. This is like
socially,economically etc. Some temporary conflicts which update the route and some things in
travelling in the package schemes, need for formed travelling discussion, power of some
expansion in travelling from the tourists and protection in social ,economic etc. which effects in
travelling. Three important elements in tourism is tourists, geographical elements and tourism
industry. Tourism is playing the key role of the system. Geographical elements, this may like
goal which is mostly observable that happen in travelling industry. Tourism industry ,
comprising mixture of businesses and an enterprises which are responsible for supplying the
tourism products and services.
LO2
Covered in PPT
2.3 The implications of political change on the travel and tourism sector in different countries
Travelling is increasingly with speeds,specifically in some areas where the some
travellers like to go in political which is not stable in some range are intervention with some
economically insidious in some countries economy simple terms travelling is a system where
some countries make money which includes political,social etc. In some areas, the visitors
number is characterized before the activity of operating of the political system travelling in
some areas for visiting its attraction,region splendours and some beautiful waterfalls or other
things at that place. In China, in travelling it is widely spreading from last some years
(Guttentag, 2015). Some middle class families in an emergency and not permission for moving
at some areas by the Chinese governments fuelling in industry of travelling. China is the famous
and fabulous for travelling markets which are different. In the world peoples mostly like to go in
the china.

LO3
3.1 Factors affecting Tourism demand
Some factors which affects in travelling industry , knowledgeable update of peoples
related the travelling and queries rise alteration will growing the demand and impact at the
tourism sector like are economic, socially ,technology etc. Exchange limits from BIP detected
some things like lose jobs risks, the risk of job is an example for Economy. Example for politics,
The enlargements of the EU, taxation and environment. Age structure, migration and educational
level is lie in demographic alteration (Michailidou, Vlachokostas and Moussiopoulos, 2016).
Terrorism, epidemic diseases and earth quakes are consisting in crisis and threats. Technology
consider communication at transport and data, as more ,peoples must carry their money into
account for some conflicts approaching some normal updates for client knowledge and at the end
travellers self and travelling agencies understanding and which makes more demands at
travelling like some products quality, capabilities and prices.
3.2 Supply has changed to meet effects of demand
In Travellings sectors,agencies are concentrates peoples requests and their demands in
the way of travelling for providing services is actually overlooked. Providing services aspect as
structured by some things which is important like attraction,serve services, data,transportation
areas, etc(Eugenio-Martin and Inchausti-Sintes, 2016). Most essential element in travelling is
attraction in travelling and its providing services for reconstruct travelling sectors and it is very
typical and complex mixture some normal comforts, constructive areas,access some sectors
which are private for the business activity. Some opportunities that fulfil leisure which is based
on travel requests. Some reconstructive areas spacing on the account for size of geographic and
population etc. capability use for clarification as main key changeable in the way of dependency
at travelling. Some outer components may effects on travelling requests for do some moving
capability in travelling and encouragements. Clients activity is effecting on over all process for
travelling or it may be affect on external factor as well as internal.
LO4
4.1 The main positive and negative economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism
In travelling tourism effects on some things like at social, economically and may be
environmentally must not unscalable. If the propery is harmed by any traveller then it affects on

the culture ,environment(randon-Jones, Lewis, et.al, 2016). Some tourism like in social has got
great influence by the social group. In travelling, it is also focuses on point of
peace ,understanding of peoples, their privacy, cultures,customs etc. Some beneficial elements in
travelling is developed positive attitude, learning about different culture, decreasing negative
thinking and develop friendships among peoples, pride, understanding, etc. others develop self
knowledge regard for travelling and at the last physical satisfaction with some adventures.
Socio interacts local areas peoples and travellers and increase the
knowledge,learning,respects etcetera for both (About Travel and Tourism Industry, 2016). Some
local peoples are make profit via contribution of tourists for making money for surviving their
lives and also some communities take benefit for the improvement of the environment
infrastructure. Some communities use that income in several sectors like libraries, in health, for
schools etc. and also helping for the traditions and some handicrafts which are connected to their
locality.
4.2 Strategies that can be used to minimize the negative impacts while maximizing the positive
impacts
When the tourists visits peoples region and places related to that culture so it makes
people feel proud and using tourism it can also add some tension, and intuition . Requests of
tourists as a critical force for this part are magnified (Abel and Mudzonga, 2016). So this is also
makes tourists to become a world together. Here this all the things like for economy and social
impacts on their areas and their communities which depend on the tourists income. For the most
travellers book packages fees for tours are go through the air transport, hostility,resorts etc. Some
other ways hotels and resorts like to store foods for tourists to fulfil and satisfy them which
increase the income for farmers and their places local peoples . Using travelling is consider the
quality to attract more tourists on the range of to affect culture. The modification of assets can
make more benefits and negative impacts which comes in the development ,reconstruction of
places or such things artificially . Represent culture to the tourists it can also make more popular
but also weak the culture. Motivating tourists for visiting cultures and regions is also make
money and respect for the local peoples and their community.
Negative as well as positive things impacts on local environment. Travelling on these
days growing widely. (Khan, 2014). This can done by motivating peoples for travelling and

provides some packages and offering schemes to attract tourists. In travelling this industry
rapidly growing and it is more friendlier for environment.
CONCLUSION
In this report is emphasised norms that industry in travelling is rapidly growing very
widely and it make income for the local peoples and local community which make more
opportunity for creating jobs and also reduce unemployment in many areas. History for travelling
is chunky enlargement, time period of large growth discontinued by age. In travel industry it
makes connectivity of globalization and update the world at many ways, tourists can develop
growth in economic, trades and makes more income. This makes more stronger cultures ,
encourage peoples,respect,understanding,learning etc. This is impacts positive as well as
negative things on the local peoples and their community.

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