Tourism Principles in Bhutan and Papua New Guinea

This report reviews the current state of tourism in Bhutan and Papua New Guinea, including tourism demand and supply. The push-pull model is applied to determine the level of tourism in the country. The report concludes with an opinion on whether the tourism sector should be promoted in the country.

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Executive Summary
The main purposing of writing this report is review the current state of tourism in Bhutan and
Papua New Guinea. The report will review tourism demand and supply of the stated country. In
this paper I will also apply push-pull model to determine the level of tourism in the country.
I will conclude the report by giving my opinion on whether the tourism sector should be
promoted in the country.

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Contents
1.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................4
2.0 Tourism demand....................................................................................................................................4
3.0 Tourism supply......................................................................................................................................5
4.0 Push-pull model of Destination management organizations..................................................................5
4.1 culture................................................................................................................................................5
4.2 markets..............................................................................................................................................5
4.3 diving.................................................................................................................................................6
4.4 factors that motivate people to travel to Bhutan and Papua New Guinea...........................................6
5.0 Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................7
6.0 Reference...............................................................................................................................................8

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1.1 Introduction
Tourism is the fast growing sector which has boosted the developing of Bhutan and
Papua New Guinea countries. Estimates of 2 million visits Papua New Guinea every year, 20 %
this go to do business, 30% are just tourists and 17% come to visits friends and families which
make the Bhutan Papua New Guinea to advertise itself intensively as a tourist destination,
(Carrieri, & Fermani, 2018).
2.0 Tourism demand
This is the overall number of the individual that visits a new places away from their
normal place of work and residence to use tourist amenities. Tourism is a field that changes over
time. It differs on various factors that are the market, culture e.tc.
Approximately 70 percent of the holidays of the explorers contribute to the cultural
events during their tour to Papua New Guinea. Though only half of them are purposely visiting
Papua New Guinea mainly for cultural practice. Most of them are just travelling to Papua New
Guinea observes the culture rather than participating in the cultural activities specifically.
In 2016, over 100,000 tourists visited Papua New Guinea which generated revenue of
nearly 35 million us dollars. This made Papua New Guinea to do a lot of investments to attract
tourist, (Kiráľová, 2019).

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3.0 Tourism supply
This is purposely concern with the providing the key essentials of the tourism industry by
the Bhutan and Papua New Guinea. The following are the services that this country provide to
the tourist; cultural attraction, hotels and restaurants. Mostly the resources which are required for
supply range from man-made to natural. In Papua New Guinea there are well-maintained
infrastructure such as accommodations, transportation, and accommodations. Tourism reception
facilities are of higher standards, tourist offices, tour visitors and travel agencies have make
available Bhutan and Papua New Guinea. The distinctive characteristic of tourism supply is the
way the tourist tour Bhutan and Papua New Guinea to enjoy service and product that are offered
by the country (Pike, 2018).
4.0 Push-pull model of Destination management organizations
Push factors are distinguished as the inner forces that make the tourists to look for
activities which make them satisfy their wants whereas pull factors are the forces which make
tourist to be attracted to certain destination.
4.1 culture
Papua New Guinea culture is highly diverse as there are over 800 languages existing.
Dancing, carving, architecture, ornamentation e.tc are the common styles of expressing culture in
Papua New Guinea.
4.2 markets
Tourists value markets as a great draw card of the travel. With the plenty of local foods, crafts
are most on display and can be buy at a favorable price in the Bhutan and Papua New Guinea.
Some of the displays items are beadwork and carving, serving trays, traditional woven baskets,

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paintings on canvas. The enormous market orientation is normally done monthly in Bhutan and
Papua New Guinea, (Pulido & Cruz ,2018).
4.3 diving
Papua New Guinea is questionably one of the common and the best diving destinations in the
global with the coral reef systems which healthier and universal uses. Apart from huge number
of reef sites there are several wrecked aircrafts, world war 11 boats which making ease the
transportation because of the available wreck Diving opportunities.
4.4 factors that motivate people to travel to Bhutan and Papua New Guinea
There are many motives for investing in tourism corresponding to the number of tourist
visiting Bhutan and Papua New Guinea country. Different groups/people take part in tourism for
various determinations. Eventually, each reason comes with distinct tourism demand. The major
common factor is accommodation. The common purposes for travel away from original place of
residence are: to visits relatives and friends, for health treatment, for holidays, leisure and
recreation, to participate in religious practices, (Amerta, Sara, & Bagiada,2018).

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5.0 Conclusion
Research outcome shows that tourism sector enhances the growth development for a
specific country e.g. Bhutan and Papua New Guinea country. This study explores the numerous
factors of the tourism opportunities that favor the tourism at the Bhutan and Papua New
Guinea country. Tourism progress reveals a change pattern over time and a large interaction of
human and the way the nature can change the tourism demand part. Considering the causes of
tourism demand in a small region of Bhutan and Papua New Guinea country would contribute to
the development of literature dynamic of tourism of the same country, ( Belias et alt, 2018).

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6.0 Reference
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Carrieri, D. A., & Fermani, A. (2018). Sustainable accommodation choice in tourism and
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Kiráľová, A. (2019). Sustainable Tourism Marketing Strategy: Competitive Advantage of
Destination. In Sustainable Tourism: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 183-
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Pike, S. D. (2018). Tourism Marketing for Small Businesses. Goodfellow Publishers.
Pulido-Fernández, J. I., & de la Cruz Pulido-Fernández, M. (2018). Proposal for an indicators
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