Tourism Destinations INTRODUCTION

TOURIST DESTINATIONS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Main tourist destinations and generators of the world..........................................................1
1.2 Statistics to determine visitor destination trends and future trends.......................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Assessment of cultural, social and physical features of tourist destinations.........................5
2.2 Comparison between features of developing and leading visitor place................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Covered in PPT...........................................................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
4.1 Issues that influence the popularity of tourist destinations...................................................8
4.2 Potential for liable tourism to enhance the host community at worldwide visiting places.10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is one of the indispensable sector for economy of UK and all the other countries
which are having large number of visitor places. In fact it provides jobs, structures, maximum
revenue as well as provides opportunities of investment throughout the nations (Ahmad, 2013).
Basically, overseas travellers selected UK to spend their summer or winter vacations like London
is major or impressive destination for tourist in European market due to its uniqueness. This
report is classified into four different parts for highlighting the importance of tourist destination
at international market and its benefits for entire world. Trip advisor and Virgin holidays limited
both the company is the largest travel site across the globe and provides reasonable holiday
packages to their clients by having their branches in number of countries. Therefore, this
assignment is going to explain the top most destinations of the world and assess the current and
future trends of visiting places with the help of statistics. Later on report also throw few lights on
cultural, physical and social features which is demanded by tourists. Furthermore, it shows the
comparison between leading and currently developed places by highlighting their their
impressive characteristic. Last but not the least assignment also explain various issues which
affect popularity of destinations.
TASK 1
1.1 Main tourist destinations and generators of the world
Tourism plays a very vital role in the success of world economy because of impressive
destination which attract millions of customers and helps in generating maximum revenue in a
minimum time period (Armenski and et.al., 2011). UK is growing and developing its nation in a
fastest way by introducing innovative ideas which attract number of clients and helps an
organization in profit maximization process. Trip advisor is considered as a one of the largest
travelling site across the globe by having approximately 315 millions members as well as several
number of positive reviews or feedbacks from travellers due to their best services. Along with
this they offers reasonable hotels, affordable restaurants and also have joint venture with other
travelling companies for acquiring maximum revenue by satisfying needs of tourist.
London is one of the major destinations in UK which supports entire European market
and helps this nation to maximize their income by fulfilling the demand of domestic as well as
foreign customers. Therefore, every year UK experiences number of tourist for example almost
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28.1 million of world travellers due to which Europe comes under top 10 ten tourist destination
and get 6th position in ranking. Moreover, sometime positive reviews and feedbacks of customers
is very advantageous for goodwill of a nation (Beritelli, 2011). Thus, after assessing the statistic
result it has been analysed that USA comes at 7th position by having almost 30.4 billions tourist
in a year, france is also facing a maximum number of tourism in a single year because
approximately eight crore individuals are visiting in France which helps them in lying under top
ten tourist places. Germany is another country which is selected by most of the travellers and
having highest number of a tourist on yearly basis.
Moreover all the above mentioned places have a splendid destinations due to which they
get succeeded in capturing the minds of millions of tourist and generate maximum revenue. For
example in Bali it has been analysed due to expansion in tourism there is increase in employment
opportunities and almost 58000 unemployed people get jobs as well as live their livelihood in a
best way. Apart from this there are several other nations are also there which succeeded in
attracting number of people towards their environment because of historical monuments,
museum, nature etc. Hence top most destinations of various countries is described as follows
with approx. data.
Ranking Nation Places for
tourists
Visitors
number
in 2014
Visitors number
in 2013
Amount (USD
billion)
1. France Eiffel
tower,
The Louvre
Arc de
Triomphe
Disney land
75.9
million
76.8 million 46.3
2 USA Walt
Disney
world,
Central
59.6
million
55 million 103.5
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