Research Report on Tourist Destinations
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Added on 2019-12-03
Research Report on Tourist Destinations
Added on 2019-12-03
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TABLEOF CONTENTSIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Task 1...............................................................................................................................................31.1 Main tourist destinations and generators of the world..........................................................31.2 Analysis of statistic to determine tourist destination trends and prediction of future trends8Task 2.............................................................................................................................................112.1 Analysis of cultural, social and physical features of worldwide tourist destinations..........112.2 Comparison of features of a developing tourist destination and a leading tourist destination.................................................................................................................................13Task 3 Understand how the characteristic of destinations affect their appeal to tourists..............143.1 Compare the appeal of leading tourist destinations with that of currently developing tourist destinations....................................................................................................................143.2 Evaluate how characteristic of a tourist destination affect its appeal.................................15Task 4 Understand issues likely to affect the popularity of tourist destinations............................164.1 Analyze issues that affect the popularity of tourist destination...........................................164.2 Discuss the potential for response tourism to enhance the host community at the worldwide tourist destination....................................................................................................18References......................................................................................................................................192| P a g e
INTRODUCTIONTourism currently is the fastest growing industry in the economy which contributesaround 15% to 20% in economic growth and prosperity. A range of tourist destinations have beenmentioned in the present research study for the purpose of showcasing trends prevailing in traveland tourism sector (Linn, 2008.). Researcher has also discussed several places and destinationsthat generate incomes of the world in terms of visitor numbers and income generation(Henderson, 2013). Furthermore briefly states cultural, social and physical features of theworldwide tourist destination that appeals tourists the most. Lastly, several issues that affect thepopularity of tourist destination have been discussed and along with that the responses thatdestinations gives to protect the effectiveness of tourism are also mentioned. TASK 11.1 Main tourist destinations and generators of the worldIntroductionEach country in world is famous for different cultural and economical aspects. Similarlyin tourism aspects there are two countries which are famous for their tourist destinations. Thesecountries are England and Spain. There is continuous increase in number of visitors of thesecountries. England is famous for its pervasive culture and interesting history (Henry, 2006). Inaddition to this, England has unique natural environment which attract millions of tourist to thecountry. Spain is popular for its mesmerizing destinations specially in winter. They hold strongposition in global economy for tourism.Main BodyEnglandIn England there are various popular tourist destinations which have millions of visitors.List of these destinations is as follows- Table I: Tourist places in England(Source: ALVA, 2015)3| P a g e
Tourist Places in EnglandNumber of VisitorsYears201420132012British Museum6,695,2136,701,0365,575,946The National Gallery6,416,7246,031,5745,163,902Southbank Centre6,255,799--Tate Modern5,785,4274,884,9395,318,688Natural History Museum5,388,2955,356,8845,021,762Science Museum3,356,0723,316,0002,989,000V&A South Kensington3,180,4503,290,5003,231,700Tower of London3,075,9502,894,6982,444,296Somerset House2,463,2012,398,066-The Library of Birmingham2,414,8601,152,556-In this table destination is ranked in accordance with the number of visitors. In thesetourist destinations some are on top while some are on bottom due to certain aspects(Jayawardena, 2013). Tourism in England is continuously growing. It is generating£106 billionper year. In addition to this it provide employment to more than two million people and further itsupports thousands of business.Description of these reasons is enumerated below-Top places4| P a g e
British Museum, The National Gallery and Southbank Center is famous for historicalaspects. Due to dedicated human history British Museum is always popular place for visit.National Gallery is famous because it has glorious evidence of pre-war history (Jayawardena,2013). Further, its royal collection is also commendable for viewers. Bottom PlacesTower of London, Somerset House and The Library of Birmingham is on bottom of listdue to less popularity between tourist. It is because less promotional activities and developmentof these places (Mehmetoglu, 2004). Regulatory authorities are focused only on populardestinations which reduces visitors of these places. SpainIn Spain there are various tourism destinations which is popular in the world. List ofthese destinations is as follows- Table II: Tourists places in Spain(Source: ALVA, 2015)Tourist DestinationNumber of visitorsAlhambra2400000A Merida Roman Theatre2100000Belchite1900000Baelo Claudia1530000El Escariol1450000Monasterio de Piedra1400000These places are famous for sustainability and unique environment (Henry, 2006).Top placesIn Spain top tourist destination is Alhambra, A Merida Roman Theatre and Belchite.5| P a g e
These destinations are have highest tourists which can be noticed through following graph-Bottom PlacesBottom three places are Baelo Claudia, El Escariol and Monasterio de Piedra. This isshown in below graph- 6| P a g e
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