Tourist Destinations: Analysis, Features, and Trends

Tourist destinations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Analysis of major tourist destinations in the world in terms of visitors...........................1
1.2 Analyse the statistics which determine tourist destination and future trends...................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Analyse cultural, social and physical features of tourist destinations explaining their
appeal to tourists.....................................................................................................................3
2.2 Compare features of developing and leading tourist destinations....................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Analyse issues that affect the popularity of tourist destinations......................................6
4.2 Discuss the potential for responsible tourism to enhance the host community at worldwide
tourist destinations..................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Role of travel and tourism in economic growth is vast and important. This section
provides a particular attention to a specific segment. Travel and tourism sector is having high
growth are and due to this economy of country is also growing well because when one section of
economy grows then it is not only itself grow but it also helps in progress of nation’s economic
growth. Activities that are related to recreation, profession or any other reason whether personal
or professional for visiting a new place are defined as tourism. There are two types of tourism
which are global and domestic or local level tourism. There are many analysis that presents that
tour operating industry is showing not only high growth rate but also have greater profit margins
in industry. This reports is based upon TUI company which is an Anglo-Germen company and
have its headquarter in Hanover, Germany.
TASK 1
1.1 Analysis of major tourist destinations in the world in terms of visitors
TUI company is a well known player in travel and tourism sector that provides a wide range of
services like airlines, hotel, retail stores and cruise ships. Visitors can avail all these facilities
according to their travel plan. There are many places that this tour operator firm offers to its
clients as visiting places are Spain, Italy and France etc. This firm is having around 6 airlines in
European that comprises holiday fleet that is largest in entire Europe and also has 9 operators. It
is been analysed that over the years living standards of people whom are living in United
Kingdom has been increased and due to this growth in travel and tourism sector also measured
because people are having more disposable income that they can spend of purchasing different
travel plans. There is an hike in number of traveller that helps organisations as well as economy
to generate higher rated profit margin and growth. According to a report that was published in
2013, number of travellers was 31.3 billion approx. Which had been increased in 2014 by 32/6
billion. These numbers are also explaining population condition in UK.
As stated above, number of tourists are increasing and due to this companies have sufficient
number of clients but due to emergence of novel tour operator, it is required from Snow Deal
company that they serve some extra and extraordinary to their clients in order to serve them in
most efficient manner. In other words, hike in number is an encouragement to travel
organisations in respect of serving better quality services to association. According to a study, it
was found that number of traveller in USA have shown increment in comparison of China,
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Thailand and Mexico. Because if travel industry UK is also earning a huge revenues that is
helpful in increasing growth rate of country because when a company grows it always serve its
contribution in nation’s growth. In the year 2013, number of global visitors was 177.9 billion,
which shown decrement in the very next year 2014 which was 177.2 billion.
France
This is one of favourite location of visitors and many other people like this and plans to go there
specially once in a lifetime who do not have sufficient fund to visit this type of expensive place
on regular basis. In 2013, around 12 million people have visited this place and this number had
been increased in 2014 and number of people was approximately 55.4 billion.
Turkey
This is a precious place that fascinate many people to come and explore beauty of this place by
wandering and looking for them. People who visited this place was 37.8 billion and this hiked
and reached on the level of 39.8 billion. There are many changes that are to be included in travel
and tourism sector of country.
Thailand
This country has its different uniqueness and this kind of characteristics attracts many visitors
and due to this there are many companies that are availing this situation for generating higher
growth and profit margin in marketplace. Number of Thailand visitors was 41.8 billion in 2013
that got decreased in 2014 and reached number of 38.4 billion.
Hong-Kong
This is one amongst most amazing places of world because of uses of advanced technologies that
fascinates large number of people for visiting nation once. Number of tourist that visit this place
was 42.2 billion in 2013 and this number became 32.5 billion in 2014.
1.2 Analyse the statistics which determine tourist destination and future trends
Year Total Amount of
Travellers
(million)
Expenditure
(Billion)
Average
expend each
visit
Average
expenditure
of nights
each visit
Foreign Cost Balance
(billion)
2003 24.15 € 14.25 €402 8.3 -€ 16.33
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