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Here, in this particular study, number of tourists visiting the destination and revenue generated from them has been considered in regard of Royal Borough of Greenwich and Italy. Both of these countries are considered as crucial tourist destinations and have created opportunities for tourism in historical, cultural and social factors (O’Driscoll, 2008). It can be evaluated that tourist plan to visit Royal Borough of Greenwich and Italy destinations that are famous and involve features like heritage, culture and scenic beauties etc.

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................3A.............................................................................................................................................3B. ...........................................................................................................................................5TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5A.............................................................................................................................................5B.............................................................................................................................................7TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8A.............................................................................................................................................8B.............................................................................................................................................8TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9A.............................................................................................................................................9B...........................................................................................................................................10CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTIONTourist attraction can be regarded as the places where individuals visit due to theirinterests and beauty. Travel and tourism sector is considered as one of the fastest growingindustry in the world. Thus, government of different countries are more focused on promotingdifferent destinations through internet sources or social media sites so that tourists from all overthe world can visit the destination. This in turn help the economy to grow at a faster rate. Forinstance, important destinations are always connected with history, culture and social tourism. inregard to this, it is crucial for local authorities to develop the place in order to attract visitors anddevelop brand image of that place in the minds of travelers (Chi and Qu, 2008). Here, in this particular study, number of tourists visiting the destination and revenuegenerated from them has been considered in regard of Royal Borough of Greenwich and Italy.However, Royal Greenwich is one of the most popular destinations of London and attractstourists from all around the world. Both of these countries are considered as crucial touristdestinations and have created opportunities for tourism in historical, cultural and social factors(O’Driscoll, 2008). TASK 1 A.It can be evaluated that tourist plan to visit Royal Borough of Greenwich and Italydestinations that are famous and involve features like heritage, culture and scenic beauties etc.Moreover, in order to determine the world's leading tourist destination i.e. Royal Borough ofGreenwich and Italy have been considered in the study. It is essential to investigate visitor’sprofile, number of tourists visiting the destination, revenue generated etc. that helps in analyzingit as best destination of the world (Pawitra, 2008). Following are the destinations such as-Royal Borough of Greenwich- It is built on the bank of river “Thames” in South EastLondon and possess a stunning location with wide range of attraction points and openspaces that offers varied cultural experiences. Tourism within Royal Greenwichgenerates an approx. amount of 774 million Pound every year and provides various jobopportunities for local people. It involves variety of traveler destinations that involves O2arena, Britain's only urban cable car, London's prettiest royal park and Prime Meridianof the World longitude zero (Petia and Peter, 2004). However, It states that 18 millionpeople visit Greenwich every year. Italy- It is one of the best destination that attracts varied people from all around theglobe. About 47.7 million tourists visited Italy in 2013 thereby, it became fifth best place
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in the world. Most of the travelers visit this place because of its rich heritage, culture andart. It also consist of world famous monuments and buildings that attracts art lovers andarchaeologists. IN 2013, tourists spend around 33.3 million Euros while in 2012 thatwas nearly to 32.6 billion Euros (Cracolici and Nijkamp, 2009). Tourist destination of Greenwich Main touristattraction Number ofvisitors in2013Number ofvisitors in2012Amountspend in2013 Amountspend in2012Kind ofvisitor1O2 Arena 289469824442965644661147663772Historical 2Urban cable car213813017899743421008028639584Historical 3Royal park67010365575946Free Free Historicaland cultural 4Prime Meridianof the WorldLongitude Zero196576192367Free Free Historical Tourist destination of ItalyTouristattraction Number ofvisitors in2013Number ofvisitors in2012Amount ofcashgenerated2013 (inEuros)Amount ofcashgenerated2012 (InEuros)Type oftravelers1Vatican Museum1741400237870066606600085747200Historicaland art lover2Leaning Towerof Pisa2943412304420037231187.8436781360Historical3Grand CanalVenice135714001358770011397145.89107100000Adventure4St. Peter'sBasilica65413006758700298320000300160000Historicaland religious5Colosseum8441260855870010019469095200000HistoricalIt can be evaluated that both the assessed destinations Royal Borough of Greenwichand Italy are considered to be the main tourist places which attract wide range of travelers in theyear 2013 as compared to 2012. In addition to this, in terms of revenue generation Royal
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