The Travel and Tourism Sector : Sample Assignment
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TRAVEL AND TOURISMSECTOR
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1LO1..................................................................................................................................................11.1Historical Developments in Travel and Tourism sector........................................................11.2Structure of travel and tourism sector....................................................................................2LO2..................................................................................................................................................32.1Function of Government, Sponsored bodies and International Agencies..............................32.2Influences of national and local policy for the success of travel and tourism sector.............32.3Implications of political change on travel and tourism sector...............................................4LO3..................................................................................................................................................53.1Factors affecting tourism demand..........................................................................................53.2Changes in demand to meet demand......................................................................................6LO4..................................................................................................................................................74.1Positive and negative economic, environmental and social impact on tourism.....................74.2Strategies required to reduce the negative impact:................................................................8
INTRODUCTIONTravel and tourism sector are main industries and gives the major output in the globaleconomy of the world. Tourism can phrased as visiting to spas and resorts, planning for worldtour and group visits by business delegates to big hotels. Tourism and travelling can be withinthe country or outside the nation. It is mainly for entertainment purpose and pleasure reason. Ithas both outgoing and incoming implications based on country's payment mode (Bradley, 2016).After recession period tourism suffered from an economic slowdown. This business is almost2000 years old and Roman tourism thrived with its empire. Major factors that forced travel andtourism were health and culture. People who could afford high payments visited spas ans seasidewhich benefited the country's economy.LO11.1Historical Developments in Travel and Tourism sectorCovered in Poster1.2Structure of travel and tourism sectorStructure of travel and tourism sectorTransportation : It is an important feature as ithelps the tourists to reach appropriatedestination. Many transport services are usedlike Railways, taxis, airlines, cruise lines etc.Accommodation : Accommodation is a needfor tourists as the tourists decide where theyhave to stay after reaching their destination(Katic, Klarin and McDonald, eds., 2014).Different organisation provide different modesof accommodation with extra services to attractvisitors. Camping grounds, resorts and hotelsare mainly acquired by the high profiletourists.Information and Coordination : TouristsWholesalers and tour operations : wholesalersand tour operators grab a large area in thissector as they provide bulk services andpackages to them. For e.g. Thomas Cookprovides a complete travel package and itsservices include attractions, flight expenses,tours and many more things.Overseas destinations and local both aresupported by these operators. Local operatorprovide a day trip to particular decideddestination. Thus tour operators play animportant in this sector.Main attractions : Tour operators combineattractions in their package tours(Ridderstaat,1
always require some information when theyvisit some new place. In this context varioussub sectors provide support to them. Thesesectors are tour guides, tourism authorities,tourists information centre etc. Guides provideproper view of the place to the visitors.Oduber, Nijkamp, and Martens, 2014).Attractions are the special motivation for anytype of destination. Some of the well knownattractions are parks & zoo, BuckinghamPalace, Art galleries, Madam Tussads etc.Meetings and events : Conferences ,exhibitions and large scale meetings areconducted globally. These events are costly ,momentous and have been termed as MICE.Travel agents : Travel agents areintermediators and sell tourism services. It isobvious that a visitor would approach a travelagent for its complete planning andinformation.LO22.1Function of Government, Sponsored bodies and International Agencies. Visa application, queuing airport, infrastructure and planning are some of theperspectives involved in Government policies which are implies in tourism sector. For thegrowth and development of successful tourism sector strategic decisions are taken by thegovernment bodies (Kim, Prideaux and Timothy, 2016). It pulls tourism which enacts social,industrial, cultural , economic and infrastructure sector. Government makes policies to maketheir trip more easier and enjoyable. Economically, tourist destination are converted to populardestination so that more tourists get attracted and strengthens the country's economy.Government helps in the popularity of the main attractions which results in the better outcome.Improving the country socially, showcasing the different cultures of the country, attracts manypeople from all around the globe. Changes in the infrastructure and industries revolutionize thissector and help to witness this sector by the visitors. Government promotes visitors, they can bebusiness leaders or simple people from all around the world and enjoy the holiday destinations.When more and more tourists participate in tourism sector then popularity of the country2
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