UK Tourism: Inbound and Domestic Impact

This assignment examines the potential impacts of two key factors – terrorism and the strength of the Pound – on the future of inbound and domestic tourism in the UK. It highlights the negative effects of terrorism on visitor numbers and emphasizes the importance of robust security measures. The assignment also discusses how economic fluctuations, particularly a strong Pound, can influence tourist flows. It concludes by stressing the need for the UK to employ various tools and techniques to attract more visitors and provide high-quality facilities at competitive prices.

The UK as a Destination

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
P2 Needs of inbound and domestic visitors to UK.....................................................................1
P3 Features and facilities that attract visitors to three UK destinations......................................2
M1 How UK destination attracts inbound and domestic visitors and meets their needs............4
D1 Effectiveness of UK destination in meeting needs of inbound and domestic visitors..........4
P4 How internal and external factors can affect UK inbound and domestic tourism.................4
M2 How three factors are currently affecting UK inbound and domestic tourism.....................5
D2 The potential impacts of two factors on the future of UK inbound and domestic tourism...6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
United kingdom has different types of tourist destination which captures large number of
visitors from entire globe. It is the most popular tourist destination that provide effective and
attractive services to travellers. This project report is based on a proper destination UK and
includes different facilities and features that attract inbound and domestic visitors. The project is
reflect tourists need and their want according to their different motivation to visit a country. It
determines various facilities and that a country provide to tourist to get effective growth in their
economy (Wang and Pizam, 2011). At last it represent how internal and external factors affect on
inbound and domestic tourism of UK.
P2 Needs of inbound and domestic visitors to UK
For a tourist destination it is required that they understand needs and wants of both
domestic and inbound tourists. For this process it is very important to understand meaning of
inbound and domestic visitors-
Inbound visitors – They are the type of tourists who enter in a different country from their own
to analyse and explores different experience. As per this report two different inbound visitors as
a couple of china who wants to visit capital of UK and a another group of Students from USA
who comes to attending a sport events in UK. Need and wants of both of them will be very
different as -
 Access to information – It is very important for tourist To access proper information of
the designation that they visit. For Couple who comes from china will needs to access
information of attractive and facilitating location in London and in other hand group of
student will needs to collect information of location where sports events are conducts.
 Accommodation Range – This is a important factor in which tourist want to get
attractive range of accommodation with more services. In this process Couple who
coming from china will show their interest to get facilitating accommodation that need to
be near with their desired location and group of student will show their interest to get
accommodation services in effective cost and near by their own location (Laws, 2011).
 Cost and Standards – Measurement of cost and standard will be different to each and
every one because a couple who coming from china will desire to get proper services of
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food, accommodation and further activities but group of student will desired to spend
less amount and standard cost of various services.
 Transport – This is a most important aspect of tourism because each and every tourist
wants a effective transport that help them to explore each and every place without any
inconvenience.
Domestic visitors – they are the type of people who take short break to explores their own
country with their family. As per this report two different kind of tourist visitors going to visit
their own country with different motive. One is a family with young children who wanting a day
visit in a theme park and second is retired couple who want a week's stay in a city.
 Access information – For a family who wants to visit theme park will desire to get
proper information of facility and services that they can get from the place in other hand
retired couple who want to spend a week in city will collect information of hotel where
they can easily get effective services in attractive cost (Burrell, 2016).
 Cost and standard – This a most effective tool that helps to select proper destination
from various option. For cost all the visitor will show their interest to to get effective
services in standard cost that they can easily afford.
 Transport – for family who wants to spend one day in theme park will not be more
concern for transport because they will already assure their location where they want to
go but for retired couple transport play important tourism tool if they want to visit various
places of city.
P3 Features and facilities that attract visitors to three UK destinations
UK has lots of tourist destination that attract lots of visitors in worldwide. It includes
different kind of motive for various visitors who explore many places. It includes particular
facility that provided to tourist through various changes. There is a brief information of three
different destination in UK-
Coastal resort in UK – Black Pool sand
 Location and accessibility - Black pool sand is a beach in Dartmouth, England nearby
the village of Blackpool. This is place is very appropriate for inbound and domestic
visitors who wants to spend their time at natural destination of UK.
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 Natural feature – This is the most attractive coastal resort in UK which is surrounded by
evergreen and natural treasures. For inbound visitors who wants to stay in fresh air for
some time can explore this place.
 Built attraction- To attract more inbound and domestic tourists, tourism corporation
develop this place more through various facilities. This place is award winning family
destination with blue sea that giving them more moderate and attractive feel.
 Facilities – At this tourist destination various cafe and lounges are located to providing
different facilities for tourists. This is the only reason that attract more visitors here.
There is some accommodation facilities also available for Inbound visitors (Bregoli and
Chiappa, 2013).
Countryside area – Lake district
 Location and accessibility – This place is known as Lakeland of specific place because
its covered by mountain and lakes in North west England. This a popular holiday
destination for people want to explore natural beauty of different places.
 Natural feature - This place is known by it natural features and beauty that provide
leisure experience to visitors. Lake district is situated between the fascinating mountains
and beautiful lake that attract each and everyone easily.
 Built attraction- This place is also known as Lake district National park that covers a
large amount of land and highest mountain range of England. Its natural features easily
attracts domestic and inbound tourists.
 Facilities – At this place all the accommodation and travelling facilities are situated for
visitors. This place is coat and feature attractive for each age group tourist (Tilly, 2011).
Historical and cultural town and city – Oxford
 Location and accessibility – Oxford is the most beautiful historical English town in
South East region of England. This place is general known by Oxford university. It is the
52nd largest city in UK.
 Built attraction- This city is build their own impact in worldwide as the home of Oxford
university. This destination attract more students group for visit this place for educational
tour. It is the oldest university in the English speaking world.
 Facilities – This place provides more appropriate material and tools for students to
enhance their knowledge criteria. This place is also known as “City of dreaming spires”.
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M1 How UK destination attracts inbound and domestic visitors and meets their needs
Black Pool sand is a seaside resort which is located in North west England. This is a most
attractive coastal resort in UK. This place is highly attract to domestic and inbound visitors who
want to explore different food, sea side travelling and natural beauty. This place is accomplish
for various facilities for Youngsters who wants to enjoy drinks, foods and music at a particular
place. For family, this place provide different facility for kids and young people such as sea side
ride and standard cost food quality. Black Pool sand is also a tourist destination for Couple who
wants various facilities at a specific place. At this place various accommodation facilities are
also provide to tourists for getting all facilities easily. It is the the place which is provide
cultural feel to old age people with the beauty of nature also. At this place all domestic and
inbound tourist can easily explore different experience (Bloch, 2011).
D1 Effectiveness of UK destination in meeting needs of inbound and domestic visitors
UK is most attractive tourist destination in world wide. Black Pool sand is also a tourist
destination of UK which provide effective services to tourist with its natural beauty. For this
place tourism corporation want to improve various facilitating things that helps to attract more
visitors easily. At this place they can conduct some cultural activities for their domestic visitors
who can enjoy all the tourist events of the country. For youngsters they can improve quality of
their foods and drinks from other countries that attract them to come again. To attract families
and old people, they can organise cultural and traditional events as well as attracting cost for
their facilities.
P4 How internal and external factors can affect UK inbound and domestic tourism
Internal and external factor of a country can easily affect their inbound and domestic
tourism activities easily. All these factors are negatively and positively impact on tourism of
country in such as -
Internal factor – These are the in build factors of a country that relate to day by day activities of
their economy. All these factors are directly impact on inbound and domestic visitors amount in
a country. There are various internal factors of a country can be -
 Accessibility- For a country its natural beauty, historical places and attractive places can
be their strength that attract more customers toward the country. In this process their cost
and standards also make their different image in competitive tourism world. It also
includes rail, sea, air and travelling by plane facility (Butler, 2011).
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 Terrorism - In UK some terrorist activities, improper holiday package and consequential
changes can negatively impact on tourism activities. These kind of activities build threat
and insecurity in visitors mind which is reduce number of tourist in the economy. This
process negatively affects on economy growth.
External factors – These factors are uncontrollable but it can be overcome or reduces by
specific strategy and planning of country. External factor needs to accomplish it demand through
various procedures -
 Competition from other destination- In this process government play a most important
role to make their country more ethical from other competitions. These factors are
regulated by the government of the country top implement various activities properly in
the country. These factors are includes different law, act, cultural activities and ethical
issues that neds to be followed by inbound and domestic visitors as well. For example all
the tourist need to rolling in accordance of law as all historical places are not allowed
their visitors to harm its property. If they do so then some penalty will be enforced.
 Weather - These factors are all related to the various kind of changes in the cultural
activities and changes in weather that can impact on its tourism industry. Through this
process visitors can easily affected in negative and positive manner (Mena, 2011).
M2 How three factors are currently affecting UK inbound and domestic tourism
In a country all the internal and external factors are directly affect number of tourist.
There is brief information of some factors that are affecting UK tourism such as -
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Recession and strength of Pound – It is includes changes in the rate of pound for a
particular country. Less pound of m money will be affecting less appealing. This is the one most
common factor that affect inbound tourism.
Terrorism – This factor is negatively affects inbound and domestic tourism of the
country. It build threat and insecurity ion visitors mind toward country.
Weather – it is the most important factors that affect tourism industry of a country easily.
In this visitors faces various kind of inconvenience from travelling one country to another one.
D2 The potential impacts of two factors on the future of UK inbound and domestic tourism
From the above three factors, two different factor can impact future of UK for inbound
and domestic tourism. There are two different factor are given below such as-
 Terrorism – Terrorism is the negative factor of a country that can reduce number of
visitors in tourism industry. So for this country need to take strict action to
implementation all their activities properly.
 Recession and strength of Pound – It is a important factor that can easily invites lots of
visitors in their country (Sengupta and Thakkar, 2011).
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that tourism destination of UK take a large
place in world wide. For them it is very important to use various tool and technique to attract
more inbound and domestic visitors and providing them more facilities in standard cost.
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