Contemporary Travel and Tourism

Contemporary Travel
and Tourism

INTRODUCTION
 Hospitality Industry consists of two parts Travel and Tourism industry.
Travel and Tourism industry is very big enterprise having one goal in
common to provide products and services to travellers. It has become on of
the largest civil industry of the world.
 It has become one of major factors of global economy and has contributed
7.6 trillion US dollars in 2016. Travel and tourism industry is divided into
five different parts which includes Lodging operations, food and beverages,
transportation services, retails and activities. It is also important for the
country or region as it generates income from the tourists visiting.

Links between different divers of tourism behaviour
 Social factors: Social factors includes the culture and heritages, this factor attract
the tourist which are fond of it, so these type of tourists choose the destinations
which are famous for their culture and heritages.
 So the patterns in international travel and tourism and their significance on the
industry will choose the destinations which are rich in heritages and culture like
India.
 Geographical factors: Areas climatic conditions, facilities and other amenities
present in a particular geographical area will also have an impact on tourist
behaviour, if a tourist belongs to hot and humid climate he will choose a
destination which cooler and will look for such places and will gain a experience
of it.

Factors of tourism behaviour and their impact
on decision-making
 Heritage and culture: it also plays an important role in decision-making of
tourists. People get attracted towards the various heritage places and towards the
culture of different destinations in order to experience these destinations.
 Seasons: seasons also play an important role in attract the tourist all across
the world. Many tourists attracted because of the season and want to experience
these seasons. Different seasons across the world will attract different tourists
and tourists take decisions as per the season that they want to enjoy
 Wildlife: this is also an important factor for gaining the popularity of
tourists who want to experience the wildlife. An animal and nature lover are
attracted to these destinations. People like to choose a destination which have
diverse wildlife.