The Contemporary Travel and Tourism Industry

This document provides an overview of the contemporary travel and tourism industry, including key milestones, components, and the interrelationship between accessibility, accommodation, and attraction. It discusses the development policies, product development, and technological advancements in this field. The document also includes references for further reading.

Unit 1: The Contemporary
Travel and Tourism Industry

Table of Contents
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
ACTIVITY ONE.............................................................................................................................3
Key milestone..............................................................................................................................3
The component of travel and tourism..........................................................................................4
Interrelationship between Accessibility, Accommodation and Attraction. ................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

MAIN BODY
ACTIVITY ONE.
The UK government has realized the various level of importance for development of
travel and tourism which is having the major impacts in development of economy in more
signifiant way. The country has started to make various level of development policy which is
impacting economy in more fruitful manner.
Key milestone
Development of Tourism Act 1969: this has lead to establishments of the British authority ans
the English tourism council which is now at present rate being merged in visit Britain. Scotland
and Wales have responsibility of developing more tourism and travel in Britain.
Air Passenger Duty (APD) 1996:
it is the type of tax which is being imposed by government of UK for all passengers who are
flying out in UK. In the year 1996 this duty has been reduced in ways to economy flights which
resulted as removing barrier to growth or inbound tourism. However, in year 2006 it was again
increased in higher manner.
Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992:
In this all UK your operators are subjected to be lying under the Package Travel regulation which
have clearly in level haver outline the various level of responsibilities which are been related to
customers.
Product development
Holiday Camps: in the years between 1945 -1960, the holiday camp has been accounted up-to
60% of holiday market. Now there are more wants to be the sunshine of abroad.
Destination Development 1966: the more development of destination as the place of travel and
tourism has been identifies as the major measure to increase the travel at present era. This shaped
travel and tourism by caning the level of awareness reading's to tourism sector.
Technological Development 1990:
Transport Development:

Air Travel: This has development such as the Boeing jets which fly at lesser time and along with
increase in capacity. Then there is more of super planer Airbus which is considered t low cost
airlines such as Ryanair and easy jet.
Rail Travel: there is more development of the channel tunnels along with high speed trains as
These trains were much faster and cleaner and could carry much greater loads.
Road Travel: after 1960, roads are maintained well along with car and buses running more
smooth to run well as development is majorly tasking place.
Lifestyle Changes: there is change in the perseverance of lifeline styler which is creating a
major impacts in development of travel and tourism in UK. Such as the change in holiday patter
along with increase in income and experimentation and improved level of educationist in tourist
The component of travel and tourism
The component of travel and tourism which is having the major impacts in order to have
development of this industry in more effective and efficient way. The basic 3 A's
Accessibility (Reachability/Transportation) as which means with regard to have the
reachability towards the particulate level of destination which various means of transportation.
The transportation should be more level of regular, economic along with being more comfortable
nad economical.
Accommodation: it is considered to place where the tourist have level of providence in sense of
healthier and effective food, shelter which tends to fit in its economical solution along with
availability of various amenities which makes the travel more mensurable in lifer time
development .
Attraction (Locale)- it is been considered as one of the important aspect for development of
travel and tourism in more effective sense. It is conation of level of attraction which makes
tourist more level of effective ways in increasing the sense of responsibility amusing local people
to have better offering. In more of fashion is considered to be important factor as the tourists
used to have proper belongingness and demand in scattering the voracious level of attraction of
tourist and amnesties. The country has started to make various level of development policy
which is impacting economy in more fruitful manner.
Interrelationship between Accessibility, Accommodation and Attraction.
These are having major consideration in dependingly the voracious aspects of
development of travel and tourism which will impacts it growth and contribution to economy. As

above attraction has been considered as one of the important aspect for development of travel
and tourism in more effective sense. This will lead major level of attraction of tourist to visits the
place at sense of enjoyment. But lacks of transportation will makes the null the reachability
towards the particulate level of destination which various means of transportation. At last the
place where tourist have reaches the place there is major need of accommodation to be spent
days there to enjoyer the pleasant climate and beauty of place. The accommodation have major
re sense of responsibility of provident healthy food and maternities which makes travel more
pleasurable.

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