Global Tourism Destinations: Trends and Characteristics

ICON College of Technology and Management
Department of Travel & Tourism Management
BTEC HND in Travel and Tourism Management
Coursework
Global Tourism Destinations
Tutor: Ramsurrum Nishi
Submitted by Mihaela Cucos
ID No: 16441
Session: September 2019
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
LO1..................................................................................................................................................5
Interpretation of statistics to present an overview of the nature and trends ................................5
Characteristics of key tourist generating and receiving areas of world.......................................8
LO 2...............................................................................................................................................10
Specific reasons for growth of key global tourism generating and receiving area of the world
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Compare and contrast the difference between emerging global destination in relation to stages
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LO 3...............................................................................................................................................14
Investigate the role and responsibilities of key international organisations in the development
of global tourism........................................................................................................................14
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................16
Review the significance of various threats, issues and challenges to the future development of
global tourism............................................................................................................................16
CONCLUSISON ...........................................................................................................................17
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................19
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INTRODUCTION
Global tourism is refers as tourism out of the national border which are enjoys by
passengers in their vacations. There are different places to see which make feel good to
customers and create a clean and clear picture in people's mind. Global tourism destination is
related with physical place or area that attracts people to see wonderful places and build a
wonderful experiences (Brondoni, 2016). It helps to enhance the value of geographical area and
national borders by providing good quality of services to customers. To understand about global
tourism destination Melia White House Hotel has been selected that provides wide range of
services to its customer by crossing the national border. This report discusses about trends of
tourism, characteristics of key tourist generating and receiving area of world, specific reason for
growth and difference between range of global tourism destination. Further this report cover, role
and responsibilities of international organisation, several threats issue that challenges to future
development of global tourism.
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Main Body
LO1
Interpretation of statistics to present an overview of the nature and trends
Global tourism refers as temporary movement of people for the purpose of leisure
recreational that make people happy. This is the interconnection between tourist and tourism
destination where people spent their precious time with their family and enjoys life. Tourism are
considers as a person who stays and travels from their own place to other place and creatine a
value. There are many changes arrived in market, environment and trend that can be challenges
for organisation (Mendola and Volo, 2017). Such changes occurs due to various characteristics,
factors and features of tourist destination. Due to changes in environment and trend of market
number of tourist has been increased. In world, different countries are exists such as Canada,
Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Australia, Norway, France, India, Russia, Mexxico, Brazil
etc. It has been seen that in UK there 37.9 million, in France 86 million, in US 79.62 million, in
Spain 82.6 million, in China 141.2 million, in Italy 63million, in Turkey 39.5million, in
Germany 62.7 million, in Mexico 41.4 million people were visited the different destination in the
2018 which help to increase the economical condition of country. There has many destination to
see and which attracts people towards themselves. In countries have various tourist destination
which are responsible for increasing number of visitors. The table shows the number of visitors
in top countries of 2015-2018 that are showing the increasing number of visitors such as:
Country Tourist
destination or
cities
Number of
Arrivals 2016
Number of
Arrivals 2017
Number of
Arrivals 2018
Source of
information
United
Kingdom
Lake district
Scottish
highlands
London
Cambridge
37.6 million 39 million 37.9 million Statics of
visitors in UK,
2019.
France Toulouse 84 million 80 million 86 million Statics of
visitors in
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