Pearson BTEC HND Tourist Destinations: Comparative Analysis Report

This report analyzes tourist destinations, focusing on a comparative study between Europe and India. It begins with an introduction to Virgin Holidays and its services, followed by a comparison of Europe as a leading tourist destination and India as a developing one. The report examines the popularity, types of visitors, and characteristics of these destinations, including economic and physical factors. It also includes a comparison between the United Kingdom and Nepal. The analysis highlights how these characteristics impact the appeal of tourist destinations and references relevant research. The report is a response to a Pearson BTEC HND in Travel and Tourism Management assignment, Unit 9, focusing on tourist destinations and their features.

TASK 3
Tourism Destination

Covered Content
– Introduction
– Current leading tourist destination comparsion with de
veloping destination
– Characteristics of tourist destinantion
– References

INTRODUCTION
 Virgin holidays provide best quality services to each an
d every user.
 They are operating business from 1985, and identify as
major tour operators in UK.
 They are providing various suitable packages for differe
nt places according to destination nature whether they a
re leading or developing.

Current leading tourist destination comparsion with de
veloping destination
Europe is consider as leading tourist destination as there are
multiple number of countries are presented. Europe
government and advisor provide best quality services to their
tourist.
Popularity of Europe between various visitors are high in
nature as families, couples etc. all lead to visit there.

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Thus, on the basis of this thing current leading tourist
destination are consider as Europe where multiple number
of areas are evaluated properly and consider as one of a
most happening place in world. All countries of Europe
fascinate number of visitors whom are belong to distinct
nature. Other hand India is one of a developing tourist
destination because, there are vast range if cultures are
evaluated over there.

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Basis Leading destination
(Europe) Developing
destination (India)
Popularity One the basis of
popularity, every year
there are wide number of
people visits over there. It
stated as and support in
making country as a
leading destination
India is consider as
emerging country on
the basis of
popularity because
there are wide range
of culture are
evaluated over there
which support in
making India popular
in terms of visit

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Type of visitor Europe is consider as one of
a best leading tourist
destination. There are many
families and couples visit over
there just because they want
to spend some leisure time
with their dear ones.
In India, there are many
historical places are
situated like Taj Mahal
as well as multiple
number of cultures
presented. This stated
that research and study
type visitors visit at
such place.

Characteristic of tourist destination impact upon appeals
There are various characteristic are related with various
tourist destinations of differ number of countries which
have to take in account by Virgin Holidays because, these
factors always lead to impacted upon various appeals of
such places.

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Economical characteristic: Economic growth of a country get evaluated
through growth and development of a country as well as its infrastructure.
Europe is consider as best suited place where multiple number of tourist
lead to visit.

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Thus, they have good economic growth according to per
capita income and GDP per person. Thus, its popularity
between tourist enhance growth of a country as well as
number of visitors for Europe are also wide in number just
because there are various places are included in Europe.
Although, tourism companies design their package by
taking all places in consideration.

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Physical characteristic: It includes lack of clean water supply, inadequate sanitation et
c. Thus, if a country have poor physical characteristic then their growth is not appro
priate in nature in context with tourist destination. Europe trip advisor and consultan
t invest more and more in their places as well as government also support them.

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This made a positive impact on visitors and create an approp
riate appeal over at diverse places. On the other hand, trip
advisor of India also invest in order to improve image of a
country and government is investing more on their histori
cal places. This support in managing things properly and e
nhance number of visitors. This is a major reason behind c
onsider India as developing tourist destination.

Basis United Kingdom Nepal
Popularity It is much popular
destination and many
people want to visit it. In
UK, London is most
famous place which is
visited by huge number
of individuals.
People who are living
there is strictly following
culture. It can affect
popularity of this
country.
Change in visitor's
number
Traveller's number is
increasing rapidly from
last some years.
Guests are not visiting
here in last some times.
Type of visitors Business meetings,
friend circle, families
and many others.
Couples and friend circle

References
Sánchez Rivero, M., Sánchez Martín, J. M. and Rengifo Galle
go, J. I., 2016. Methodological approach for assessing the
potential of a rural tourism destination: An application in t
he province of Cáceres (Spain). Current issues in tourism.
19(11). pp.1084-1102.
Garín-Muñoz, T. and Moral, M. J., 2017. Determinants of Satis
faction with an Urban Tourism Destination: The Case of B
arcelona. Journal of Reviews on Global Economics. 6. pp.
113-128.

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