UK College: Destination Management Services (Unit 24) Report

This report delves into the realm of destination management services, providing a detailed examination of various global destinations. It begins with an introduction and an overview of the concept, followed by an exploration of destinations such as Australia, Italy, and Nepal. The report then identifies and analyzes the common features and characteristics of these global destinations, focusing on aspects that attract tourists. Furthermore, it assesses the core resources and attractions of each destination, including key cities, landmarks, and cultural aspects. The report also includes a critical analysis of key characteristics, such as culture and religion, and their impact on tourism. The report concludes with a summary of the key findings and provides references to the sources used. This report is a valuable resource for understanding the principles and practices of destination management.

Destination
Management
Services
(Part-1)

Content
 Introduction
 Overview of the Global destinations
 Common features and characteristics of global destinations
 Assessment of core resources and attractions
 Critical Analysis of key characteristics
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Destination management services are the professional services which
are associated with conducting various tourism plans. They posses
local knowledge about various destinations, they have various
resources and expertise with the help of which they design various
events, tours, programs logistics etc.

Overview of the Global destinations
Australia : Australia is an island where the
oldest culture in the world shares the
plains, unimaginable blue water with
huge waves (Henderson, 2017).

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Italy : Italy is considered to be the
home of works of art, literature,
cultural riches etc. The lifestyle of
the Italy, the food and inspiring
landscapes makes the visitors feel
delighted.

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Nepal : Nepal is the land of natural
beauty and majestic Himalayas. The
country attracts people as they have
significant diversity in the festivals,
foods, culture and the religion.

Common features and characteristics of
global destinations
What is it that defines a tourism destination?
A tourism destination is the one which is capable of attracting tourists
from different parts of the world and has the main characteristics of
possessing attractions, amenities, accessibility and other ancillary
services so that the tourists can have a enjoyable and memorable stay
at such locations.

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What are the characteristics of global tourism destinations?
All the global tourism destinations like Australia, Italy, Nepal have
some characteristics in common which help them in attracting tourists
from all across the world and also help in the economic development of
the area.

Assessment of core resources and attractions
Australia : The tourism in Australia is one of the source of income of
the economy. Various popular destinations includes cities of
Sydney and Melbourne which are famous for their beaches. The
other high profile destination includes Gold coast, Queensland,
Great barrier Reef etc.

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Italy : Italy is considered to be the fifth most visited tourist destination
at international level. The people visit to the destination mainly
because of the food, the richness in the culture, fashion etc. The
Italian Lakes and Riviera, Venice, Amalfi Coast, Florence and many
more are the major attractions.

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Nepal : Nepal is considered to be The Land of Sherpas as it is covered
by the mountains which makes its a snowy landscapes. The climate
of the Nepal and the topography attract the tourist to the destination.
The beauty of the Himalayas, various pilgrimage sites and
monasteries makes the place one of the best tourist place.

Analysis of different characteristics
All the tourism destination includes various common characteristics such
the natural beauty, religion, culture, language etc. This helps to attract
the people towards the destination as the different culture make
people to visit because the difference in food, costumes etc. attracts
people.

Critical Analysis of key characteristics
The common characteristics of the destinations such as culture, religion
etc. reduces the interest of the people to the destinations. Difference
in the languages also affects the tourism but these factors plays
crucial role in attracting the people.

Conclusion
It is concluded from the above report that the destination attract people
on the basis of various common characteristics such as culture, religion
etc. but such features only attracts tourist to the destination.

References
 Henderson, J.C., 2017. Destination development: Trends in Japan's inbound
tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research. 19(1). pp.89-98.
 Holden, A., 2016. Environment and tourism. Routledge.
 Moutinho, L. and Vargas-Sanchez, A. eds., 2018. Strategic Management in
Tourism, CABI Tourism Texts. Cabi.

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