Global Tourism and Destination Specialization: A Comparative Report

This report provides an overview of global tourism and destination specialization, examining the tourism landscapes of Canada, the UK, Spain, and Costa Rica. It explores factors influencing tourism popularity, including natural beauty, environment, and market accessibility. The report analyzes the economic impact of tourism, highlighting contributions to GDP and employment, as well as socio-cultural enhancements. It discusses challenges such as seasonal demand and waste management, while also identifying opportunities for investment, marketing, and business expansion. The report concludes by emphasizing the growth of global tourism and the importance of sustainable practices for the future of the industry. The report also highlights the need for adapting to new trends in tourism such as the needs of senior citizens, marketing engrossment and eco-friendly overviews.

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Introduction
Tourism is the cultural and social consolidation that provides sustainable input in the
global economy. The travel activity has grown up around 25% in last ten years (Vila, Darcy &
González, 2015). Thus, people encourage the traveling and take part in it. In this report, the
effective discussion shed light on the traveling perspective of Canada, UK, Spain, and Costa
Rica. All these places are very beautiful in terms of nature and climatic aspect but their influence
in travel and tourism is being discussed here.
Significance and impact of popular destination
Tourism popularity is depended on certain criteria like the beauty of that place,
environment and market accessibility, the source of raw material, emerging market of such
valuable products, cheap tour possible planning, beaches, wildlife, and entertainment. These are
the most advancing and demanding inputs that a tourist wants at his holiday place. The business
of travel and tourism has sustained by the engagement and satisfaction of traveler, thus efforts
and activities by the traveling employees must be there to make their organization a competitive
advantage (Zhang, Lyu & Yan, 2015). In global travel market, the position of traveling desire
has cherished by Canada, Costa Rica, France, UK and other countries as people love their
environment, culture, and markets.
Costa Rica is a Central American region with tropical rainforest where people love to go
there for feel such kind of beauty on earth. On the other hand, Canada is the second largest
country with mountains and parks. The UK is being famous for their architecture, history, and
heritage. The place is being famous for the historian traveler as well those who love the bridges,

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river, and theatres. A cultural accumulation is being seen over the place (Vila, Darcy &
González, 2015). The travel and tourism business in Spain is quite effective and that contribute
positive effect to the country’s GDP. 14.2% of GDP contribution has found in 2016 which has
risen by 3.8% in 2017. The expected growth of travelling in Spain will be increased by 2.0% per
annum within 2027 (Wttc.org, 2017). This is a phenomenal change that encourages the travelling
experience in Spain. France’s travel and tourism sector has made a direct contribution of 90 % to
GDP and established as the 5th GDP delivering nation. Thailand has a direct contribution of 9.2%
in 2016 of total GDP from travel and tourism sector and that will rise by 6.7% per annum from
2017 to 2027 (Wttc.org, 2017). Macau has an immense contribution to the GDP as they
contribute 43.9% in 2014 of total GDP from travel and tourism sector and this will rise 4.0% pa,
from 2015 onwards (Wttc.org, 2017). New Zealand contribution to GDP is fluctuating 17.5% of
total GDP has been extracted from traveling. The real contribution has found 31.8 billion US
dollars and that accelerate the country’s economy. From the economic perspective, tourism helps
in the global economy and generates more employment opportunities. The socio-cultural
enhancement is also sustained and it makes a cultural identity of each country which reflects the
traditional community of accumulation. The quality of service and the emergent community
engagement is also welcomed by the stages of travel. The development of infrastructure
encourages the prospects of tourism in the country.
Generally, popular destinations are characterized by the ethnic beauty of the city, culture,
variety of sea, mountain and wildlife all this are associated factors to enrich the development of
the traveling economy. The strategic location of the place, food, art, and culture all these are
associated belongings that traveling is supposed to concern with (Priego, Rosselló & Santana-

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Gallego, 2015). The location with all these things can be sustained as the popular location and
those do not have such facilities are regarded as the less popular location.
Opportunities and challenges of tourism
The key challenges of tourism consist of several key sustainable points that highlight the nature
of tourism in a country. The first and foremost challenge determines the seasonal demand and the
accessibility into it by the tourists. Legitimate addressing of tourism transport and the availability
of tourism convene challenges which the tourism department has to bear in. proper evaluation of
natural heritage sites improve the quality of tourism. Resourcing of waste material and
production use of waste is another issue of concern for them (Morrison, 2013). These all are the
impactful challenges other than route planning, weather acceptance and all. Opportunities for
investment growth, destination marketing, economic enhancement, an experience of new places
and new people all these are rational opportunities of tourism.
The growth rate of business has boosted up the economy of the country by recruiting
people in the different departments of the tourist sector (Lloyd, 2014). The opportunities are
influenced by the growing aspect in tourism. The world of tourism and their destination
management has encouraged the world; people love to travel and that signifies the imperative
travel industry, making the continuous improvement in travel and tourism economy.
The future of travel and tourism department is a golden hope as the socio-demographic
trend in traveling has emerged in the expected form that manages and improved the traveling
scenario (Morrison, 2013). New designing in tourist module, special care for senior citizens,
marketing engrossment, expansion of business world, new destination evolvement, more risk-
free situations and more weather friendly and nature-friendly overview impacted the new
traveling mindset and scenario (Conlin & Bird, 2014).

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Conclusion
Therefore the report can conclude that global tourism has grown in a rapid manner. The
technological assistance, popular destinations, and opportunities of the traveling are impacted by
the economy of travel and tourism. There are certain challenges they have to face for the
sustainable business maintenance in traveling. Thus the natural beauty and committable traveling
outcome will be considered as the upgraded economy of world travel and tourism.

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