Contemporary Hotel and Tourism Issues: A Presentation Analysis

This presentation delves into three contemporary issues affecting the tourism industry: terrorism, degradation of coral reefs (specifically the Great Barrier Reef), and delays in obtaining visas. It highlights the impact of terrorism on global tourist attractions, using examples such as the Paris and Brussels attacks, and discusses the economic consequences. The presentation also examines the ecological damage to coral reefs, emphasizing the decline of the Great Barrier Reef and its impact on tourism. Finally, it addresses the issue of visa delays, their historical context, and their adverse effects on the tourism sector, including disrupted travel plans and revenue losses. The presentation concludes with a list of references supporting the information provided.

CONTEMPORARY HOTEL AND
TOURISM ISSUES
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INTRODUCTION
 This presentation will involve three contemporary
issues
 The issues will be related to tourism industry
 The issues are terrorism, degradation of impact of
reef and delay in getting visas

ISSUES

TRAVEL INDUSTRY
 The global travel and tourism industry increased at
the rate of 3.9%
 The total contribution was $8.8 trillion globally
 The total employment provided in this sector stand
at 319 million jobs
 This industry possessed a huge overall contribution
in 2018

TERRORISM IN TOURISM
 Terrorism affects all the business sectors in the
world
 Tourism is one of the worst affected sector
 Many global tourist attractions has been affected
due to terrorism
 It adversely affects the economy of that nation
where terrorist attacks has been made

CONTEMPORARY ISSUE
 Terrorism is a contemporary issue in tourism sector
globally
 It is occurring in modern times and adversely
affecting the global tourism industry
 Many layers of the society are getting affected
 Modern daily life are getting affected

EXAMPLES
 Terrorist attack in Paris on 13.11.2015 killed 130
people along with injuring almost 352 others
 The tourist was reduced by 10% in the hotels in
Paris as well as in other parts of France
 35 people including 3 suicide bombers were killed
in Brussels on 22.3.16
 It also affected the tourism in Belgium

CONCEPT OF REEF
 A reef can be described as a bar of sand, rock and
coral
 It lies below the surface of the water
 Coral reefs are the best known reefs
 Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the world,
situated in Australia

DEGRADATION OF THIS REEF
 The Great Barrier Reef is used by the Aboriginal
Australian from long time ago
 The reef is also used by people from Torres Strait
Islander
 The coral cover has been lost in the last three
decades
 Pollution has increased the number of starfish

EFFECT ON TOURISM
 Great Barrie Reef is one of the most visited place by
tourists around the world in Australia
 Only 7% of the overall reef surface is available for
viewing and access by tourists
 National tourists were reduced in numbers during
the years 2016 and 2017
 Almost 1.6 million tourists visit tis place

CONCEPT OF VISA
 The word visa means charta visa
 It is an important paper document
 It is issued to an individual or a stamp is marked on
a passport of that individual
 It will help to move from one place to another

PAST TIMES
 In earlier times, it took lots of time to get visa
 Travelling nation or nations played an integral part
in the overall process of getting visa
 At least 60 to 90 days are taken to get a visa
 Involvement of lots of things like paperwork
delayed the process