Report on Tourist Destination Appeal, Characteristics, and Impact

This report examines the appeal of tourist destinations, recognizing travel and tourism as a crucial economic pillar. It explores various characteristics influencing destination attractiveness, including economic, physical, social, and political factors. The report compares the United Kingdom and China, highlighting differences in popularity, traveller demographics, and infrastructure. It further analyses how physical features, social aspects (quality of life, literacy), and political characteristics (government regulations) impact destination appeal. The report also discusses the importance of accessibility and transportation in attracting tourists. The conclusion reiterates the significance of tourist destinations in national economic development, referencing supporting literature.

Tourist Destination
(TASK 3)

Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Appeal of current leading tourist destination
• Characteristics of tourist destination affect its appeal
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
Travel and tourism is determined as one of the essential pillars of
economies of different developing and developed nations. It is
essential for evaluating and understanding that what exactly
the tourism base. Tourism industry has gaining more attention
from government bodies due to their endeavour towards the
economic development in better manner.

Appeal of current leading tourist destination
It can be said that there are various characteristics of tourist
destination that are having a direct connection with the travel
and tourism companies and are affecting them as well. These
characteristics can be in the form of economic factor, physical,
social, political factors etc. These can be considered as the
factors through which the companies can determine the no. of
tourists that are coming to visit various kinds of destinations.

Cont..
Both these countries are totally different from each other in
various aspects. The locations which are present in both these
nations are different from each other under various factors.
This is also known that in UK is having developed
communication services, transportation facilities,
accommodation facilities.

Cont...
Appeal Leading Destination
(United kingdom) Developing Destination
(China)
Popularity Different number of
people who are desire to
gaining attention of
travellers.
In china country, the
developing destination
will define that places and
locations which look
forward to analyse the
cultural values and beliefs.

Cont...
Change in number of
travellers Such type of locations
are visited by most of
the travellers. Along
with this, there are
large number of
interested family and
relatives with their
kids for certain
locations or places in
UK such as British
museum.
For developing tourist
destination, there is
certain appeal of range
and wide scope of
travellers which are
required. There are
some changes in
different number of
travel by visitors
which assist in
increasing success and
growth in proper way.

Characteristics of tourist destination affect
its appeal
Physical characteristics – The physical features or characteristics of such
locations that required to be understand as infrastructure quality,
providing clean water, food, sanitation services or facilities,
communication facilities that are mainly required for each person and for
tourism sector.

Cont..
Social characteristics – This includes quality of life, literacy
levels, pressure of population that will create huge impact over
the appeal by tourist destination. United kingdom is the
location in which the quality life has been appropriate and the
literacy level is very high in each manner.

Cont..
Political characteristics – This is that characteristic which
describing the government bodies, rules and regulations and
authorities functions related to tourist destination.

Cont..
Approach to the destination – In certain time period,
selection of destination totally depend on approaches,
transportation services or facilities which are accessible
or not towards end location.

Cont..
Access to the destination – It will insure the availability of such
places that are determined on the basis of places of such
destination. Along with this, it will also enhancing the
effectiveness of appeal for attracting various tourists.