Comparative Analysis: Leading and Developing Tourist Destinations

This report analyzes the cultural, social, and physical features of Thailand and Mexico as tourist destinations, assessing their appeal to tourists and potential for business development by tour operators such as TUI. The analysis covers Thailand's beaches, monuments, nightlife, museums, social culture, and economic contribution of tourism. It then examines Mexico's culture, social life, and natural beauty, including national parks and mountains. The report also compares Thailand and Costa Rica, highlighting differences in cultural preservation, social policies, and physical infrastructure to understand the factors that contribute to the success of a tourist destination and its development. The document includes references to academic articles on strategic issue management and tourism.

TOURISTS DESTINATIONS
(TASK 2)

2.1 Analysing the cultural, social and physical
features of the given destinations
 TUI is a tour operator agency who develop tour packages
for a destination and attract customers towards the same so
that they get best of the response from them.
 This will enhance their customers base, revenue and
productivity in effective manner. Further, cited organisation
owns various travel agencies, hotels, airlines, etc.
 TUI enhance their knowledge regarding different travel
locations.
 Further, the employees of cited venture are quite skilled
and dedicated towards the work and they understand the
customer requirement in effective manner.

THAILAND
Culture:
 Thailand is a country which is famous for its beaches, monuments and
nightlife. Bangkok and Pattaya are the most famous tourist
destinations in the mentioned country.
 Thailand has many museums which signifies the majestic history of
the place,
 The museums which are so constructed eventually belong to different
genre such as war history, art, jewellery and different others.
 Nation culture is very much simple and there exist wholeness among
individuals who are living there in.
 Cultural legacy of Thailand showcase many challenges and obstacles
which nation faces. However, bad climate of the location sometimes
affects the working, business and transportation facility.

Social:
 Thailand is one of the most popular tourist destinations and for
the year 2014, nation has welcomed almost 27 million
travellers from whole around the globe. This percentage is
generally increasing year by year.
 Government also taking initial step to encourage the audience
to visit particular destination for once. Thailand is also counted
in most often visited place throughout the world
 Thailand is also famous for its delicious food, excellent
cooking and broad varieties of dishes.
 The social culture in mentioned nature is effective as Thai
people have sense of gratitude for the elderly people and they
show valuable respect to the seniors, teachers as well as
parents.

Physical features:
 Thailand tourism generally contributes around 5% in the
economic growth and development of the nation. Further, nation
also has large amount of income from the arrival of tourists.
 Thailand was also considered as most visited place for the year
2013 in the whole South-East Asia.
 Farming is treated as a major source of income for the residents
of Thailand as for an approximate half of the population is
engaged in farming or relating to agricultural work
 Rice is the most popular crop which is being produced and the
same is exported throughout the world which increases the
goodwill of the country.

MEXICO
Culture
 Mexico culture generally reveals past history is
eventually gets reflected up by blending different
native culture from the nearby destinations
 There also exist individuals who are from nation
like Spain, France and different other.

Social:
 Mexico social life is usually treated as unique because
there are different groups who meet and interact with one
another in general and informal manner.
 Country also prefer to have open physical contact and
greet one another in their own style and way.
 There exist various social clubs in Mexico who provides
fun to local residents as well tourists in form of bars, disco
and the generally runs whole night long.
 Country also has different 2-3 star hotels, resorts as well
as bars which attracts tourists as well as customer towards
in effectual manner.

Physical features:
 Mexico comprises of different types of natural beauty in
form of national parks, mountains, jungles, national parks,
etc. who have different types of creatures and these are
unique to see.
 Mexico is a nation which has high mountain ranges whole
around the globe.
 Yucatan Peninsula and Valley of Mexico, etc. are the finest
destinations which divert the minds of tourists in order to
visit such places once in their entire life.

 By considering the above description, TUI can emphasise
on starting their operational work and can focus on
establishing their new unit.
 However, it is keenly suggested that firm should conduct
PESTLE analysis before conducting their operations so that
they can find best of the location so that they can have
maximum attraction of their clients.
 The analysis which is so stated will assist firm to know that
they have taken the right decision or not.
 Moreover, it is also suggested that firm should do prior
paper work in order to address the strong and weak point of
the stated location.

2.2 Comparing features of leading and
developing tourist destinations
 Tourism is increasing continuously year by year because of
increase in income level of individual as well as the
designation. With more income, people have more to spend
and they love to spend their time with loved ones at tourist
destination points
 A particular tourist destination can generate more of the
income by explaining different characteristics and
attributes about the location. This certainly help country to
increase their GDP.
 Further, there is also need of distinguishing physical, social
and cultural factors which are responsible for making the
consumer preference in order to choose the destination of
their choice.

Basis of difference Thailand Costa Rica
Cultural
Thailand is a country which is famous
for its beaches, monuments and
nightlife. Bangkok and Pattaya are
the most famous tourist destinations
in the mentioned country.
Nation culture is very much simple
and there exist wholeness among
individuals who are living there in.
The museums which are so
constructed eventually belong to
different genre such as war history,
art, jewellery and different others.
Costa Rica emphasise on preserving the
culture by preserving the different
festivals of the country.
Country celebrates major festivals like
Fiestas Palmares La Recta and
Palmares.
These festivals attracts tourism by its
cultural practices such as horse riding
and feast carnival during night.
The dressing pattern of mentioned
country generally get influenced by the
dressing pattern of the other nation.
Local residents usually wear North
American dresses which are generally
not considered as commeon as per the
culture

Social
Thailand is one of the most popular
tourist destinations and for the year 2014,
nation has welcomed almost 27 million
travellers from whole around the globe.
This percentage is generally increasing
year by year.
Thailand is also famous for its delicious
food, excellent cooking and broad
varieties of dishes.
The social culture in mentioned nature is
effective as Thai people have sense of
gratitude for the elderly people and they
show valuable respect to the seniors,
teachers as well as parents.
Policies in Costa Rica has been framed
in such a way that it eventually
encourages tourism for the particular
place. Further, government also take
important measure to consider the same
in effective manner.
Local residents have positive attitude
towards the people who arrive in the
nation. People also promote their
culture among the visitors
Costa Rica eventually promotes the
national tourism in such a way that it
does not influence nature or the natural
resources.