Contemporary Issues and Trends Affecting the Travel and Tourism Sector

This report explores contemporary issues and trends in the travel and tourism sector, focusing on their impact and potential solutions. It begins by identifying key issues such as the rise of e-tourism and the need for sustainable transport systems, using France as a case study. The report then analyzes these issues using appropriate methods and techniques, emphasizing the importance of both primary and secondary data collection. Furthermore, it examines current trends like sustainable tourism, ecotourism, food tourism, and agro-rural tourism, highlighting strategies for balancing economic benefits with environmental protection and community well-being. The report also discusses how travel and tourism businesses respond to change, particularly in the context of Bucharest's tourism industry, and the strategies they employ to adapt to evolving social, political, and economic landscapes. Finally, it assesses the impacts of these issues and trends on the travel and tourism sector, considering the consequences for businesses that fail to respond effectively to market changes.

Contemporary issues in
Travel and Tourism

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Different current issues by using proper approaches and resources ................................1
1.2 Analysis various issues by using appropriate methods and techniques...........................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Current trends influence change in travel and tourism sector .........................................4
2.2 Covered in Poster.............................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Respond of travel and tourism business to change ..........................................................6
3.2 Strategies on selected travel and tourism business which respond to change .................8
3.3 Scheme for selected travel and tourism business which respond to change ...................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Impacts of issues and trends that drive changes in sector of travel and tourism ...........10
4.2 Consequences of business that respond to falling changes of market. ..........................12
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is very essential industry in the international level. In the part when the travel
functions which were actually focused on their respective food as well as trade linked with the
needs and requirements (Lyons and et. al., 2012). If there is the purpose as well as the intention
behind travelling has almost changed completely in today's scenario. Number of people travel for
with the purpose of relaxation and other recreation. Therefore, along with the modifications in
the time tourism sectors they also undergo with few of the changes which extremely become
competitive.
In today's scenario, there is the several country's economies which actually depend on
this sector of travel and tourism. Due to this sector it become extremely important as well as
challenging for the business enterprise as well as country. The business environment is dynamic
in nature also become every crucial for the agencies of travel and other strategies tour operators
planning which demands to be structure in appropriate manner. By considering entire factor will
help to minimise potential risk on sector of tourism. Hence, it is the specific assignment which is
going explore towards their travel and tourism's various issues which travel their business facing
in their current scenario (Connell, 2013).
TASK 1
1.1 Different current issues by using proper approaches and resources
It is significant for a country is to understand various issues in the development of tourism and
its future growth. In the context of Romania which is one of most attractive destination needs to
be provide appropriate services such as transportation, finance, infrastructure etc. A problem also
can be briefly defining the variant topics something which is already perceived by the differently
as by various people. It is related to the issues which already driving to their alterations in the
sector of travel and tourism, people, agencies and other governmental bodies. They also have
their own perception which seems with no solutions and other remedies to these kind of
situations (Pritchard, Morgan and Ateljevic, 2011).
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It is somewhere necessary to understand their difference in between such kind of events
by underlying issues such as the case of terrorism which also harshly impact on tourism. By
examine these issues is very crucial, since the big impact on travel and tourism sector. There are
various countries along with the sector which is significant nation's contribution in the terms of
GDP (Moutinho, 2011). There is the graph which actually depict their generated travel and
tourism, along with the impact at aggregate is $ 257 billion of the GDP of France in 2011 are as
follows: -
This graph is very clear regarding their travel and tourism which is very critical from the state of
economy. This is the reason every issues which carry from the modification is essential to
analyse. That is better and very visible picture France the task which is taken the Fresnel travel
and tourism sector at their references point (Pearce and et. al., 2013).
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Source 1: Impact of travel and tourism GDP of France

There are some of the issues there which drive with the changes which is particular to
their French tour and travel are as follows: -
E- Tourism: - This is briefly defined as the information communication technology
which also enable to provide the tourism and other tourist destination so they can operate them in
efficient and integrate manner. It also enables to offer the providers of tourism so they can reach
and facilitate to their consumer in very effective as well a efficient way. It is the one of the
largest and rapidly growth as well as progressive actor in the entire world. The travel and tourism
sector is easily exposed with the various modifications in the industry of ICT. Although this is
aggressively embrace their different changes which happens in this along with the since 50 years.
Through the online portals they can serve them facilitate of online flight bookings, hotel, along
with their capabilities so they can search, compare also buy the impetus which is compete the
revolutionise their sector (Standing, Tang-Taye and Boyer, 2014).
Transport system development: - It is the transport system which is very important factor
in the travel and tourism sector. Therefore, the rising pollutions, increasing carbon countries are
getting sensitive in the case of efficient models of sustainable. France sees their millions of the
visitors at every year through the various modes of the transportation such as train, bus,
aeroplane, tube and many more. This is the country aggressively pushing themselves towards
the new mobility. The government of Romania make sure that they provide effective and suitable
transportation such as rail, road and air connectivity. It helps to increase the demonstrate of
various destination and increase their revenue.
1.2 Analysis various issues by using appropriate methods and techniques
It is significant form of each entity to seek the issues in an appropriate way. In respected purpose
which have been stated above, the manager of company can make use of various distinct
methods for preventing the problems. Hence, through the appropriate use of research
methodology, it become easy to analyse the issues of enterprise. Visitors and traveller like those
place as priorities which provide more satisfaction dan cost less than the expensive one. The
products and services quality can easily be evaluated through effective techniques utilization
which is linked with those places. In this case, the manager of company have used effective tools
for resolving issues. The company can provide satisfaction through providing and modifying
their services and products which can help it in growing and developing in market.
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Few issues and problems in Romina Ict industry is facing can be evaluated that can avail
evolution in operations of business and other practices which have been explained as below;
 Approach in new traffic
 Betterment in technology
 Alteration in economic system that is linked with inflation, demand and many other.
In Romania, this is determined through the state of country that the structure of safety, so
this can evolve dissatisfaction among traveller's preferences. It is essential for the nation to aware
the visitors about the changes in society and policies as well as support the social welfare which
is the main key of success and development of ICT industry. Through the evolution, the
organisation can use primary and secondary data to gather the information such as magazines,
newspapers etc. to analyse various aspects. Examples of other studies can set a parameter and
example.
TO develop the growth and evolution, the data evaluation is best process which can helps
in examining and resolving issues:
 Primary
 Secondary
through using primary data by making new collection of occurrence in Romina ITC
industry, proper evaluation of technologies along with statistics and data. This can helps in
finding major issues emerging in the business. It can aid in developing new trip experiences as
well.
Secondary data gathering also can be analysis with the help of newspapers, magazines
and other printed things which have been already published before to find out the consequence
and happenings.
TASK 2
2.1 Current trends influence change in travel and tourism sector
There are various alternative forms of the tourism which pertains to keep the distance
from various traditional rule of cardinal. Such as by maintain their relationship along with the
visitors and other local community 3hich is also considered as the correct factors for the
development of sustainable. This also seeks the truism which use to share their services of their
local people (Cohen, 2011). That is also considered as the other preserved natural environment,
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cuisine, authentic atmosphere and other local traditions. There are number of the approaches and
types of the tourism are as follows: -
 Ecotourism
 Food tourism
 Agro – rural tourism
The sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism: - It is the dark effect which also can be occur on the environment
and other community if the tourism which can’t be managed situation and communities so they
can fulfil their former demands and other protecting their later (Crooks and et. al., 2011). For
instance, there are various natural destination in Romania which involves Calimani National
Park, Volcanic forests, hiking trails, etc. which can attract large number of tourists in their
country.
Working towards the sustainable tourism: - It is needed to balance their impact on the
local people, economy and environment. The corporation demands to be secure regarding their
interesting groups. In the green which it involves: -
 Tourist
 Local people and business
 Conservation group of the city
 The royal park project management broad
 other land owners
Strategies needed to accomplish sustainable tourism
 To generate their effective strategies to local literate people and tourist regarding the
sustainable tourism (Stone, 2011). In context of this it observed their involvements of
local people in their matter of sustainable tourism so they can leave an positive impact.
Effective consultative instantly happen because of their participation.
 To make sure that the car restrictions and other travellers so the keep in mind which
meads to effect on the income from visitors.
 They should generate a good strategy so they can increase the funds for surrounding,
environment and protect them.
Calculation which is adopted to assisting in maintain part for future generations
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Objectives: - They have to conserve and raise the sustainability so they can offer their
eco-friendly atmosphere to the forthcoming generations.
Bio diversity: - Preserves and enhance their bio diversity which go with the proper body
of management which actually formed in their aim so they can create wide range of goals in
context of bio diversity.
The landscape maintenance committee: - This committee which is structured so they
can implement all their maintenance to part by protection trees many more. By restricted zones
of parking their set up for various areas such as rangers house, Vanbrugh castle (Lovelock and
Lovelock, 2013). This is the destination for the parking which is extended by imputing definite
restriction so they can park the car at the nearby to houses.
Enhancing awareness: - It is the conservation manner of spreading their posters and
other booklets where subject matter has laid down. There is the director of park which is play by
the creating up partnership which can other be like the longer greater authority, the borough
council and other heritages of world site partners (Dickinson and et. al., 2014).
2.2 Analysis of current trends using appropriate methods
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TASK 3
3.1 Respond of travel and tourism business to change
It is already proof that the travel and tourism sector is very efficient and contribute their
large in the economy of country. As by being, their higher growth sector and operating business
in their sector so they can have prepared for different modification such as social, political and
economic (Hall and Page, 2010). There is the business which required to have appropriate and
efficient plans in order to tackle and handle such kind of alterations. Earlier, the examine their
strategies which also can have implemented to tackle their changes which is significant to
discuss their various elements so they can impact on travel and tourism business if particularity
destination.
In Bucharest's tourism there is very essential source of the GDO along with the 7-9
million of tourist which visit to Romania, mainly there are the tourist first visit to their Bucharest
which is currently significant to their tourist places. There is some of the circumstances which is
essential for them, to examine their factors and modifications and their right impact and they will
respond to their such kind of elements. To examine them the SWOT analysis will be required
which is follows: -
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4.1 Impacts of issues and trends that
Strengths
Weaknesses
 There are 16 lakes of the river of
Colentina, which is very main
attraction for he both international
visitors as well as domestic one.
 It is the geographical location, in their
south east of Romania, Bucharest
located there in position of strategic.
 Scarcity availability of the sites of
historical which offer them boost up
towards historical heritages.
 There is Romania very significant
 The bucharest is not possess any kind
of mountains, hot springs and other
caves unlikely similar with naturally
intriguing European cities.
 They consist of poor co relations in
between tourism's potential of their
respective cities (Smith, Costello, and
Muenchen, 2010).
 Protection is lacking so they can also
promote their city.
 Management is very poor while
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aspired with their capital.
 Availability is very stretch of forest
which is concealed along with 50km
covered in city of Beneasa forest,
Sernica forest as well as Snagov forest
too.
existing some waste in their public
places and near spots of tourist.
 Weak diversification of hospitality is
carry on with dominated hotels which
considered as high class.
Opportunities Threats
 There is presence of village and other
peasant of Romanian museum in their
centre (Kim, 2010). Bucharest has a
great chance to build festivals at
international level so they can promote
their own national traditions which is
better as well as intriguing to European
countries (Hannam, Butler and Paris,
2014).
 Bucharest has enough capabilities of
medical tourism in which they utilize
them They has lower cost along with
facilities of medical; as compare to
European destinations. Bucharest
promote their medical tourism by
themselves.
 Due to the weak quality standards, good
facilities has the major issues because
there is various domestic tourist which
prefer to be going to their Bulgarian
seaside which is against Romanian.
 Increasing prices of important goods
and either services of hospitality. They
have enough potential to threat along
with tourist operating t their cheapest
destinations.
 The cities like Vienna, Budapest,
Prague, Istanbul in vicinity. Bucharest
has very typical competition in their
terms of likely as attractive to the
tourist’s destinations.
3.2 Strategies on selected travel and tourism business which respond to change
To develop the strategies there is one of the major things for business so they can
understand their strategy's meaning (Pomering, Noble and Johnson, 2011). This is very
subjective by nature. They have to interpret their strategy so in order to they can accomplish their
purpose and objectives. Within their travel and tourism sector the Bucharest has their few
businesses which assist them to sustain their sector. For, example: - Hotels, foods, beverages,
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airlines, tour management and many more. There is thing in Bucharest which is the capital of
Romania and there is very significant Holiday place in Europe with few of businesses with travel
and tourism. These kind of the business has engage with the responses so they can change their
positive as well a negative impact on it (Post, 2013). There are some of the responses which
modify them so they can change which is quite significant to examine by their following aspects:
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 Figure out the resources which cover major competencies of business which is required
by them to developed and exploit.
 By evaluate various approaches so they can addition to values and activities which is
organised.
 There is the evaluation which actually calculate by the performance of their terms of
finances.
 There is the business of travel and tourism which also enough capable to assess their
performance and other forthcoming needs which is linked with the human manpower.
 There is business which is able to evaluate their option of their investments that
especially in their circumstances which ever they do finances which is being their
arranged by other external sources (Ladkin, 2011).
3.3 Scheme for selected travel and tourism business which respond to change
These is the pest analysis for the political, economic, socials and other technological
analysis which barrenly define their construction of their macro level environmental aspects.
They employed on their strategies management. The pest analysis is the models which is only
extended by the two major elements are as follows
 Ethics
 Demographics
These can be bringing their strategies examine and other market placed of the research as
per the examination of pest which colonised as the pest analyses. They have to acquire by the
company which interprets to their present business status, direct and other activities of the
operational and other opportunities as well as the marketplace (Hannam, Butler and Paris, 2014).
Political factors: - There is the elements which is usually occurred by their government
problems such as the tax policies, tariffs, restrictions, labour laws and other environmental law
many more. There form the government policies and political factors involve their services and
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