Comprehensive Report on the Travel and Tourism Sector: UK and Beyond

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the travel and tourism sector. It begins with an introduction to the sector, its structure, and key historical developments, including a poster on historical developments and a leaflet explaining the sector's structure. The report then explores the functions of government, government-sponsored bodies, and international agencies, along with the influence of local and national economic policies and political changes on the industry. Factors affecting tourism demand, such as emerging economies, demographic factors, social factors, and technological advancements, are examined, along with how supply has changed to meet demand. The report also discusses the positive and negative economic, environmental, and social impacts of tourism, and strategies to mitigate negative impacts. The report utilizes examples from the UK travel and tourism sector to illustrate key concepts. It concludes with a summary of the main findings and implications for the future of the travel and tourism sector.

TRAVEL AND TOURISM
SECTOR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1.1 key historical development in travel and tourism sectors................................................1
1.2 Structure of travel and tourism sector..............................................................................2
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Functions of government, government sponsored bodies and international agencies in
travel and tourism. .................................................................................................................3
2.2 Influence of local and national economic policies over the success of travel and tourism
sector.......................................................................................................................................4
2.3 Implications of political change on travel and tourism sector in different countries.......4
3.1 Factors affecting tourism demand....................................................................................5
3.2 How supply has changed to meet the effects of demand..................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
4.1 Positive and negative economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism..............7
4.2 Strategies that can be used to minimize the negative impacts while maximizing the
positive impacts .....................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Tour and travel sector have major role to bring the various changes in the nation. As in
the UK is the most attracted tourist nation but they have some negative and positive impact of
the tourism sector. As the function ans the structure of the tourism sector is also better. As the
political, social, economical, environmental, technological and legal factor have main role to
change in the tourism sector. As the TUI groups has set up their organisation to give better
services in the tour and travel sector.
Task 1
1.1 key historical development in travel and tourism sectors.
POSTER
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1.2 Structure of travel and tourism sector.
leaflet
For the development of travel
and tourism sector as proper
structure has to be followed by
the UK from which more
development can be set up
(Beritelli, 2012.). Such
structure will help to certain
changes in the united kingdom
in the travel and tourism
sectors.
Supportive services: In
adoption to travel and tourism
sector will give the different
support service which is
important for the development
process. Such support services
are financial, insurance,
money exchange, guiding,
marketing companies etc. as
these service are provided by
the tour operator in the higher
cost which is impact on the
development of these industry
(Beritelli, 2012.).
Hospitality and tour
management services
It involvement certain
area which is important for the
tour and travel indirectly for
development purpose. It
provided the different products
and service to travellers of
accommodation, transportation
and site view.
Accommodation: if the
tourism is more for the
overseas than it is important
aspect for the development
that is accommodation facility
in the united kingdom has to
be more better such as Hotel
and other resort will be in less
cost.
Travel agents and tour
operators: it is the most
important aspect to for the
strutter of tour and travel
tourism sector that is to bring
the better travel agent and tour
operator which are providing
different service and packages
to to the tourism will be
directly impact on the cost that
may be more or less depends
on the agents.
Transportation:
as these the main
aspect for the tourism
development in the nation that
is better transportation facility
available in tourism sector. For
the selecting different mode of
transport in affordable cost
with better service. Air travel
is one of the costlier more of
transportation which has to be
affordable for all the customer
while the main road transport
in the united kingdom has all
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the eco friendly bus and cars to
save the environment. Cruise
can be one of the another
mode of transportation as the
interest of the tourist can be
attracted with water to the
tourist for travelling.
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Task 2
2.1 Functions of government, government sponsored bodies and international agencies in travel
and tourism. 2.2 Influence of local and national economic policies over the success of
travel and tourism sector.
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2.3 Implications of political change on travel and tourism sector in different countries.
For every nation the political change have positive and negative impact on the various
sectors. As some of the factors which as political stability, international trade agreements that
influences the demand of tourism services on the tour and travel industry. If the political stability
in the united kingdom will attract to the tourist at the different location. If there in no political
stability than the it is difficult to create better environment for the tourist in term of safety and
comfortable journey. Due to the political impact only UK became the number one tourist
destination in the world. As the government UK has set up to certain measure to develop the tour
and travel industry by providing various benefited to the tourist and related business. As the
political factor have various needs for the nation management of travel and tour organisation
should be considered for the changes in proper manner (Laws, 2016). It is identified that tour
and travel industry have the different operation in various nation so the political factor of
different nation will be rebuffered. As the tourist form the Pakistan have create some of the
issues in the nation which is affected on the tourism sector and local citizens.
However the political instability brings that various change in the nation it is also he
public bodies to regulate and control the activities so that more and more tourists can be attracted
towards the destination. Tour and travel industry has the most vibrant to get the better
development.
Task 3
3.1 Factors affecting tourism demand.
TUI organisation have adopted different strategies and tour packages considering various
factors that affect the tourism demands. The following factor are influencing demands in tourism
sector:
Emerging economies: As the emerging changes in the economic is the most important aspect in
the tourism industry. Economic condition of the UK inn diverse situation which brings the
major affected on the demands in tourism. As the inflation in the nation will increase the price of
different goods and services. As the TUI group manger have to focus on certain things which is
most important aspect in the nation. As the economic condition of the nation have important role
to increase the demands of the tourism.
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Demographic factors- Theses factors have the major impact on the demands of the tourism
sectors. The age group, lifestyle and income level is the most important aspect to affect on
demands. As the youth always ready to visit any destination and these are the people who over
travelling and adventurous according to their in come and interest of the place. If the income will
be increase for the lower class people will influenced to visit new location and spends quality
time with their love and belongingness.
Social factors: for every nation society has the major influence on the tourism demands because
of the lack of available resource for the local people brings the situation of high price of gods
and service available to them (Fernandes, 2012). The more the organisation will bring the better
tour and travel packages and mange the resource of the nation will give benefits to the society.
Political factors: if the political intervention will be their on the tourism sector their is
possibility of various tourist from the nation where the relation are not goods with other nation
will affected on the demands of tourism sector.
Technological: changes in the technologies will affect the business on the demands of tourism
as the organisation will adopt new technology for increasing the nation demands of tourism with
high technologies in which the better service can be made.
3.2 How supply has changed to meet the effects of demand.
The most important aspect in the tour and travel sector is the supply will be effect on
demands. As they has to bring the better tourism, TUI groups consider different elements to
mange the supply:
Seasonality: it is the important element that influence the supply of the tourism service. As the
seasonality will impact on the business most of the hospitality organisation will enhance their
price of different goods and services will affect the supply. TUI group has developed different
policies and practices in regard to provide best services to consumers within good price range at
the time of peak season to attract outside visitors
Managing transportation: TUI group to consider the interest and lifestyle of people and then
provide them required transportation such as air, rail, cruise and road. These are the mode of
transport should be more better to and supply of these service is not appropriate manner. As the
tour operator will manage the different service which will beneficial t the tourist and the supply
will be affected due to price of these additional service given by the tour operator (Pandža
Bajs,2015).
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