UKCBC HND: Travel and Tourism Sector Analysis - Unit 1 Assignment

This report provides an overview of the travel and tourism sector, discussing its historical evolution, current structure, and the impact of tourism on host communities and the environment. It references the early age restrictions due to cultural aspects, language barriers, and travel challenges, highlighting key historical figures like Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama. The report also outlines the structure of the travel and tourism sector, focusing on tour operators and tourist attractions, and the shift from early tourism driven by nomads seeking food and shelter to the development of pilgrimage tourism. The analysis emphasizes the role of tourist attractions in drawing visitors and providing a sense of relief, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the sector's dynamics.

In the early age, cultural aspects, learning languages and travelling challenges restricted (Capacci, Scorcu and Vici, 2015). In 14 century
Christopher Columbus sailed westward and vasco da gama cruised to country for earn money then business travel has been integral part of
tourism industry(Cave and Brown 2012). Early tourism started with Nomads who
travelled around the world in search of food and shelter. Main intension of this traveller is to gathered food and traded around the world and
gave rise to the barter system (Capacci, Scorcu and Vici, 2015). 1500 BC is marked as the era when the Europeans visited pyramids and thus
developed the tourism for pilgrimage. Early tourism started with Nomads who travelled around the world in search of food and shelter. Main
intension of this traveller is to gathered food and traded around the world and gave rise to the barter system (Capacci, Scorcu and Vici, 2015).
1500 BC is marked as the era when the Europeans visited pyramids and thus developed the tourism for pilgrimage.
Travel and Tourism Sector
1.2 Structure of travel and tourism sector
Tourist attraction: Attraction in the
tourism sense refer to as the place where
large number of visitors visit to see that.
These places aid in fascinating group of
people to come over a habitation which
satisfy them in a proper manner. Some
examples of the tourist attraction are
blackpoll beach and Alton tower. Different
countries people come to see these kinds of
places. These provide a sense of relief to
them.
Tour operators: They provide
certain number of facility through
which tourist visit become possible.
They combine all factors which are
according to the customers’ needs
and requirements. After proceeding
all such things, they transfer it to the
travel agent.