Historical Development and Structure of Travel and Tourism Sector

This report provides an overview of the historical development and structure of the travel and tourism sector. It begins by outlining the evolution of the industry, starting from the post-industrial revolution era and highlighting the role of government initiatives in infrastructure development. The report then details the structure of the sector, including the stages of traveler arrival, region generation, transit routes, destinations, and traveler returns. Key elements influencing the tourism sector, such as changes in demand, tourist patterns, government plans, infrastructure, and socio-economic factors, are also discussed. The report concludes with a list of references, including academic sources that support the analysis of the travel and tourism sector's historical development and structural components.

Historical Development And Structure
Of The Travel And Tourism Sectors

 History of the travel and tourism sector is very large
 After industrial revolution in Europe only rich people try travel other countries
 From the 1950s the government tries to develop the infrastructure for the
development of travel and tourism sector in the country
 Tourism industry provides a greater scope to the government of different
countries to develop a positive relationship with the other countries
Historical development of this sector

 Owners also provide different
holiday packages and paid holidays
as a gift to the employees to
increase their efficiencies in the
work.
 Government also starts to provide
some special services to tourists
such as medical facilities, car
hiring facilities, guide facilities etc.
 Community tourism business also
help to increase the education
among the local community
Cont….

 A) Arrival of the travelers
 B) Generating new regions
 C) Transit route regions
 D) Destination region
 E) Returning travelers
Structure of the travel and tourism
sector

 Change in the demand of the
people
 Change in the pattern in the
flow of the tourists
 The plan of the government to
expand the tourism industry
 Increment in the facilities of
infrastructure
 Status and features of the
local social, cultural and
economical
Elements of structure that influence the
tourists to travel in the other countries

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