Business Strategy Report: Travel and Tourism Sector in the UK

This report provides an analysis of the travel and tourism sector, focusing on the functions of government and international bodies, the influence of local and national economic policies, and the implications of political changes. It examines how government policies, including regulations, infrastructure development, and strategic decisions, impact the growth and development of the tourism sector. The report also explores the role of local economies and how they support tourism through policies and regulations. Furthermore, it discusses the effects of political and social environments on the tourism sector, highlighting how factors like political stability and security influence tourist behavior and the overall economy of the UK, with specific implications for companies like TUI Group. The references provided support the analysis with academic research on strategic management and related topics in the tourism industry.

The Travel and
Tourism Sector

2.1. Function of government and international bodies in travel and tourism sector.
• The government and local bodies plays a vital role in
development and growth of tourism sector. Laws, Legal
document and regulations for providing safety and security to
people is the responsibility of government.
• This help in make over a optimistic image of country in the
knowledge of people. This is the reason why they opt to travel.
Improvements in Tourist destinations is the main focus of
government.

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Government has make many policies to improve the travel and tourism
sectors. From cutting red slip on business organization, to visa
applications is done by the government. Economic, social, cultural,
infrastructure and industrial are the critical drivers of government.
To develop the destinations for the people and for future is the function
of government. Local government is totally responsible for growth of
area which covers in its parts. Railway facility should be develop in the
area. Better Transportation service increases the tourism sector.

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• Planning Effective Policies- Government is also making effective
policies which is bringing large benefits in the tourism sectors.
Remove the taxes on tickets and make it fair.
• Strategic Decision- Government is trying to make such effective
decisions which enhance the tourist base for the tourism and various
attraction points in United Kingdom.

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• Furnishing Services- Government is providing many services to the
customers which helps to motivate the customers and increase the number
of tourist. Holidays plans is the best way to attract the customers. UK is
giving holiday plans for various destinations for increasing the tourist.
• Enhancing infrastructure- Government of UK is also focusing on the
different aspects of the infrastructure like better and maintained building of
the destinations. The forts are properly developed. Performing the role and
duties in efficient way in effective manner increases and attract the tourist.
Government has critical role in boosting the tour and travel sectors.
Government of UK is boosting tourism and travel services to great extent.

2.2. Local and national economy policy influencing the success of the travel
and tourism.
• Local people provides a lot of help to tourist. They make people find
the place and solve many troubles. So local government require to
develop rules and regulations to help tourist. There are so many
local and economic policies for developing tourist and travel as
policies and regulations plays a vital roe in the growth of tourism.
• Policies affect directly and indirectly in the growth of tourism.
Government has set aside fund for increasing the travellers and
expenditures of traveller person. The process of funding helps
tourism sector in lot and contributes development of several tourist
destinations of UK.

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UK government is controlling and managing the taxes on
accommodations, food, travelling, infrastructure etc. For developing
private and public sector government is making various policies. The
growth and development of a country's infrastructure is attracting
tourist in the world, this results in the growth and development of the
Travel and tourism industry of TUI Group.
To improve the economy of the country each and every country is
aware of developing the tourism sector. Thus, they are supporting
travel and tourism industry for the economic development of United
Kingdom.

2.3 The implication of political change on the travel and tourism sector in
diffrent countries.
• In tourism in tourism is very normal. Their is great relationship of
tourist and public. If the rules and regulations changes the mind of
travellers is also changes. Their are many elements like pressure on
fair trade, poverty reduction which direcly help the economy of Uk
and helps in controlling the poverty.
• Tourism and travel is highly affected by the social and political
environemnt. Tourst is attarcted towards that place which is peceful
in terms of political and social environment. Terroriost attacks leads
to decrese in tourist and travel.

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• The faviorable environment attract many tourist to vist the
destination of UK. Political and social intruptions leads to loss the
economy of the country.
• Peaceful is the main aspect of a tourism that affect the economy of
UK in great extend and become fruitfull to TUI group also and to
the national economy of country alos.

References
• Moutinho, L. and Vargas-Sanchez, A. eds., 2018. Strategic Management in Tourism,
CABI Tourism Texts. Cabi.
• Elbaz, A.M., Haddoud, M.Y. and Shehawy, Y.M., 2018. Nepotism, employees’
competencies and firm performance in the tourism sector: A dual multivariate
and Qualitative Comparative Analysis approach. Tourism Management. 67. pp.3-16.
• Sheehan, M., Grant, K. and Garavan, T., 2018. Strategic talent management: a
macro and micro analysis of current issues in hospitality and tourism.
Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, (just-accepted). pp.00-00.
• Arshad, M.I., Iqbal, M.A. and Shahbaz, M., 2018. Pakistan tourism industry and
challenges: a review. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. 23(2). pp.121-132.

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