Travel and Tourism Sector Analysis: A Report on TUI Group

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the travel and tourism sector, focusing on the TUI Group. It begins with an introduction to the sector's importance and an overview of TUI Group's business, including its diverse portfolio of travel agencies, online portals, and accommodations. The report then delves into the historical development and structure of the travel and tourism sector, examining key elements such as travel agents, accommodation, and transportation. It also includes an article discussing the positive effects of tourism in India and Australia. Furthermore, the report explores factors affecting tourism demand, such as economic conditions, customer preferences, and pricing, and discusses how TUI Group can adapt to changes in demand. Finally, it analyzes the economic, environmental, and social impacts of tourism, offering strategies to minimize negative effects. The report concludes with a summary of the findings and a list of references.

UNIT 1 Travel and Tourism
Sector

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Historical development in travel and tourism.......................................................................3
1.2 structure of travel and tourism sector....................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 & 2.2 .....................................................................................................................................6
2.3 Article on travel and tourism...............................................................................................10
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Factors affecting tourism demand (TUI group)..................................................................11
3.2 Change in demand of TUI group due to supply..................................................................11
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
4.1 positive and negative economic, environmental and social impacts on tourism................12
4.2 Strategies to minimise the impact.......................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Travel and tourism plays an important part in any country as it helps to enhance the
economic growth of the nation. Here the company taken is ' TUI group ' which has world’s
leading tourism business in this industry (Blanked and Chiesa, 2013,). It has a broad portfolio
which consist of 1600 travel agencies, online portals, with approximately 150 aircraft and over
300 hotels. In the present report the structure, developments, the article on travel and tourism,
presentations will be discussed. The effects of supply and demand, the positive and negative
impacts on economic, environmental and social causes on TUI group’s business will be
explained.
TASK 1
1.1 Historical development in travel and tourism.
Covered in Poster
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1.2 structure of travel and tourism sector.
The structure of the travel and tourism has various elements that helps to attract the customers
or tourists to visit the different places. Some examples are taken to show the services of travel
and services of torus affecting the customers interested in conference, events, family tour or any
other reason. It has been noticed that hospitality and tour management services are classified
diversely. Structure is mainly classified as travel agents, supportive service, accommodation,
transportation, attractions. In addition to this, it is crucial for the tour operators to plan best
holiday packages for tourists regarding maximize their needs. Tour operators offer effective
connection with the diverse hospitality firms to have better services. Accommodation and
supportive services are being provided by suppliers of tour operators. System mainly works in
coordinative manner so that long term sustainability can be well maintained. It all depends upon
the consumer’s interest and thus providing best service helps in increasing chance of selecting the
same service.
Different transportation services are present in the market which are classified as air, road
transport and cruise. In addition to this, it can be said that air transport is considered as one of fast
service provider to travellers. It facilitates in improving travellers experience. Also, road transport
is aspect which offers adventurous trips and helps visitors to get connected with diverse locations.
In addition to this, wide range of attractions like natural and manmade destinations allows to
improve experience. Classification of locations can be as beaches, mountains and eye catchy
views.
The structure of the tourism and travel industry will be discussed in detail below: Services related to travelling: TUI group provides various services to the travellers or
the visitors such as accommodation, transportation facilities. The company has assured
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that their agents does his job which is to satisfy the customers by providing the proper
services and by selling the brochures. Services related to tourism: the services related to the information about the destination
or the place to be visited can be collected by tourism boards. The TUI group takes care of
its visitors by providing appropriate information needed by customers with the
promotional activities about the tourism. For example: a company is offering the services
which are rated as best by the customers, it shows that the enterprise is working hard and
has positive views of its customers. Purpose of conference and events: the organisations offering the space for conference
and the events are more liked buy the customers. The TUI group also offers the same
which helps the organisation to plan, organise and host the short term and long-term
events.
 Attracting the visitors or the tourist: attraction is the most important key for the industry
for the faster growth. The attraction can be either by package or by the products and
services provided by the TUI group.
 Accommodation services: the most important for the tourism is accommodation facility
available to the tourist in the nation. The hotel which are available in the united kingdom
which the best part to attract more tourism in the nations.
 Passenger transport: For every nation the most important for the tourism is that passenger
transport available easily. The public transport is easy affordable for the tourist. Also the
car and private vehicle available to the tourist will be more better in the organisations.
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Private organisation: as these organisation have the most important value for the tour and treavel
sector. These are the organisation which are own buy the small group which have aim of profit
maximising.
Public organisation; these are the government control organisation the main is to give more
service to the public in low cost.
Voluntary organisation: these are the non profit organisation which have aim it serve the society
with taking an money.
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TASK 2
2.1 & 2.2
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 Direct: the government play various and different role in the travel and tourism business.
They form the rules and regulations which the TUI group should be following to meet the
legal needs of the firm. For instance: Minimum wages paid to the workers by the
government directly affects the business.
 Indirect: the different ways in which the government affects the economy of the country
and sets the rate of interest for the activities of the nation (Becker, E., 2016.). Moreover,
it unknowingly affects that impact on the economy such as wars in the travel business. In
this, government does not raise price but due to conflicts cited business is affected. If the
government will be monitor in a better way these will help to bring more advise impact
on the tourism sector.
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 Economic policy: The TUI group directly deals with the tourists, hotels and travel
agents. It helps to generate the employment for the new staff or the nation which are
operating their business. The travel and tourism sector is the one to give the opportunities
for the faster growth in the global services. Hence, in every country the government has
made the rules and regulations to increase the GDP of the nation.
 Political change: The government enhance their tax rates so that business will have to pay
the more for the profits which are declined. As a result of which the country can slowly
recover the natural state of tourism. In the same context the country perceive as unstable
in political changes, it adversely affects the tourism business. If the economic will be not
in the control of the nation it will give advice impact on the price of other goods and
services.
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2.3 Article on travel and tourism
Travel And Tourism of India And Australia.
The article covers the positive effects of the tourism on the economy of the India and
Australia by the TUI group. The development and the growth of the various industries directly
links to the healthy tourism industry by transportation, accommodation, wildlife, arts and
entertainment of the visitors. The investments and the payments of the goods and services
provided by the group. The improvement in the living standard of the local people who visited
tourist places for the attractions of the customers toward the destination or the historic heritages
to be visited. The improvement in the quality standards of the services provided by the group to
make the customers attract and visit again.
 Travel and tourism in India: Travel and tourism is the largest service industry in India.
It provides heritage, cultural, medical, business and sports tourism. The main objective
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of this sector is to develop and promote tourism, maintain competitiveness of India as
tourist destination and improve and expand existing tourism products to ensure
employment generation and economic growth. In this section, it provides information
about various tourist destinations, modes of travel, accommodation and approved travel
agents.
 Travel and tourism in Australia: The tourism in Australia have also attracted across
all the nation tourist. Popular Australian destinations include the coastal cities of
Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, as well as other high-profile destinations including
regional Queensland, the Gold Coast and the Great Barrier Reef the world's largest reef.
Australian outback are other popular locations, as is the Tasmanian wilderness The
unique Australian wildlife is also another significant point of interest in the country's
tourism.
TASK 3
3.1 Factors affecting tourism demand (TUI group)
 There are many factors which are affecting the demand of tourism weather in positively
ways or in negatively ways. These factors include economic factors, political factors,
environmental factors, technological factors, changes in customer preferences,
 The economic position of traveller also affects their demand. To fulfil tourism demand
they need freedom, time, fitness and make journey. They also need check their fitness for
journey (Xiang and et.al., 2015). If they have good economic position, they choose
expensive destinations and in case due to some changes in economy effects there position
their demands changed.
 The growth in EU is help the customer or traveller to increase their demand or wishes of
travelling in world.
 The person of different age has different demands or choices of place. As per their age
their demand or choice of place change. Older people adjusted with their younger family
members in choosing the place or destinations. Which increases factors like high
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