Detailed Report on Visitor Attraction Management in the UK

This report provides a comprehensive overview of visitor attraction management, focusing on key aspects such as the overlap of visitor attractions, the importance of tourist destinations, and the needs and motivations of various types of visitors. It examines the impact of tourism on visitor attractions in the UK, including both positive and negative effects, and assesses the influence of tourist motivation theories on management strategies. The report also delves into the processes and potential issues involved in the growth of visitor attractions, exploring various visitor management strategies and management techniques related to sustainability. Through an analysis of these elements, the report aims to provide a well-rounded understanding of effective visitor attraction management within the tourism sector, particularly in the context of the United Kingdom. The report covers topics like the British Museum, the National Maritime Museum, and the Queen's House as examples of visitor attractions in the UK.

VISITOR ATTRACTION
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Overlap of visitor attractions related to specific types of attraction.....................................1
1.2 Importance of various tourist destinations............................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Needs and motivations of various kinds of visitors..............................................................5
2.2 Impact of tourism on visitor attractions in UK.....................................................................6
There are some other effects on tourism industry such as - .......................................................7
2.3 Assessment of influence various theories of tourist motivation on management.................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Process and potential issues involved in growth of visitor attractions..................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
4.1 Visitor management strategies..............................................................................................9
4.2 Management techniques in relation to sustainability............................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Traveller attractions majorly refers to a destination which has ability to captures the eyes
of tourists. This process is based on a management process which is discussing different aspect
of developing a individual's understanding in the respect of tourism sector and its importance.
For this it is essential requirement that government of particular country understand types of
visitors, their need or demand, facility that is required, tourist motivation tool and a effective
understanding method which influence its development properly. In this tourist and visitors need
to know law and legislation of particular place that they ned to follow. Through this economy of
a country get effective growth and popularity in world wide (Ab-Karim and Chi, 2010). This
project report is based on visit Britain and England destinations which is a board of Great Britain
which is incorporated under tourism act 1969. This report represent overlap of tourist attraction
and importance of tourist destination as well. It includes needs and motivation of visitors and its
impact on particular country . At last this report represent visitor management strategies and
management techniques as well.
TASK 1
1.1 Overlap of visitor attractions related to specific types of attraction
Overlap of visitor attractions
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Tourism is a concept which is denote visitors attraction on a particular location and country.
Through this process government of a country earn effective or appropriate growth and earning.
Government and local authority of a country also support to promote tourism industry on
international level.
Sustainability:
Travel and tourism is the fastest growing industry that helps to provide effective growth for a
country and its economy. So for a individual it is required that they understand its importance
and constant values to provide a stable place in market. Through this many organisation earn
effective revenue to deal in travel and tourism sector but for them it is very important that they
build appropriate strategy to survive in strong competition.
Overlapping:
Overlapping has a strong impact on sustainability of environment and tourists range. This term
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defines a meaning in which visitor of a particular place visit another country for a specific
purpose and after this they visit place at the same times by their own desire and willing. This
process helps to increase revenue and growth of particular country. England is perfect tourist
location that always have a large amount of visitors who help them to build proper revenue and
growth in specific tine period. For this government of Britain sustain different kind of facilities
for tourist to improve their frequency toward the location. In this process they consider
understanding toward tourist's safety and security and provide protraction from unethical issues.
In this process local authority of England provide quality experience to inbound and domestic
visitors.
Visitors attraction in United kingdom
United kingdom is a only country which attract a large amount of tourist through its charismatic
places and facilitating services. Government of UK also conduct various activities and events
for visitors to provide immense experience. There is a information about some attractive
location of UK such as -
British Museum – This is most historic place of UK which was established in the year of 1753.
British Museum is located in the Bloomsbury area of London. This is a major place of UK
which is capture eyes of tourists towards it beauty and attractive things. Government of UK also
promote tourism industry toward their historical place to spread appropriate history through
this. These kind places of a particular location help to increase amount of visitor to explores
different experience of tourism industry. For them local visitors, inbound visitors also show
their interest to explores a different world. Government of UK various educational events for
students to provide appropriate information of these monuments (Barros, 2011).
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The national Maritime museum – It is a kind of largest museum in the world which was
established in the year of 1937 after gathering effective information of each and every
historical aspect. This museum is located in Greenwich, London. This museum is anon
departmental public body sponsored by the department for cultural media and sport. Tourist
who come from different country always shows their interest to explore these kind of place to
collect appropriate knowledge behind its history. This is a only place of UK which is not levy
any admission charge for tourist visit.
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Illustration 1: British Museum
Illustration 2: The national Maritime museum

The queen's house – this is a former royal residence which was build in the year of between
1616 and 1635. This place is located in Greenwich, London. Owner of this place is Royal
Museums Greenwich. This is known as the first classical building in England which capture
higher attraction of visitors toward it s beauty and history as well. Main history behind this
beautiful place is build by famous English architect Inigo Jones designed the queen's house,
inspired by his travel in Italy.
These kind of beautiful and attractive place of UK capture eyes of tourist toward its different
location and history. These kind of place are helpful to provide a tremendous experience to
visitors. Travel and tourism help to improve economical condition of a country through
promotional tourism events. In this process their services and facilitating approaches help to
build trust in visitors mind (Beritelli, 2014).
1.2 Importance of various tourist destinations
Tourism is very important for a country, its economy and for some undeveloped area to make
effective growth in them easily. Through this process government and local authority of tourism
division build a appropriate approach for visitors and some employment services for further
people. Some time it provided seasonal employment to individual because tourists attraction is
based on weather and climate of particular location but a appropriate time help to generate
growth and income for not only employees but also a country. Visitors attraction play a most
important role in development process of a economy easily (Cellini, 2011). This kind of
industry have a different role from other sectors to enhance values of national heritage and
historical places. Tourist attraction has different purpose in each and every country because
some nation wants to build their standard of living through tourism development and other
wants appropriate economical growth and revenue. There are some other purpose of tourism
development are given below -
Effective growth and profit – tourism industry ha s a effective impact on a nation to provide
them effective profit and growth. In this process seasonal tourist provide them appropriate
amount of their products and services. Through these kind of earning a nation easily earn a
appropriate reputation in world wide and economic growth in monetary terms. Through these
kind of services trad market of a nation also affect by their selling and purchasing of new
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products.
Conservation – This is a government process in which they conduct different kind of technique
to protect water and electricity through different kind of tool and techniques. In this term park
and other greenery area provide its contribution to conserve water and other things. Through
this process government of a country easily build positive tourism approach to attract them
through advance tool and new techniques. In this term tourism attraction point is build by
garden and park side area of a nation.
Provide employment services – Tourism sector help to build new employment serviced in a
country in which governmental or local authority provide their own contribution easily. In it
many tourism corporation provide effective services to individual to serve their services to
tourist and earn appropriate revenue for organisation and themselves. In this process tourist
guide also provide their contribution to provide knowledge and information about particular
place to visitors and provide them appropriate services according to its demand and need.
Revenue – it is not only include revenue of a organisation but also denote a mount of money for
economy growth. In this process trade market of a country provide their service and product to
tourist to earn appropriate amount of its cost through them. Some hotel industry and service
providers also build specific revenue by tourism sector. But in this case it is required that they
provide a proper amount of their earning of government which is indirectly utilize in their own
welfare (Coghlan, 2012).
Enhancement of local culture and heritage – It is essential requirement that tourism sector
develop value of heritage and historical paces of a country. These kind of things are note
attached with well develop country because some less develop country also get effective
revenue by their locality and historical values. So in this term develop and developed both areas
provide their attraction to tourism industry. For this government of a nation need ton provide
effective services in these kind of areas to build effective growth for country and economy.
Importance of different visitors attraction
Each and every industry of a country provide their own contribution in growth and earning.
Tourism industry help to provide effective and long term benefits in a country and industrial
services. These kind of industry help to provide effective and appropriate growth to economy
too.
Economical growth – It is all related to money related terms to country through their process
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and services. This is based on cultural, trend and economic development of a country. It is term
which is used to acquire spread business service in front of visitors through their new
approaches. In this process employment services and trade marketing of a country also provide
their contribution to grow economy and country revenue. Through this industry monetary
policy of a nation also affect in positive manner that's why government also promote tourism
sector (Connell, 2015).
Further development – This sector not only create monetary term in a country but also provide
development process. In this process government provide their own contribution to develop
cultural, economic and further development to attract more visitors in their country. In it trade
make of a country also create new opportunities to utilize their products in Monterey terms in
not only a country but also on international level.
TASK 2
2.1 Needs and motivations of various kinds of visitors
In tourism sector lots of tourist come in a country by their different motives. Son for this
tourism sector require to develop their service policy according to their need and want. In this
process different kind of country attract tourist toward to beaut, quality products, effective
services in health and medical sector, business deal, educational approach and learning process.
Son for it us very important that government of the country understand their uniqueness and
improve their services easily. In this process it is not only based on country but also to all
organisation who provide their services easily (Evans, Stonehouse and Campbell, 2012). There
are different number of tourist that have various motivation to visit specific place such as -
Health and medical tourist – These kind of tourist are belong to some services that they
need from particular country. In this process some kind of country provides effective medical
services to patients which is highly develop then another ones. The main motive of those
countries to examine their services and provide effective and more appropriate services to tourist.
Such type of tourism industry earn higher revenue by their effective services and technical
prospectus. It is a purpose tourism in which tourism sector is affected by particular services of
their country (Garrod, 2012).
Business tourist – These kind of tourism industry is based on business related terms in
which a business organisation is expend their organisational structure in another country. These
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kind of terms also related to tourism sector which is develop economic growth and organisational
structure in one country to another. In it individual person also come to analyse a country's
environment and their customers demand for a particular products and services. In this process
trade market of country also affect business terms in one country to another. In this process it is
required that government develop their organisational term and make it flexible for another.
Educational tourist - These kind of tourism is related to students travel in which they
come to gather information related to their study. It is help to expend tourism sector through
various educational resources. UK is a place which is famous fro their educational and literacy
services to students. Various museum and historical place of England such as British Museum,
The national Maritime museum and The queen's house which is provide specific knowledge for
these places. Through professional guide and tour operators each destination invites various
students who become actively engaged in the local culture (George, 2010).
Adventure tourist – These kind of tour and tourist are explore different kind of location
to get a effective experience of adventures tour. In this tour and travel a individual is explore
different places according to their own choice, inbound tourists are also affected from these kind
of tour and travel. These kind of tours are help to reduce stress and situate mental state of person
through fun and joyful moments. These kind of tour and travel are promote to family trips, friend
trip and kids zone etc.. These kind of tour and travel are help to improve revenue and growth of
economy which includes social and jungle tourism.
2.2 Impact of tourism on visitor attractions in UK
Travel and tourism industry increase day by day in positive manner. In this process
locality, beauty, facility and further thinks of a particular country help to attract more customers
easily. These kind of things use by UK government to attract tourist and tourism industry easily.
It has both negative and positive affect on customer to get higher revenue easily. Some terms of a
country affect tourism sector in that impact on growth of country and its revenue.
Basis of difference Positive Negative
Economical Tourism industry help to increase
employment service in the country
and provide effective growth or
revenue as well. In this process a
Some times crowded place and
unnecessary activities in economy
negatively impact on tourism sector.
Sometimes tourism sector
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country can easily get higher
advantages easily by foreign tourist
and visitors in their own and another
countries.
negatively impact on tourism
industry in the terms of unnecessary
activities that lead to increase
wastage of products in heritage
places.
Social and Culture Social and cultural factor of the
economy is directly affected by
tourism industry of the country. In
this process government use
different tools and technique to
improve their cultural activities in
front of tourists (Gössling, 2011).
In social and cultural factors tourism
factor can negatively affect in such
way as use of drug, illegal material,
unethical issue, unnecessary
activities and terrorism activities
and ineffective activities as well.
Environmental In this process environmental
activities indirectly affect on
tourism sector in various methods.
Main positive impact can be build
appropriate image, wildlife image of
country and improve business
activities of a country in one place
to another one.
These kind if factors help to reduce
values of environment of a country.
In this process Dissatisfaction of
visitors, improper services of
country and ineffective business
approaches from the country.
There are some other effects on tourism industry such as -
Improper transport – This is a factor which is negatively affect on tourism industry in
various methods because all the traveller and tourist are required proper transport and guide who
provide them effective knowledge of particular place and its facilities. These kind of things are
negatively or positively affect on tourism industry of a economy.
Overs crowding place – In this process sometimes tourist face lots of problems and
difficulties when they visit a particular place. For this government need to improve their terms
and policy for visitors to provide them facilitating things and services easily. In this domestic and
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local visitors can help them to provide effective and appropriate services to visitor as well as
facilitating things according to their demand and need (Hartmann, 2014).
2.3 Assessment of influence various theories of tourist motivation on management
Tourism motivation management is a process which is used to improve tourism services
in a country. Through this process various local authorities improve their services and
government influence to improve their legislation toward the visitors. For this Maslow and plog
theory help to provide effective information easily. There are a brief information about maslow
theory such as -
Physiological theory – This theory is provide effective knowledge to those industries
who belong to provide effective service to tourist and visitors. For them it is very important that
they provide effective services according to their need and want after understand their demand.
Protection and security – Tourist are known as a guest of the country so for them it is
very important that government provide effective security and protection to them from dangerous
issues. For this they need to provide security of their tourists.
Esteem – It is related to various services and facilities which is provided to tourists by
local authorities. Government and local bodies which are working in this field needs to provide
their effective services to tourist.
Self actualisation – This process is related to self assessment process in which tourism
organisation's acquire their own skills and qualities to serve different services easily.
In other hand Plog theory is related to some motivational skill of organisation and
tourism industry in which they ned to provide effective services to tourists. In this process plog
divide their steps in three different elements such as -
Allocentric: According to this theory tourists are free to choose their own destination and
country to explore the world easily. Their main toward this visit id to explore the world in
different view and with new adventures (Haukelm, 2011).
Psychocentric: These kind of tourist are related to some families who only want to
explore different place to take some rest and relax. Their main motive toward these kind of tour
is to spend quality time with their family.
Midcentric: These kind of tourist want to explore all the place by their own experience
which provide them specific knowledge and adventuress experience as well.
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TASK 3
3.1 Process and potential issues involved in growth of visitor attractions
These kind of terns are related to different kind of profit and revenue which is earn by
tourist and visitors in a country. Some kind of issues are directly affect on visitors growth and
their attraction toward the particular place. There is some kind of visitors attraction are given
below such as -
Funding – This is a process which is related to customers attraction because funding are help to
provide attraction to visitors toward the country. It is essential requirement for a country to
reduce fund and monetary term in a country as well.
Stakeholders -They are related to organisation employee and visitors guide who provide their
effective services to visitors and tourists. In this process their decision making for different
services also help to provide appropriate services to them.
Attraction management – This is a kind of services which is help to attract more and more
tourist toward the country and its location. In this process different kind of services, cost and
other sources help to build value of visitors easily (Henderson, 2011).
TASK 4
4.1 Visitor management strategies
This is a kind of technique which is used to provide effective services to visitors and
tourist toward a particular location. There are various kind of management strategy which is used
by government and organisation's to manage visitors easily such as -
Overseeing interest of guest:- It is very important for a country to understand values of
their visitors and their demand for a particular location. There is need of keeping request and
their demand in employees mind to provide them quality services for long term benefits.
Supply of guests:- Tourist are the guest of the country who help to build revenue in the
country. So for them government need to understand their values and respect them effectively.
Dealing with the effect: These kind of terns are related to the dealing method with tourist
in their service approaches,. For this local authority help to provide them quality services as well.
4.2 Management techniques in relation to sustainability
Reaction and sustainability are related to a different terms in which tourism organisation
and country build relation with their visitors to provide them long term benefits and build a
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effective and trustworthy relation. There are various kind of management techniques are given
below -
Financial manageability:- This term is related to the financial stability in a country
which is require to stable or increased by visitors effect. In this process amount of monitory
relation and revenue based on tourist outcome and their satisfaction ratio.
Social maintainability:- It is related to the social value of the organisation and it impact
in social and cultural changes as well. In this process government of the country need to make
effective change in the organisation that provide effective benefits to them (Horng, 2010).
CONCLUSION
This project report is based on tourist attraction management to increase their values in
the country. For this various countries such as UK and others collect different kind of tools and
techniques in the terms of manage their services easily. Visitors have different kind of motive
which affects to organisational values.
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