Report on Tourism refers to temporary visits or movement of people from one place to another as a destination which is outside their normal living places or work or residence

INTRODUCTION of Tourism refers to temporary visits or movement of people from one place to another as a destination which is outside their normal living places or work or residence

Tourism refers to temporary visits or movement of people from one place to another as a destination which is outside their normal living places or work or residence. Not only the movement of people, but also their need of facilities and activities change during their visit to other new places. Hence the tourism industry consists of many factors as providing luxuries, businesses and comfortable services to be entertained by the customers in best manner as they directly or indirectly affect the whole industry.

Tourism has been engaging into many fascinating activities which have made it emerge out as a rapidly growing industry for many countries all over the world. Although the world had to face many wars yet the countries revive back and the first thing, they always promote is their tourism industry which also provides many economic benefits to states. The industry worldwide is very much optimistic that the next decade will realize even more growth in tourism and the output rate might increase by 4.6%.

The expanding significance of tourism not only increases the economies but also channel the inner resources of regions that have more fascinating destinations which can turn their resources into its development which ultimately enhances their image around the globe attracting international travelers and tourists. But still, not all countries have these benefits because not all countries are benefited with natural resources as the purpose of getting benefit with tourism depends more on natural resources than man-made resources. Many countries are enriched with resources and they have them abundantly while many have very limited resources and landscapes with poor infrastructure. A country’s economy heavily depends on the competitiveness of tourism industry as compared to other nations. And due to globalization, the tourism industry also has to abide by governmental rules and regulations. This is the reason that tourism has emerged as one of the main industries of the world. As per The World Travel and Tourism Council, more than ten percent of the world economy output is a result of tourism. Many researchers say that tourism belongs to only rich people who can afford to visit grand destinations and can have luxurious activities there.

Unlike product specifications of durable goods, tourism cannot be physically displayed or cannot be presented at the time of purchase. These are the intangible services that are supposed to be bought before they can be used and are bought away from the place of consumption. Therefore, tourism includes very catchy descriptions and representations by the intermediaries who can best explain to you the benefits of visiting a particular destination with all the attractive images and visuals so that they can attract more customers. Successful satisfaction of customers can only be ensured if the agent has the ability to display all the timely and accurate information.

This emergence and rapid growth of tourism industry has increased multinational businesses going into domestic and local markets while there are factors like information technology and telecommunications that are increasing competitive pressure on big scale companies. The customers of this age are becoming more sophisticated which also increases the level of demands and expectations of high standards. The business running at tourist attracting places have to make sure that they deliver up-to-the mark quality of services so that the tourists can recall their name even if they reach their home back. And this factor also increases the chances of more and more potential customers for those businesses based on the customer experience. This creates a competitive dimension between not only the small businesses but also the overall tourism trend globally. Every country’s tourism industry has to make all the standardized services to ensure good word of mouth about their destinations and landscapes. And the main focus is always upon destination competitiveness, tourism management activities and sustainable environmental policies.

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT of Tourism refers to temporary visits or movement of people from one place to another as a destination which is outside their normal living places or work or residence

The term ‘tour’ emerged in 1960 when the Britishers traveled to different location of the continent to study about their cultures and social life. This widening of knowledge was gradually adopted by many other people who had same interest in cultural centers. This resulted in opening up of many historic and cultural European centers to the British tourists. In 1830, when a rail link was built between major centers of Europe, it attracted many travelers and from there this process began when the entrepreneurs also started exhibiting their launches by travelling through trains. And by the end of 1970s, many small fishing resorts were made around the British coast that started attracting many tourists.

In the early years, tourism was linked to increasing wealth, outgoing attitudes and having an access to the luxurious transports. As the access of transport allowed people to make their travel destination reachable. This also caused mass production and mass consumption of resources. Before the eighteenth century, there used to be productions that could suit all in one design but after the advancement in travel industry, manufacturers started having ideas to cater the needs of all with different designs and different products. The availability of motor cars after 1930, also caused a rapid increase in tourism and airplanes for the wealthier community to travel around the world. The development of holiday camps also started attracting people as a source of low budgeted market for holidays and the public liked such ideas wholeheartedly. Similar ideas related to holiday camps around beautiful landscapes and coastal areas resulted in huge success. The cool and fresh climates of northern areas resulted in the construction of inland resorts which also introduced packaged tours in the industry. Package holidays became established in western Europe during 1960s which resulted in substantial expansion in tourism abroad. A package holiday refers to a pre-planned tour that has all the arrangements made at sale prices including combination of components which turned to be a huge success as such packages include all services normally compromising transportation and accommodation but providing many other luxurious facilities.

CHALLENGES OF TOUR OPERATIONS of Tourism refers to temporary visits or movement of people from one place to another as a destination which is outside their normal living places or work or residence

Economies have gone through extensive economic and social changes worldwide in the last two decades. And one of the most challenging changes is that people are now tending towards spending more on services before they ever used to. The countries who are already very much developed does not bother much about tourism and it is not considered a luxury activity there anymore rather has turned into a part of lifestyle or an integral component of everyday life hence affecting the global industry as producers and consumers have spread throughout the world. All countries experience tourism as a major part of economic prosperity. Whereas, The World Tour Organization, has predicted continued growth by the end of this century. As tourism is an integral part of service industry, the economies have started relying on these on a greater level. Tourism has become a new source of revenue for these industries which can actually lead to renewed economies if utilized effectively. This factor is more effective for developing countries that are trying to make greater image through tourism and promoting it effectively. Tourism allows the developing countries to display their culture, history and nature to the world to seek prosperity. Tourism acts as a catalyst of success among other crucial sectors like transport, telecommunication, health or education. Other factors like technology, demographics and lifestyle patterns can also indicate progressive patterns in tourism industry. But the tourists who visits a new place does not experience the beauty of the destination but they also judge other perspectives like the management, production of resources and their availability and consumption of services. Tourists are more likely to engage in new stuff that they hadn’t seen before in their own land so that tend to experience new things as an adventure. Providing them absolute satisfactory experience of service becomes a crucial task so that no tourist leaves with a bad word of mouth. These factors are more concerning when the tours are managed as packaged tours in which the businesses have already made deals with agents to suggest their resorts or hotel to the potential customers. Such type of packages includes great risk, high breakeven and high competitive prices. Hence, customers become more likely to have proper knowledge and information about the accommodations and facilities involved in packaged tours. They look for many factors that can concern their whole planning towards implementing a tour plan. Such factors can become challenging for the whole industry. Factors like, the purpose of tour, choice of destination, budget, legal requirements, tourist accommodation, tour duration or period, information related to departure and stay, whole tour price and also the price in inflationary condition, references tools, political conditions of the destined place and also the relationship between the two nations from where the tourist leaves for another as a destination. These factors compile up to make tourist’s satisfaction.

THOMAS CROOK COLLAPSE of Tourism refers to temporary visits or movement of people from one place to another as a destination which is outside their normal living places or work or residence

Thomas Crook was one of the world’s largest and oldest travel agencies and its collapse has impacted more than 6 million travelers around the world. The main reason behind the collapse was liquidation when the rescue talks failed to secure 250 million dollars in an unforeseen funding event which also affected many thousands of those who had already paid for their vacations without a return ticket to their homes. Although. Thomas Crook is a British company but its fan following managed to attract customers from all over the world, especially Europe. When Thomas Cook collapsed, the stranded travelers were made to travel back to their homelands with UKs civil aviation authority. The passengers who had to fly out with Thomas Crook were also informed about the cancellation of their flights by their respective agents. Many people got affected due to this as they had to pay certain amount extra to reach their homes back. People got frustrated especially those who had to fly the very next day of the collapse making them stuck at the placed for few days. Booking of new flights made people cost a lot of dollars while the collapse has also affected many employees making them jobless all of a sudden. Poor mergers and increased competition caused the company to collapse while it was the world’s oldest company that had introduced packaged tours. When the company merged with a UK based package travel-company, it initially went well with high hopes but who knew that it’d end in disaster as Thomas Cook had to face huge debts that became impossible to manage while the UK based company also made profit only once in a while. Another reason was the arrival of lower cost rival companies that caused Thomas Cook profit margins to go under even more pressure. The company had to issue two profit warnings within only one month. Hence, the company who was once a popular one stop shop for travelers because of its phenomenal travel packages went into heavy liquidation.

FUTURE OF PACKAGED HOLIDAYS

The holiday industry is making phenomenal updates and evolving with a brisker speed mainly due to the latest apps and peer-to-peer, e.g, airbnb that adds to the disruption as people can noe book holidays with the Internet from their homes. Travel bloggers and other media influencers are also playing a vital role in promoting authentic and customized travel plans with their personal experiences. Although, package holidays have been under pressure and constant changes but still there are many big countries that still use these packages as offline options. After the collapse of Thomas Cook, many started thinking that package tours and holidays have also collapsed but it’s merely a wrong perception as in Asia, package holidays are still the most easy to go and comfortable modes of traveling considered.

CONCLUSION of Tourism refers to temporary visits or movement of people from one place to another as a destination which is outside their normal living places or work or residence

Undoubtedly, tourism is a widely spread and most growing industry in developing as well as developed countries as tourism is also a potential means of promoting a nation to a greater extent and creating new jobs in different regions. The history of tourism shows how it expanded from where to what it is today; a part of lifestyle and how tourism became a backbone of globalization.

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