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Tourism Industry Background What is the value of the UK tourism industry? £127 billion  Is the UK tourism industry in growth and how it is performing vs the rest of the UK economy? Uk tourism is in growth and is worth around 10% of UK economy  How many people does the tourism industry employ and what % of the UK economy does this represent? 3 million people are employed in the tourist industry and its 10% a year What is GDP? Gross domestic produce - everything a country produces in a year What is revenue to the exchequer?   money made in taxes - £6 million What is the global travel industry worth? $5.8 trillion and by 2018 it should be worth $10.8 Types of Organisations: Public LTD Private Limited Company  Sole Traders Partnerships  Franchises  Co-operatives Keywords: Franchise - buying the right to sell a company's products or services under the branded name  Private Limited Company - a company which is not listed on the London stock exchange an...

In this report I will be assessing the significance of different features and facilities on the appeal of Florida for different types of visitors from the UK. I will then evaluate how Florida has capitalised on its features and developed its facilities to attract different types of visitors from the UK. I will be combining the two grades together by talking about how Florida has adapted to attract the separate types of customers.  Florida appeals to different types of customers as appeals to all. I will be writing about the different types of visitors that Florida appeals to in the sub-categories. Leisure visitors: Families Families love to visit Florida mainly because of the theme parks (Walt Disney World and universal parks), the parks entertain children as they offer different activities like meeting the characters, going on the rides, participating in activities in the parks and watching parades and shows. Florida has capitalised on families as they are the main type of visitor...

Introduction: I will be e xplaining how factors affect travel to long-haul destinations. I will then review how travel factors affect travel to selected long haul destination and then finally analyse the impact of travel factors on selected long haul destinations.  I have Chosen two long haul destinations for examples of the factors, the two destinations are Hawaii and New York. For the merit part of the assignment I will be expanding on all of the travel factors and providing more examples on how the factors are affecting long haul travel destinations. A long haul travel destination is when the flight takes over six hours.  Timezones and length of flight   This factor affect people when flying to a long haul destination as you pass through many time zones. GMT (Greenwich meantime) was created in 1884, It is set in London at the royal observatory and the each area of the world is either behind or in front (+ or-) It is now more popularly known as Coordinated Universal Ti...

I will be describing features and facilities that contribute to the appe al of Florida for different types of visitors from the UK. Accessibility  • Methods of transport  - Air: Virgin Atlantic and British Airways are the most popular airline carriers that fly into Orlando airport • Availability and frequency - Online there is several flights a day departing from the major London airports  and can book into different kinds of classes on the plane • Travelling time - Nine hours Delicious meals and complimentary drinks - starter, hot main dish, desert, cheese and biscuits. On night flights, hot chocolate is offered instead of coffee K-id backpacks  Individual TV screens packed with entertainment  Extra legroom  Amenity kits - for overnight flights  Dedicated check in and bag drop  In seat charging points  Priority boarding and luggage off the plane first Onboard Wi-Fi  More se...

Assignment One - P1 , P2, M1 & D1 P1 - Outline passenger transport operations within the UK P2 - Describe significant developments and factors affecting and influencing passenger transport within the UK M1 - Explain how the UK passenger transport industries have responded to developments and factors  D1 - Analyse how key factors are likely to impact on future passenger transport operations in the UK Assignment Two - P3 & M2 P3 - Identify relationships between UK passenger transport networks and travel and tourism component industries  M2 - Explain how UK passenger transport networks work with travel and tourism component industries  Assignment Three - P4, M3 & D2 P4 - Explain how passenger transport provision can influence the popularity and appeal of UK tourist destinations M3 - Compare the effectiveness of passenger transport provision for two tourist destinations D2 - Evaluate the co...

Unit 12 - Responsible Tourism What is responsible tourism? All about developing tourism that does the least harm and provides the greatest benefit for destinations, tourists and the travel and tourism sector in the long term. Sustainable tourism Alternative tourism Green tourism Ethical tourism Eco -tourism Fair- trade tourism Tourism takes place in many different destinations such as the followed worlds: MEDW - Dubai, USA, China LEDW - India, Bolivia, Philipines  Tourism can add significantly to the economic and Social tourism well-being of countries around the world. But can also have negative impacts on the people, culture and environment in destination areas  Impacts - could be positive or negative Economic: Creates jobs, helps the governments, increases GDP, good cost of living Environmental: green areas, keep beaches clean and safe.  Socio-cultural  Positive economic impacts  I ncreased domestic income and foreign currency earnings Economic multiplier eff...