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Travel Industry Overview
- 2. Overview of Travel & Tourism Industry
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Understand the importance of travel and
tourism globally in terms of benefits and
linkages with the economy.
- 3. What is Travel & Tourism?
Travel is the movement of
people or objects (such as
airplanes, boats, trains
and other conveyances)
between relatively distant
geographical locations.
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Tourism is travel for
recreational, leisure or
business purposes
1.France
2.US
3. China
- 4. Components of Tourism Industry
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Travel &
Tourism
Tour
Operators
Travel Agents
Lodging and
catering Transport
Information
& Guiding
Attractions
- 5. Types of tourists
Business Tourist : Those
travelling for meetings,
conventions, conferences
or for any other purpose
which is incidental to
business and work.
Leisure Tourist: Those who
travel for pleasure.
Includes travel for
vacations, sport, family,
education, health &
fitness
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Types of tourists
Business tourists
Leisure Tourists
- 6. Impact of Tourism Industry
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Impact of
Tourism Industry
Social & Cultural
Impact
Economic
Impact
Environmental
Impact
- 7. Social & Cultural Impact
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Positive
Impact
• Improved Infrastructure
• Better leisure facilities
• Frequent social events
• Conservation of local heritage
• Improved lifestyle
• Restricts brain drain
Negative
Impact
• Over crowding
• Poor sanitation
• Intrusion of outsiders
• Demonstration effect
• Increased crime
• Loss of native culture
• Anti social activities
- 8. Economic Impact
• Industrialization
• More employment
opportunities
• Greater markets
• Income generation
• Foreign Exchange
• Better Infrastructure
• Use of advanced
Technology
• Globalization
• Brand building
• Liberal trade policies
• Balance of payments
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- 9. Environmental Impact
• Increased investment to improve facilities
• Preservation of heritage infrastructure
• Beautification of the area
Positive
Impact
• Over development spoils nature
• Local people displaced
• Damage to natural flora and fauna
• Waste disposal problems
• Scarcity of natural resources
• Increase in pollution
Negative
Impact
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- 10. Challenges in the Tourism
Industry
Major challenges :
• Fluctuations in currency exchange
rates
• Seasonal dependence
• Inflation
• Taxation
• Lack of infrastructure
• Security issues
• Regulatory issues
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