Domestic tourism is important to the UK because the more people that stay within the country to take their holidays means more money staying within the UK.

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Unit 3 Assignment 4

Task 1 - P4

Domestic tourism is when people that live in the UK take a break or a holiday within in the UK. Domestic tourism is important to the UK because the more people that stay within the country to take their holidays means more money staying within the UK. According to Star UK, UK residents took 151 million domestic overnight trips in 2005 and they spent £14 billion. The £14 billion that was spent from domestic tourists meant that money stayed within the UK rather than going to other countries outside of the UK.

There is a range of different domestic tourism markets, which the travel and tourism industry need to, provide for. These include: educational, families, business and couples. All of these tourism markets are looking for different needs within their holidays.

Due to the recent recession more honeymoon couples are taking their honeymoons within the UK as it is cheaper than going abroad. Honeymoon couples will require different needs to general tourists, as they want to make their trip special. Honeymoon couples will be looking for a 4 or 5 star hotel to stay in. they will want to look at what facilities they have such as do they provide champagne on arrival to they have an area to relax in such as a spa and what type of meals do they provide.

The location of the hotel will be important to the couple as they will need to be able to access the hotel easily they may not want to hire a car as they will be happy to stay near to the hotel. They need to be able to transfer to the hotel easily on arrival whether it is from the airport or the train station.

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The attractions near by may be important for the couple as they may wish to go on some trips or visit some attractions during their stay.

Task 2 – P4

Many families cannot afford to travel aboard for their holidays therefore they take breaks in the UK.

Families need different needs compared to honeymoon couples this is because they have children and they need to occupy then throughout the stay.

Families are more likely to stay in cheaper accommodation such as camping and caravans. Young children will not want to stay in a hotel room as ...

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