Describe components of travel and tourism

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Describe components of travel and tourism

The definition of Travel

Travel is changing location using different types of transport. People can travel by

  •  Road
  • Air
  • Sea
  • Rail

 

The definition of tourism

Tourism is the temporary short term movement of people to destination outside the place they normally live or work. For example young couple travel to New York visit friends.

Types of tourism

Tourism can be divided into three categories:

Domestic tourism

This is when people take holidays, short breaks and day trips in they own country e.g. couple from Manchester goes to visit Birmingham for one week.

Inbound tourism

This is when people enter the country from their own country of origin or another country which is not their home.

e.g. students from Spain comes to London visit the city.

Outbound tourism

This is when people travel away from the country where they normally live.

e.g. family from Newquay  decide to give London a miss this year a take two weeks holiday in Italy

The Components of Travel and Tourism

Travel and tourism its made up of different components which work together to provide holidays and other travel products to clients. The 8 most important components are

  • Accommodation
  • Transport
  • Attractions
  • Travel agents
  • Tour operators
  • Ancillary services
  • Trade association and regulatory bodies
  • Tourism development and promotions  

Accommodation

Accommodation is one of the main sector in travel and tourism. It is important because when people go on holiday they need a place to stay. There are different types of accommodation such as hotels, bed and breakfast, guest houses, self-catering, villas camping’s and caravanning’s.

Accommodation is a large industry, UK offer huge number of different type of accommodations which suit every budget and every taste. Those accommodations are

B&B- this type of accommodation offer Bed and Breakfast usually is in private house and normally accommodate no more that 10 guests.

Hotel- a hotel normally has at least 20 letting bedrooms, which most of them usually all  are provided with different facilities. They may serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Self -Catering- it can be a house, apartment, caravan or similar accommodation, where people need to make they own food.

Campus Accommodation- this type of accommodation  is provided by university or colleges for their students.

Hostel-  this type of accommodation is usually used by young travelers whit less money to spare. They usually share rooms, bathrooms and facilities.

Camping Park- it is a park provided for camping only.

Motels- is a type of accommodation located close to the motorways usually with restaurant.

Guests house- a guest house normally has ...

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