Current issues in tourism
Introduction
Throughout this coursework I will be exploring my chosen current issue which is the recession. I will be thoroughly exploring the impact that the recession has had on the travel and tourism industry in the UK. I will also examine and provide a justification of the wide-ranging processes of change in Travel and Tourism which have arisen due to the recession. The recession is an issue in travel and tourism because the state of the economy determines the success of the travel industry.
The recession has had a negative but also a somewhat positive affect on the travel and tourism industry. The recession is a slowdown in economic activity measured over a significant period of time. The most common affects of the recession are; people are buying fewer luxuries, decrease in factory production, growing unemployment, decrease in personal and disposable income and an unhealthy stock market. These factors have affected the travel and tourism industry as holidays are seen as a luxury and as the average income of a person is decreasing they are not able to afford as many luxuries.
PEST
Political
Since the recession, the government have implemented various changes and modifications to certain aspects such as benefits and income levels which have had an impact on the travel and tourism industry. As they have placed cuts on certain benefits, some people now have less disposable income to spend on holidays and thus specific commercial sectors in the travel and tourism industry have declined. The government is placing a cap on the amount of state benefits a household can receive. The government plan to decrease the amount of housing benefit a household receives. This could place further implications on individuals and families who want to travel but now no longer may be able to afford it.
Political unrest in certain countries has had an impact on the travel and tourism industry in the UK. For example, in 2008 when there was blockade in Bangkok airport
Throughout this coursework I will be exploring my chosen current issue which is the recession. I will be thoroughly exploring the impact that the recession has had on the travel and tourism industry in the UK. I will also examine and provide a justification of the wide-ranging processes of change in Travel and Tourism which have arisen due to the recession. The recession is an issue in travel and tourism because the state of the economy determines the success of the travel industry.
The recession has had a negative but also a somewhat positive affect on the travel and tourism industry. The recession is a slowdown in economic activity measured over a significant period of time. The most common affects of the recession are; people are buying fewer luxuries, decrease in factory production, growing unemployment, decrease in personal and disposable income and an unhealthy stock market. These factors have affected the travel and tourism industry as holidays are seen as a luxury and as the average income of a person is decreasing they are not able to afford as many luxuries.
PEST
Political
Since the recession, the government have implemented various changes and modifications to certain aspects such as benefits and income levels which have had an impact on the travel and tourism industry. As they have placed cuts on certain benefits, some people now have less disposable income to spend on holidays and thus specific commercial sectors in the travel and tourism industry have declined. The government is placing a cap on the amount of state benefits a household can receive. The government plan to decrease the amount of housing benefit a household receives. This could place further implications on individuals and families who want to travel but now no longer may be able to afford it.
Political unrest in certain countries has had an impact on the travel and tourism industry in the UK. For example, in 2008 when there was blockade in Bangkok airport