------------------------------------------------- Tourism and Travel Distribution: the Travel Agent’s Perspective By Dr Marion Bennett and Dr Dimitrios Buhalis‚ Centre for eTourism Research (CeTR)‚ School of Management‚ University of Surrey‚ Guildford Jan 2003 Summary The Internet has revolutionised the tourism industry and has generated a number of challenges and opportunities for all players. For travel agents‚ in particular‚ the Internet is changing the industry structure and consumer behaviour
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2. Travel and Tourism industry: the structure and the three technology “revolutions” 2.1 Travel & Tourism industry in numbers and the main players: Travel & tourism industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world; globally‚ in 2012‚ it generated $2 trillion in direct GDP1‚ which corresponded to 2.9% of the world GDP. Also in terms of employment‚ its importance is highly pronounced‚ with a total contribution2 of 8.7% of world employment‚ the travel & tourism industry
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A Overview of Mainstream Leisure what leisure is Defining leisure can be a tricky task‚ what exactly is leisure? Haywood states that if a Random number of people where asked what the meaning of leisure is then their would be a large number of different answers. So leisure has different meanings for different people. He also states that some might think that leisure is Time left over after work or other duties or obligations ( free time ) Watching TV Taking part in sport activities
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Investigating travel and tourism industry There are 8 main components of travel and tourism industry. They are : 1- Accommodation- this is the most important component in the travel and tourism industry. Accommodation may include hotels‚ guest-houses‚ lodging-houses‚ bed and breakfast‚ inns and motels. 2- Transport- a good transportation system is very important for a travel and tourism industry‚ whether people are on business‚ travelling for leisure or visiting friends and
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Travel and Tourism [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] Table of Contents The Travel and Tourism Sector Introduction The biggest and fastest growing industry in United Kingdom is the tourism industry. The common purpose of the industry is to provide goods and services to the tourists. However‚ defining tourism is not as simple as it seems to be. It is a complex industry. Tourism includes such activities of people that are carried out during travelling
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Objectives: The aim of this assignment is to make the reader understand the key concepts and principles of marketing in the travel and tourism industry also as the key points affecting marketing environments and its function in different segments of the tourism industry. Analyzing the function of marketing as a management instrument‚ understanding the roll of marketing mix in the tourism sector and at last but not least learn how to use the promotional mix in the sector. Contents 1. Presentation
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Introduction Travel and Tourism is currently one of the world’s largest economic activities. It is the leading industry in many countries as well as the fastest growing economic sectors in terms of job creation worldwide. Most new jobs in developing economies are created in the tourism sector industries. The desire to improve the national environment of travel and tourism encourages governments to make infrastructure improvements such as better roads‚ electricity‚ telephone and public transport
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this occasion‚ I would like to speech on the topic of travel and tourism in India. As we all know that our country is one of the oldest countries of the world. It is full of attractive historical places‚ heritage sites‚ charming tourism places including mysterious places in various Indian cities which make India famous for travel and tourism all over the world. People from all across the world come to see beautiful places in India and love to travel here. They go back to their country and write stories
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the best of Arabian hospitality – cultured‚ considerate‚ warm and generous – as well as enhance the prestige of Abu Dhabi as a centre of hospitality between East and West. Eithad Airways has received a range of awards that reflect its position as the leading premium airline brand in the world‚ including ‘World’s Leading Airline’ at the World Travel Awards in 2009‚ 2010 and 2011. Eithad had tripled their profit ‘The Eithad airline‚ which will mark its first full decade of operations this year
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Unit 1 UK Travel and Tourism Sector Three main types of tourism: Domestic tourism Domestic tourism is travelling in your own country for tourist purposes. For example a British couple going on a holiday in Brighton is domestic tourism. Organisations involved in domestic tourism are airlines such as Easy Jet and British Airways which often do discounts on domestic flights‚ also tour operators such as Contiki and Thomas Cook which are offering domestic holidays. Outbound tourism Outbound
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