Tourism is recognized as a big industry worldwide which is a key sector of development in several countries and a major source of income, jobs and wealth creation and also influencing complementary investment and domestic policies. This range of influence and importance creates challenges to measurement in tourism. The most industry activities can be measured by clear statistics such as agricultural industry and automobile or electronics manufacturing. While, Tourism is a large and complex industry which is rather difficult to measure is a key component of the services economy.
Tourism industry basically can be measured by research reports and statistical data which are conducted by various related organizations on tourism and economic sector as The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), The World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC), The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) that is a basic economic tool to measure the tourism industries on the economy. In terms of indicators based on the purpose of this paper seeks to measure the impacts or benefits, competitiveness and future development in tourism. indicator Core Supplementary Future development
Tourism performance and impacts -TDGDP
-Inbound tourism expenditures
-Exports of tourism services
Ability of a destination to deliver quality and competitive tourism services -Labor productivity -Air connectivity and inter-modality -Government budget allocation for tourism
Table1: List of indicators for measuring in tourism
Source: modified from OECD (2013)
Table1 shows indicators for measuring in tourism in accordance with OECD (2013) stated that indicators for measuring such factors mentioned in tourism ...
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...and developing tourism competitiveness. And the government budget allocation for tourism which is a measure of national government tourism expenditure per capita tourist. The funding is a sign of commitment to the tourism sector and to work in partnership by investing for improvement in performance ability and competitiveness, this is typically linked to a national policies and programs to be delivered with industry partners as part of a policy or program that aims to improve the quality of product and services within tourism industry, facilitate tourism investment opportunities and promote the country as a tourist destination. Ultimately, such indicators mentioned are the essential tool to measure entire tourism sector that result in the economic growth and tourism development which are to forecast the economic target and to enhance tourism sector in the future.
Various definitions of tourism exist. Tourism is defined by Macmillan Online Dictionary as the business of providing services for those people travelling for holidays. Tourism has experienced continued growth over the years and diversification and has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. For countries like Australia, it has become one of the major contributing sectors in the economy generating large proportions of the national income and at the same time increase employment opportunities. The future is still bright for the industry in the country with possible future growth in expansion and diversification. The industry however has both the pros and cons impacts to various ranges of environments (Tourism Research Australia).
3. Government support: The government has realized the importance of tourism and has proposed a budget of Rs. 540 crore for the development of the industry. The priority is being given to the development of the infrastructure and of new tourist destinations and circuits. The Department of Tourism (DOT) has already started the "Incredible India" campaign for the promotion of tourism in India.
home, the amount used can run up to 440 liters a day. This is almost
Many investments for infrastructure construction in the destination primarily designed for the business tourists (hotels, restaurants, transportation…) provide economic profits, and they can also be enjoyed by local residents and leisure tourists.
Tourism is often associated with traveling to places away from home. Tourism has a big impact on the economic growth of some countries, which define the shape of their cities by producing different sectors like historic districts, convention centers, museums, malls, hotels, restaurants, and the list can be endless. Furthermore, tourism elements have been developed by cities for a variety of reasons including: situating themselves in the world by drawing a positive image and attracting visitors and for their money.
Tourism represents an important part of the Thailand’s GDP. Indeed, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the direct input of tourism in 2015 represented 9.3% of the GDP of Thailand , for an amount of around 1,250 billion of Bahts. This figure is expected to grow by 4.3% the following year. We can see how important tourism is for the economy of the country. Although, the figures are much higher when we take into consideration the total input of this industry in the GDP. Then, the percentage rise up to 20.8% of the GDP (almost 2,800
In recent years, tourism marketing has gone through strategic changes with the improvement in new technologies, the chase of a relationship between customers and suppliers as well as the importance of sustainability issues in marketing. Marketing Tourism reconsiders the needs of the tourists but does not overlook on the long term economic, environmental, social and cultural interests of the local population. So, it means that marketing consider both the tourist demand and effect to society as
It is the economic effects of tourism which bring the most benefit to the host nation. Tourism is a low import user which means more of the money earned here stays here. The government is earning money through tourist taxes such as the airport tax, increased export earnings and income tax revenue from people employed by the industry. A balance must be struck between these benefits and associated negative impacts on the community and the environment.
1.2 Problem Formulation In the problem formulation part of my report I would describe the overall situation of the U.K Tourism industry. The service concept of “Simply Travel” will give us information about the services provided by the company. I will find out about the customers, competitors of the company. I will find out what political, economical, social and technological factors affecting the company and its demand situation.
Half of century has gone since ‘tourism boom’ began in 1960s (Tirados, 2011). Nowadays, desire to be a tourist is virtually universe which has made tourism become a central element of globalization. The profit brought from tourism is something that we cannot deny however everything has its two sides which are good and bad, advantages and disadvantages or positive and negative. Thailand is a great example to find out the advantages and disadvantages of the development of tourism impact on the country.
The economy can be clearly identified as the most beneficial aspect of tourism. “According to recent statistics, tourism provides about 10% of the world’s income and employs almost one tenth of the world’s workforce” (Mirbabayev, 2007). In Australia alone, Tourism contributed $87.3 billion in 2012, and employed 908,434 (7.9%) people (Kookana & Duc Pham, 2013). Tourism is “one of the most profitable and rapidly developing industries in the world” (Popushoi, 2004). Every year the number of tourists increase dramatically and consequently the revenues from tourism will increase substantially.
Is tourism an industry and if not, what is it and how can it be defined? To answer these questions we need to find the definition of industry first. An industry is a group of firms producing products and/or services that are close substitutes for each other(……). To be considered as an industry, it must meet three factors -- individual businesses, revenues of those businesses, and a common product. Now let’s see what tourism is. However, there is no single definition, that is to say no agreement on what tourism should be. There are some reasons: tourism includes a number of diverse sectors (e.g. transport, accommodation, attractions, other services); tourism includes a number of academic subjects -- some argue that as a subject tourism is conceptually weak; difficult to establish strict boundaries around tourism both as a business and as an area of academic study; weak data sources which make comparisons between countries difficult.
“Tourism sector plays key role in economic development.” Economics. Radio the Voice of Vietnam. 2004
Tourism is the one of economic and social activities that increasingly vital. Number of travellers domestic and international is increasing. In fact, several countries in present world develop tourism sectors as primary sector which generate national income. According to Salah Wahab and Cooper (2003). Tourism is also sector which involves role that mutually link between government, private sector and also public.
At the present time, one of the inseparable parts of the economic growth is considered as tourism industry. Commonly, tourism is the movement of people to other places for business or leisure purposes as well as covers their activities. Holloway and Humphreys defines that the places where tourists come and spend their money are called as “tourist destinations” in other words “receiving areas”. Many countries have been improving tourism to overcome economic difficulties since it is growing fast. The industry activities have been demonstrated a general positive trend in the economy and it has already become the inherent part of economic development. In host countries, tourism has led to such positive consequences as the improved infrastructure,