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
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