Travel and Tourism Sector

TRAVEL

&

TOURISM SECTOR

NAME : KRUPALI PATEL

STUDENT ID : ******

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INDEX

1. ABBREVIATIONS

2. INTRODUCTION

3. HISTORY AND STRUCTURE OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR

4. INFLUENCE OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES ON THE T&T SECTOR

5. EFFECTS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND ON THE T&T SECTOR

6. IMPACT OF TOURISM

7. CONCLUSION

8. REFERENCES

ABBREVIATIONS

T & T Travel & Tourism

ICT Information Communication Technology

TIC Tourism Information Centre

GDS Global Distribution System

ABTA Association of British Travel Agents

IAIT International Air Transport Association

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation

CAA The UK Civil Aviation Authority

BAA British Airport Authority

ISO International Organisation for Standardisation

ATOL Air Travel Organiser’s Licensing

WTO World Tourism Organisation

UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organisation

BTA British Tourist Authority

WTTC World Travel & Tourism Council

BHA British Hospitality Association

BNTS British National Travel Survey

AA Automobile Association

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization

DI Disposable Income

ER Exchange Rate

VAT Value Added Tax

IT Informational Technology

TI Tourism Income

TIM Tourism Income Multiplayer

GDP Gross Domestic Product

INTRODUCTION

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The word Tourism Sector defines tourist as people who “travel to and stay in places outsides their usual environment for more than 24 hours and not more than one following year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerator from within the place visited.

In ancient times, people travelled for the purpose of war, religious pilgrimage and trading. But, now day people have different reason to travel e.g. For business, study, job,...