This document provides an overview of the travel and tourism industry. It defines travel and tourism, discusses the components of the tourism industry such as travel agents and lodging. It also examines the types of tourists, including business and leisure tourists. Additionally, it outlines the impacts of the tourism industry including the social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts. Finally, it discusses some of the major challenges facing the tourism industry such as fluctuations in currency exchange rates and seasonal dependence.

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Travel & Tourism Industry

2. Overview of Travel & Tourism Industry
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Understand the importance of travel and
tourism globally in terms of benefits and
linkages with the economy.

3. What is Travel & Tourism?
Travel is the movement of
people or objects (such as
airplanes, boats, trains
and other conveyances)
between relatively distant
geographical locations.
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Tourism is travel for
recreational, leisure or
business purposes
1.France
2.US
3. China

4. Components of Tourism Industry
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Travel &
Tourism
Tour
Operators
Travel Agents
Lodging and
catering Transport
Information
& Guiding
Attractions

5. Types of tourists
Business Tourist : Those
travelling for meetings,
conventions, conferences
or for any other purpose
which is incidental to
business and work.
Leisure Tourist: Those who
travel for pleasure.
Includes travel for
vacations, sport, family,
education, health &
fitness
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Types of tourists
Business tourists
Leisure Tourists

6. Impact of Tourism Industry
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Impact of
Tourism Industry
Social & Cultural
Impact
Economic
Impact
Environmental
Impact

7. Social & Cultural Impact
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Positive
Impact
• Improved Infrastructure
• Better leisure facilities
• Frequent social events
• Conservation of local heritage
• Improved lifestyle
• Restricts brain drain
Negative
Impact
• Over crowding
• Poor sanitation
• Intrusion of outsiders
• Demonstration effect
• Increased crime
• Loss of native culture
• Anti social activities

8. Economic Impact
• Industrialization
• More employment
opportunities
• Greater markets
• Income generation
• Foreign Exchange
• Better Infrastructure
• Use of advanced
Technology
• Globalization
• Brand building
• Liberal trade policies
• Balance of payments
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9. Environmental Impact
• Increased investment to improve facilities
• Preservation of heritage infrastructure
• Beautification of the area
Positive
Impact
• Over development spoils nature
• Local people displaced
• Damage to natural flora and fauna
• Waste disposal problems
• Scarcity of natural resources
• Increase in pollution
Negative
Impact
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10. Challenges in the Tourism
Industry
Major challenges :
• Fluctuations in currency exchange
rates
• Seasonal dependence
• Inflation
• Taxation
• Lack of infrastructure
• Security issues
• Regulatory issues
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