Travel and Tourism - Unit 1_P3

1. Criteria: P3
Scenario: You are employed in a Tourist Information Centre and
required to investigate organisations in travel and tourism. You
must produce a presentation that outlines the different parts of the
domestic, outbound and inbound tourism sectors.
Unit 1 – The UK travel and
tourism industry

2. Domestic Tourism Transport
Providers
Tour Operator example
 Scoot Cycling Holidays Ltd
 provides cycling holidays
throughout Yorkshire
 The service is designed to
please every time
 A tour operator typically combines tour
and travel components to create a
holiday.
 The role of transport provider is to
provide a service for traveller’s and make
profit.
 There are three main types of transport:
Bus: Public buses, couches
Air: British Airways, Jet-easy
Sea: P&O ferries
Rail: Euro-star
Domestic tourism is when people take holidays, short breaks and day
trips in their own country.
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Georges
Place, YORK
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3. Domestic Tourism Accommodation
Self catering (holiday cottages)- Marlin Apartments
Bed and Breakfast-Lime Tree Hotel
Camping and caravanning- The Camping and Caravanning Club
Hostels- YHA London Central
Hotels – Premier Inn London County Hall
Types of accommodation

4. Domestic Tourism Attractions
 Visitor attractions can be classified into two
categories, man-made or natural-made.
 Man made would include everything from Disneyland to
the world's biggest ball of yarn.
 Natural-made would include everything from beaches to
mountains.
 Attractions are important to the tourism industry because
both of these types of attractions are the only factor for
tourism.
Example
 Heritage site: Blenheim Palace
 Natural attraction: The Lake District
 Purpose built: Windsor Castle

5. Domestic Tourism Support
Organisations
 Visit Britain is primarily responsible for the promotion
of tourism to Britain from overseas and also has
responsibility for the marketing of England within the
UK ( Public)
 Regional Tourism Board role is to develop and
promote tourism in their local area.

6. Outbound Tourism Travel Agents
 Outbound tourism is when someone goes out of their
own country. it can for holidays, business, trip etc.
 An outbound tour operator provides package holidays
from the UK to overseas.
 Thomson holidays is one of the largest tour operator in UK
 Multiples – travel agencies which have a large chain of
branches.
 Thomas cook
 Independent – small, private businesses that have one or
a small number of travel agencies.
 Cooperative Travel
 Online – online travel agencies only operate on the
internet and have no physical outlet on high street.
 Ebookers

7. Outbound Tourism Transport
Providers
 The UK has a variety of ferry, rail and airline
organisations providing transport services to other
countries.
 The three main outbound transport provider’s
 Outbound airlines e.g. Virgin Atlantic
 Outbound ferry service e.g. Norfolk line
 Outbound rail service e.g. Eurostar
 People hire care because their destination is far
from the airport or they haven't arrange other
vehicle to their destination.
 Car hire company: Avis

8. Outbound Tourism Support
Organisations
 Its important to have travel insurance in case you flight is
cancelled, you lost your luggage or someone stole your
passport/documents and if you get involved in accident.
 Travel insurance agency: Direct travel insurance
 ABTA- The travel association- the role of ABTA is to protect the
traveller’s money from any possible financial failure of tour operators or
travel agents.
 CAA-Civil Aviation Authority-it has the responsibilities include air
safety, consumer protection, environmental research and airspace
regulation.

9. Inbound Tourism Transport
Providers
 Inbound tour operators organise holidays to a
different country's, and can organise package
holidays
 Gulliver's - is a inbound tour operator.
 Coach operator role is to provide a variety of
transport options for inbound tourist ranging from
simple airport to accommodate transfers.
 Guide of British Coach Operator’s

10. Inbound Tourism Support
Services
 The role of a guiding service to inbound tourists is to
give all the information about historical places and
famous place.
 Meet England- Meet England is the official body
responsible for promoting England as a meetings
and events destination for business tourist.
 UK Inbound- UK inbound is the only trade
association to represent and unite the UK's inbound
tourism businesses.