Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Activity 1.2
Number of
employees
Hotel
Working in a small team, carry out some research
into which component industries of the travel and
tourism sector are found in your local area, using the
diagram in Figure 1.4 as your starting point. Describe
the roles of the organisations represented and how
they interrelate with other components of the travel
and tourism sector, giving examples that include
domestic, inbound and outbound tourism.
Jarvis Hotels
6,000
Center Parcs
5,000
Travelodge
4,900
WA Shearings Holiday Hotels
2,000
Celtic Manor Resort
650
This activity is designed to provide evidence for P1, P2
Gleneagles Hotel
600
The following sections of this unit look in detail at the
main component industries of the travel and tourism
sector, starting with accommodation. You will discover
examples of particular organisations in each industry to
help understand the services and products they offer.
Fig 1.5 - Examples of employment in the
accommodation industry
Accommodation
The accommodation industry is an important
component of UK travel and tourism. It includes all
types of accommodation that people use for leisure or
business tourism and visiting friends and relatives, such
as hotels, guesthouses, self-catering cottages and inns.
Data from the United Kingdom Tourism Survey (UKTS)
shows that spending on accommodation by British
people within the UK in 2008 was more than £21 billion,
making accommodation the single largest component
of tourist spending. The accommodation industry is
also a signifi cant employer in the UK, providing more
than 1.5 million jobs in hotels, pubs, restaurants, etc.
Figure 1.5 gives some examples of the importance of
employment in this industry for individual companies.
The accommodation industry in the UK is dominated
by commercial enterprises, providing a wide range of
hotels, guesthouses and self-catering accommodation.
The main non-commercial suppliers of accommodation
are the Youth Hostels Association (YHA), universities
and colleges, and premises operated by religious
groups.
YHA Lizard, Cornwall
