Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
work hard to make sure they are positive! You will have
an opportunity to gather material on your study area
before you go on the trip and while in the destination.
Depending on the work activities and exercises that
you undertake while on the study tour, the evidence
you collect could include:
Activity 23.1
Working with the rest of your group, hold a meeting
to discuss the overall aim and specifi c objectives of
your residential study visit. Remember that at this
stage you haven't agreed a destination, so make
sure your aim and objectives can apply to any area
you visit. Agree a set of objectives and, after the
meeting, add any personal or career-related aims of
your own to the group list to develop a list of points
that are specifi c to you.
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Trends in visitor numbers to the destination;
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Profi les and motivations of visitors to the
destination;
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Descriptions of the range and quality of tourist
facilities;
This activity is designed to provide evidence for P1.
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Roles of key organisations within the travel and
tourism sector;
Considerations
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Information on funding sources for tourism,
including constraints;
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Details of geographical and cultural features in the
As choosing the destination for the study visit is a
group task, you need to consider everybody's feelings,
ideas and circumstances. There could, for example, be
medical or personal reasons why some members of
the group are not able to travel to a particular area or
use a certain type of transport. Other considerations,
including types of study visit, comparing potential
destinations and seasonality, are investigated next in
this unit.
destination;
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Plans for future tourism development;
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A PEST analysis (political, economic, social,
technological factors affecting tourism);
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Information on environmental issues in relation to
tourism.
This evidence will come from a range of secondary
sources, e.g. data held by the local tourism organisation
or economic development agency, and your own
primary data collection, e.g. visitor and business
surveys, and audits of tourism facilities.
Types of study visit
Your tutor is likely to have already decided if the study
visit will be in the UK or abroad, so that's one less
thing for you to think about! It's worth spending some
time as a group deciding on the type of destination
you would like to visit, before thinking about an actual
location. There are many different types of destinations
you could choose from, including:
Career and skills development
It is often said that getting ahead in travel and tourism
is as much about who you know as what you know!
Bearing this in mind you should make a point of
talking to contacts that you come across while on your
study tour, particularly those working in travel and
tourism industries that interest you, e.g. airlines, ferry
companies, tourism development and promotion,
hotels, etc. The tour should also be viewed as a way of
developing your business skills, such as communication,
interviewing, questioning and listening, plus perhaps
starting to learn a foreign language.
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Towns and cities - these destinations have a
wide variety of facilities for tourists, including
accommodation of all types, attractions,
entertainment and tourist information services.
They are generally well-served by public transport,
such as rail, bus, air, coach and tram services;
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Coastal/seaside areas - have been popular with
tourists since Victorian times and continue to be
so today. The growth of package holidays from
