Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
11.
Give 3 examples of non-serviced and 3 examples of serviced accommodation.
12.
What is the 'grey market' and why are travel and tou
r
ism organisations so interested in it?
13.
What is the difference between a charter and scheduled
air service?
14.
What are 'chains of distribution' in travel and tourism?
15.
What is GDP and what is its link with tourism?
16.
What is the main role of VisitBritain?
17.
How do the Regional Development Agencies infl uence tourism developments in England?
18.
What role do local authorities play in tourism development and mar
k
eting?
19.
How do natural disasters affect tourism?
20.
What is 'horizontal integration'?
UNIT 1 ASSIGNMENT
Investigating the Tra
v
el and Tourism Sector
Introduction
This assignment is made up of 3 tasks which, when succes
s
fully completed, are designed to give you suffi cient
evidence to meet the Pass (P), Merit (M) and Distinction
(
D) grading criteria for the unit. If you have carried
out the activities and read the case studies throughout this unit, you will already have done a lot of work
towards completing the tasks for this assignment.
Task 1
For this task you must produce an information pack that could be given to new employees working in the
travel and tourism sector for the fi rst time. In your pack you must:
a.
Describe the travel and tourism component industries and provide examp
l
es of domestic, inbound and
outbound organisations within them (P1). You must describe all of the travel and tourism component
industries and identify one named organisation within each. You must make sure that you cover all three
types of tourism - domestic, inbound and outbound - across all the named org
a
nisations that you select.
You should also include a short defi nition of the three types of tourism in your information pack.
b.
Describe the roles of different travel and tourism organisations (P2). You must se
l
ect three organisations,
each from a different component industry, to complete this task. At least one shoul
d
be a medium to large
organisation. Your descriptions should be comprehensive, covering all the key roles
o
f the organisations,
summarised in your own words.
