The problems of the future of tourism

THE FUTURE OF TOURISM

Matvey MoseykovPere Rosselló Rebollo

PROBLEMS OF TOURISM FUTURE

1. Small and Medium enterprises 2. Climate change and the case of Great

Coral Reef3. Over-crowding in attractions and the case

of Great Wall of China.

SMEs – Small and Medium enterprises

•90 % of all tourism businesses

with fewer than 10 employees.

SMEs – Small and Medium enterprises

•Are threatened by globalization.

•Smeral analized this situation.

SMEs – Small and Medium enterprisesTwo strategies.

Designed policies to help SMEs

Response from the SMEs sector

EC, EU has made different business policies

“Coop- petition”

Creating a favorable business environment

Cluster groups: based on destination and based on sector.

Encouraging business cooperation beyond national borders

Collaboration

Providing information and support Sharing information on the latest tecnologies

Launching transnational business in EU

More rational and efficient distribution

Example of the Government of Austria

Competitive advantages that depends on the strenght of the

others

SMEs – Small and Medium enterprisesThe result

New, smaller and dedicated specific market

With following advantages: Diffe-

rentiated

product High level of persona

l service

Good quality /

price ratio

Great knowledg

e

Synergy with

destiny

CLIMATE CHANGE •Social and political engines favoured the

growht of the economy•Consequences for global warming

most important fact in tourism

CLIMATE CHANGE • Supply side:

Rising Temp. and sea level rise

destination

Touristic movement concentrates along the coast

CLIMATE CHANGE •Demand side

Fear of skin cancer and cataracts

beach tourism

CLIMATE CHANGE • World Tourist Organization WTO

the Djerba Declaration on Tourism and Climate Change:

-Adopt the Kyoto protocol

-Implement sustainable practices in water use

-Develop a management system based on environmental criteria

GREAT CORAL REEF • Reef from Australia. The most important one

• >750$ million through tourism and fishing

• One of the most important tourists icons from Australia

GREAT CORAL REEF • PROBLEMS of Climatic Change:

- 1.5 ºC - 4.5 ºC due to petroil and coal

- Any possibility to make it

- In 2050 95% of living coral will be death. It has numbered days

-Economic power will be lost. People losing their jobs

GREAT CORAL REEF •Due to the rising temperatures will be

difficult to find coral in most of the reef (in 2100)

•Not dissapeared, but less attractive for tourists

•That is to say that it is uncapable to adapt fast enough to the Climatic Change

GREAT CORAL REEF •Economic and social impact:

Powerful in tourism (domestic and international)

Huge circulation of ship operators

Fishing, mining and agriculture

Lose of natural and cultural heritage

GREAT CORAL REEF

•It’s future

GCR is the most well-managed reef in the world. Protected by GBRMPA

This does not guarantee its protection at all.Climatic change is caused by all the world.

The only solution is to be awared of its problems such as domestical talking as international

Overcrowding in attractions

Overcrowding in attractions•TOP 3 of the most visited attractions

3. Central Park, New YorkAnnual Visitors: 37.5 M

2. Times Square, New YorkAnnual Visitors: 39.2 M

1. Las Vegas StripAnnual Visitors: 39.7 M

Overcrowding in attractionsOvercrowding is a little problem of today

and a big problem of the future.

The solution is The visitor management

The visitor management•Tourists need a certain percentatge of

freedom

If they are to preserve the values of the destinations.

Example of Great Wall of China

The visitor managementOBJECTIVES

FOR A VISITOR FOR A DESTINATION

Experience Better distribution

Return to destination Extend the lenght of stay

Higher level of spending Reduce environmental and social impacts

Better knowledge and nature conservation

Pride among the local community

The visitor managementPROCESS OF MANAGEMENT

The visitor management1. Determine an

objectives .2. Make an estimate

of your market.3. Think about

capacity.4. Set the main

routes around.5. Control your plan.

Determine an objectives

Make an estimate of your market

Think about capacity

Set the main routes around•Hard and soft management

Control your plan