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Investigating Leisure and Tourism WALT: Know the different types and purposes of holidays.

Investigating Leisure and Tourism WALT: Know the different types and purposes of holidays

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Investigating Leisure and Tourism

WALT:

Know the different types and purposes of holidays.

The purpose of visits:

• Holiday

• Sightseeing

• Visiting an attraction

• Visiting friends or family

• Going to a sport event as a spectator or to participate.

• Business

Types of holidays

• Package;• Independent;• Domestic;• In bound and Out bound;• Holidays involving short haul and long

haul flights;• Special interest (e.g. sports, cultural);• Short break.

The key components of travel and tourism:

• travel agents

• tour operators

• tourist information and guiding services

• on-line travel services

• accommodation and catering

• attractions

• transportation

Investigating Leisure and Tourism

WALT: Why tourism has grown over the past 50

yearsKnow the components of travel and tourism.

Tourism

WALT:Why tourism has increased over the

past 50 years.Different types of tourism.

Why has tourism in the UK increased over the past 50 years?

1UnitInvestigating leisure and tourism

We are learning to;

Understand the components of Travel and Tourism

Investigating leisure and tourism

Leisure

Tourism

Travel agents

Definition and components of travel and tourism industry

Transportation

Attractions

Accommodation and catering

Online travel services

Tourist information and guiding

services

Tour operatorsTravel is concerned with how

people get to their chosen destination and how they travel around the area they are visiting.

Tourism is ‘the temporary, short-term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and the activities they take part in during their stay at these destinations’.

Task: Match the components with their descriptions.

Travel AgentsTour operators

Tourist informationand guiding

Online Travel services

Accommodation and catering

Transportation

Attractions

Organisations that can arrange your holiday through the InternetOrganisations that provide information and/or activities for people to enjoy. Can be natural or purpose built

Organisations that put together transport, accommodation and excursions and produce brochures

Organisations that provide advice on holiday arrangements and sell holidays to customersOrganisations that provide methods of travel to take you from one place to anotherOrganisations that provide a place to stay and food facilities

Organisations that provide information to visitors about the local area

Travel Agents

Tour operators

Tourist informationand guiding

Online Travel services

Accommodation and catering

Transportation

AttractionsOrganisations that can arrange your holiday through the Internet

Organisations that provide information and/or activities for people to enjoy. Can be natural or purpose built

Organisations that put together transport, accommodation and excursions and produce brochures

Organisations that provide advice on holiday arrangements and sell holidays to customers

Organisations that provide methods of travel to take you from one place to another

Organisations that provide a place to stay and food facilities

Organisations that provide information to visitors about the local area

Online travel services

An organisation that allows you to arrange your holiday through the Internet

Expedia www.expedia.co.uk

Expedia is an international online travel service.

Employment opportunities - Sales Representative

They take calls and emails from online customers to help to sort out any problems or queries with their booking.

Components and jobs:

• Travel Agents – Travel Agent• Tour Operators – Holiday Rep• Tourist Information and Guiding

Services – Tour Guide• Accommodation and Catering –

Conference organiser• Transportation – Coach driver / Air

Cabin Crew

Map symbols

abbey or cathedral

aquarium

camp site

caravan site

castle

country park

golf course

historic house

information centre

museum

nature reserve

picnic site

wildlife park

zoo

TASK:

• Look at the OS map extract for Bourton on the Water list all the tourism features you can see.

Inbound and outbound holidays

Inbound Outbound

Encouraging inappropriate development

Negative impacts of tourism

Altering landscapes

Reducing habitats Disturbing wildlife

Increasing congestion

Increasing pollution

Creating litter

Causing physical erosion