Investigating Leisure and Tourism

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Investigating Leisure and Tourism

• WALT
• Know the different types and purposes of holidays.

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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

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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.

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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

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Investigating Leisure and Tourism

• WALT
• Why tourism has grown over the past 50 years
• Know the components of travel and tourism.

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Tourism

• WALT
• Why tourism has increased over the past 50 years.
• Different types of tourism.

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Why has tourism in the UK increased over the past
50 years?
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Pilgrimage Mecca
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Health Tourism Cheltenham Spa
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Mass Tourism - Rome
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Package Holidays Thomas Cook
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Investigating leisure and tourism
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Unit
We are learning to Understand the components of
Travel and Tourism
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Investigating leisure and tourism
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Definition and components of travel and tourism
industry
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Task Match the components with their
descriptions.
Organisations that can arrange your holiday
through the Internet
Attractions
Organisations that provide information and/or
activities for people to enjoy. Can be natural or
purpose built
Travel Agents
Tour operators
Organisations that put together transport,
accommodation and excursions and produce brochures
Tourist information and guiding
Organisations that provide advice on holiday
arrangements and sell holidays to customers
Online Travel services
Accommodation and catering
Organisations that provide methods of travel to
take you from one place to another
Transportation
Organisations that provide a place to stay and
food facilities
Organisations that provide information to
visitors about the local area
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Online Travel services
Attractions
Organisations 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
Transportation
Tour operators
Organisations that provide methods of travel to
take you from one place to another
Organisations that put together transport,
accommodation and excursions and produce brochures
Travel Agents
Tourist information and guiding
Organisations that provide advice on holiday
arrangements and sell holidays to customers
Organisations that provide information to
visitors about the local area
Accommodation and catering
Organisations that provide a place to stay and
food facilities
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Expedia www.expedia.co.uk Expedia is an
international online travel service.
An organisation that allows you to arrange your
holiday through the Internet
Online travel services
Employment opportunities - Sales Representative
They take calls and emails from online customers
to help to sort out any problems or queries with
their booking.
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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

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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

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TASK

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

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Inbound and outbound holidays
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Negative impacts of tourism