The Global Tourism Industry Is Growing

The Travel and Tourism economy is one of the fastest growing activities in most countries around the world [1]. For many developing countries it is one of the main sources of foreign exchange income and the number one export category, creating such needed employment and opportunities for development [2]. According to World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTO), the Travel and Tourism industry have generated US$7.6 trillion (10% of global GDP (Gross Domestic Product)) and 277 million jobs (1 in 11 jobs) for the global economy in 2014. In Malaysia, for 2014 alone, a total of RM72.0 billion receipts and 27.22 million arrivals were registered [3].

Tourism is one of the most international industries. Globalisation is the gradual forging of links between groups and societies until they finally reach around the globe in several directions (Smith, D,2006). Globalization is one of the serious challenges facing managers today. It is critical to develop services that are able to satisfy a highly diverse customer base (Ueltschy et al., 2007) Now to keep up with the rising levels of globalization in the hotel industry, there’s a need to understand not only the positive, but also the negative impacts of globalisation. I’ll also talk about the growth and rise of one of the most respected brands in the hospitality industry - the Hilton Hotels. Throughout the evolution of this famous organization, the Hilton has

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Researchers have different definitions for tourism. According to (Jafari,J.,2000)." "tourism is traveling to natural areas untouched and uncontaminated by human factor, with the specific purpose of studying, admiring and enjoying the scenery, wild animals and plants in it, as well as any cultural events (past and present) found in these areas.

Travel are of importance to the state and federal official since it is a large industry and generates money for California’s economy and at the state level, that is how there is an increased collaboration with the Speaker of the Assembly John Perez (Visit California Year in Review Annual Report: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012, 2014). According to John Perez and Ian Calderon, every year California draws more than 200 million visitors from all over the world (Capitol Weekly: Speaker John Perez and Ian Calderon: Surge of tourists bring benefits to California, 2013). The amount of spending by international visitors is not stressed enough on how much they contribute to California’s revenue. In 2013, there is about $21.6 billion spent by international travelers and the amount equals to the overall cost of the state’s top four product exports, such as computer parts and non-industrial diamonds (Capitol Weekly: Speaker John Perez and Ian Calderon: Surge of tourists bring benefits to California, 2013).

In 2013, international overnight travellers from the United States (US) and other markets reached 16.6 million in Canada (see Table 2), which grew 2% over 2012 according to increase in visitation from Asia. There is 2.9% growth reaching 2.56 million travellers from Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) ‘s ten leisure tourism markets and emerging

The buyers of the services of travel agencies are consumers, that is, individuals and businesses. For this industry we are dealing with a small degree of concentration, due to the wide range of services.

There is a changing trend in the tourism industry across the USA hence there is need to change with the trends. It is indicated that the tourism industry attracted 70 million global travelers over 2011 hence creating 7.5 million jobs while supporting 1.2 million jobs in the USA currently (Gavin Landry, 2012). There is need therefore for every organization connected to the tourism sector to make the appropriate adjustments to tap maximum benefits from this expanding industry.

Tourism is an activity that contributes to economic development of a country. This is because it generates revenue which can then be used to finance development projects. Apart from generating revenue for the government, tourism can create employment, development of transport infrastructure such as roads and railway lines, promotion of cultures and it contributes to international cohesion. Culture exchange and adventure are some of the prioritized things tourist often look forward to in their travelling’s. More so countries make huge investments in hotels and other luxurious resorts in an effort to attract more tourist. Additionally, the growth of a country can be equated to the level of how their tourism is. In as much as it is a revitalizing entity in development, tourism has its challenges. One of the major challenges faced by the tourism industry is terrorism. This paper will discuss in detail the impact of terrorism on the United States tourism industry.

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In recent years, a few large national hotel chains such as Marriott, Best Western, and Hilton have dominated the hotel industry. Travelers are familiar with establishments that exemplify dependability and quality at reasonable rates. Many hotels recognize the importance of brand loyalty to guests. In doing so, they have expanded their lodging options that are under one corporate name which includes a variety of hotels from limited service, affordable type hotels, and luxury inns. To help understand the tourism industry and the impact it has on the economy, this paper will cover a brief history with an overview, a SWOTT analysis of the Marriott Hotel, defining and addressing the impact of the real GDP, unemployment rate, inflation rate,

In addition, the convention destinations can also encourage other domestic industry to be improved when they host meetings and attract outsiders to visit. The economic impact will also affect to some other related service business such as tourism industry as well. Based on the analysis, in 2009, the 16 percent of total output in tourism and travel industry in U.S.A, take 113 billion U.S dollar in 708 billion U.S dollar, is shared with convention industry. It means this part of income is mainly attracted by convention industry. (PWC, 2012) In most cases, accommodation, food and

The world tourism organisation (UNTWO) states: “tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.” Throughout this essay the concept of tourism will be discussed using a systems approach as well as using Neil Leiper’s ‘basic whole tourism system’ (Leiper, 2004) theory. The vulnerability of the open tourism system to periodic disruption will also be looked at through the example of The September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on The United States of America. 9/11 as it is referred to today, was an event that shocked the world. Four airplanes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda, and carried out suicide attacks in the United States. Over 3,000 people were killed because of these attacks as well as the tourism industry suffering worldwide and the American employment and economy declining significantly.

Tourism is one of the biggest industrial sectors in the world and has been growing rapidly during the last half a century. Currently travel and tourism has reached a considerable level in terms of profits, number of tourists at varying destinations. According to UNWTO (2015) “International tourism receipts reached US$ 1245 billion worldwide in 2014." The Philippines are the world 's second largest archipelago with 7100 islands. They are known as one of the best destinations for tropical islands, adventure travel, diving, beautiful sand beaches, Volcano, waterfalls and exotic food. Luxury resorts attracting a lot of visitors from all over the world. Their culture is rich in festivals, parade and fairs. The tourism industry is an important sector of the Philippines and play a crucial role in a country economic policy and development. The country experienced the growth in the tourist industry, both inbound international and domestic tourism from the middle until the end of the past decade. During the year 2015 from January to December Philippines was visited by more than 5.36 million visitors. (Ffcccii.org, 2016) WTTC report

However, although the cruise ship industry is forever growing there are negative and positive impacts. The cruise tourism is likely to have effects on various aspects of the maritime and terrestrial environments. There is always a high possibility of oil spills by the ships in the sea which is very difficult to clean up in the cold remote locations. The impact of vessel activity in the breeding ground and feeding areas of marine mammals risks the wild life and is an area of concern. Whereas the terrestrial environment is affected by the numerous passengers who often make shore visit to places of natural and historical interests as a part of their cruise holiday package, either by speed boats, zodiac or helicopters thereby creating noise pollution and destroying the archaeological sites. Another potential threat is there to the