Trends in Travel & Tourism

The Tourism Revolution Every day in 2000, approximately 1.8 million people worldwide travelled outside their homes On average, $1000 was spent on accomodations, meals, entertainment and shopping

The Tourism Revolution Tourism receipts is a measure of how much money was spent by the traveller at the travelling location In 2000, worldwide tourism reciepts totalled more than $700 billion The number of domestic travellers was 10 times higher than the number of international travellers

The Tourism Revolution The Tourism Revolution is a relatively new phenomenon. It began at the turn of the 20 th century It took dramatic economic, social, and technological changes to make tourism available to a much larger population

The Tourism Revolution New Labour laws –More paid vacation time available to workers –Middle class had more disposable income 80% of the industrialized world’s population receive at least 3 weeks off with pay

The Tourism Revolution Technological changes –Improved railway networks at the turn of the 20 th century –Increased usage of automobiles –1920s: increase in tourists to Niagara Falls –1930s: increase in long-range trips (to Florida or South Carolina for example)

Mass Tourism The movement of large numbers of people to specialized tourist locations Examples: Resort towns, theme parks, tourism business districts

Package Vacations In the 1960s – 1970s package vacation deals became popular Commercial holiday companies offer a package vacation deal where they make travel arrangements, transportation, accommodations, meals and entertainment