Trends

Recent Example and

news article source

Factors

Increase
d
frequenc
y of
holidays,

http://www.tomorrowstourist
.com/trends.html

natural
disasters

Greater
flexibility
(of
booking,
of
products
),

http://abta.com/news-andviews/press-zone/abtapublishes-2013-traveltrends-report

health
warnings

More
independ
ent
traveller
s,

Greater
opportun
ity for
adventur

ABTA Travel trend show that

consumers Are looking for
greater flexibility, from
what reports have shown in
2013, also in 2013 it shows
that consumers holiday
preference was more luxury
holidays and all-inclusive
breaks, as it has a more
sufficient cost. This is also
due to the fact you can now
book online and through
apps.
Growth of independent
Chinese Travellers.
Chinese travellers
The rise of the independent
tourist
(Source:
http://www.economist.com/
blogs/gulliver/2013/08/chine
se-travellers)

https://www.gov.uk/govern
ment/uploads/system/uploa
ds/attachment_data/file/784
16/Government2_Tourism_P

epidemics and
pandemics

terrorism

Recent Example
or explanation
and news source
An example of this
would be the
recent earthquake
in Nepal, as this
was a natural
disaster that had
struck innocent
people.
https://www.gov.uk
/government/topic
al-events/nepalearthquake-april2015
Brazil runs the risk
of tourists catching
malaria, this is if
they have no had
their vaccines.
http://www.fitfortra
vel.nhs.uk/destinat
ions/southamerica-antarctica/brazil.as
px#malaria

An example of this
would be if you
were to fly to china
but the foreign
office had advised
tourists not to fly
out due to the risk
of swine flu, or any
other diseases.
http://news.bbc.co.
uk/1/hi/world/asiapacific/8157799.st
m
An example of a
recent terrorist
attack would be
the attack in Paris

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alternati
ve
destinati
ons,

olicy_2011.pdf
The procedure of
identifying interesting
destinations as well as
attack brands which can
grasp tourists interest who
have remained on holiday
for a week+

Decline
in
incoming
and
outgoing
passenge
r
numbers
to a
destinati
on of
choice
(Egypt)

The decline in passenger

increase has affected both
the London and the regional
airports. At Heathrow,
rolling 12-month passenger
numbers have been broadly
stable since early 2006,
with some periods of slight
negative growth.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/5
89/erg_recent_trends_final_
v2.pdf

lower
spending
of UK
tourists
in Euro
destinati
ons

Growth
and
expansio
n of
regional
airports,

environmental
issues

cost of travel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
business-11725371
As heads of the global
travel industry met for their
annual gathering at the
giant World Travel Market
(WTM) 2010 event, the
damage caused by the
continuing high value of the
euro was the dark cloud
hanging over the
representatives from
eurozone nations.
Regional airports growing
as passengers avoid London
hubs
(Source:
http://www.theguardian.com
/business/2007/nov/16/theai
rlineindustry)

world
recession

were many
innocent people
died in the
shootings, this has
placed many
people feeling
insecure to travel
to Paris, as well as
fly over the
country.
http://www.bbc.co.
uk/news/worldeurope-34818994
Some
environmental
issues that Egypt
face would be the
lack of water
supply as the
water pollution
rises, the Nile
water no longer
meets cleanliness
standards.
http://www.almonitor.com/pulse/
originals/2014/03/e
gypt-nile-pollutiondrinking-watershortage.html
http://www.bbc.co.
uk/news/business25567969
The increase of
train cost has
increased by 2.8%,
Some regulated
tickets, including
season tickets,
anytime and offpeak tickets, have
risen on average
by 3.1%.

Withdra
wal or
addition
of some
destinati
ons by
low-cost
airlines

Norwegian launch
UKs only link to
Puerto Rico with
fares from 159
First time the
route has been
served directly in
almost a decade.
(Source:www.mynews
desk.com, 2015)

currency
exchange
rates

Euro exchange
rate deals blow
to summer
holiday Brits
(Source:
http://www.daily
mail.co.uk/travel
/article2013373/Summe
r-holidays-Euroexchange-ratemillions-ditchbreakabroad.html)