Lalu, Jaymar D.

BSHRM-3b

1. Brief history of tourism development Thomas Cook took the first tourists to Paris in 1855. On the return journey, gathering for the buses / coaches some people got arrested for waiting in the park. In Paris people were not allowed to have gatherings. His first excusion was Leicester to Loughborough in 1841. Prior to 1834, the Bank of England observed about thirty-three saints' days and religious festivals as holidays, but in 1834, this was reduced to just four: 1 May, 1 November, Good Friday, and Christmas Day. In 1871, the first legislation relating to bank holidays

Transport Network: Air travel for the mass market - cheap and available Ferry routes competing with air transport Growth of motorway network Technological Change: Mass produced consumer products Mass produced cars Falling costs of the above Development of Internet and e-commerce Socio-Economic Development: Higher incomes Stable low inflation Greater amount of leisure time Greater mobility

2. Why do we need to develop tourism? The reasons for developing tourism, for example: - Economic - increasing income, employment, foreign exchange, government revenues and using tourism to boost other sectors - Socio-cultural - social reasons, such as cross-cultural exchange, educating people, providing recreation opportunities - Environmental - to achieve environmental and cultural conservation objectives - Technological - provision of infrastructure needed for tourism, where considered unprofitable by private sector

3. What is tourism planning? Tourism planning is goal-oriented, striving to achieve certain objectives by matching available resources and programs with the needs and wants of people. Comprehensive planning requires a systematic approach, usually involving a series of steps. The process is best viewed as an iterative and ongoing one, with each step subject to modification and refinement at any stage of the planning process. 4. What is tourism planning process? The planning process regards the environment which includes political, physical, social and economic elements as interrelated and interdependent components which should be taken into account in considering the future of a destination. There are six steps in the planning process: 1. Define goals and objectives. 2. Identify the tourism system. a) Resources b) Organizations c) Markets 3. Generate alternatives. 4. Evaluate alternatives. 5. Select and implement. 6. Monitor and evaluate.

5. What is the planning policy? Planning policy is used to help determine planning applications - what can be built, where, and how buildings are used. It is also used to plan strategically, looking at future needs to be addressed, what change is likely to happen and where, and what policies are needed to achieve this. Planning policy exists at the national, regional (London) and local level.

Reasons for Tourism Planning This guidance, to be read alongside national planning policies, is designed to: Ensure that planners understand the importance of tourism and take this fully into account when preparing development plans and taking planning decisions Ensure that those involved in the tourism industry understand the principles of national planning policy as they apply to tourism and how these can be applied when preparing individual planning applications and Ensure that planners and the tourism industry work together effectively to facilitate, promote and deliver new tourism development in a sustainable way

6. Differentiate international, domestic and national tourism. Domestic tourism would be touring one's own country. International tourism meaning attracting other nation's resident or citizen to visit the country. National tourism is attracting your own citizen to travel.