Tourism

Today &

Future

Travel and Tourism

Travel and 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

(WTTO et al, 1997 p.30).

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development: "meeting the needs of

the present without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their own needs"

(WECD, 1987, p.43).

World Commission on Environment and Development

Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism: meeting the needs and

improving the standard of living of the host
population in the short and long term, continually

attracting tourists, satisfying their demands, and

protecting the environment from degradation (adapted by Cater & Goodall,1992).

Tourism Today

Desire, mobility, accessibility and affordability accelerated the tourism in the 20th century. Increase leisure time, additional discretionary income, enhanced telecommunications created more efficient modes of transportation. New technologies such as aviation, computers, robots, and satellite communications have transformed the way that people live, work, and play.

Tourism Today
In the last few decades, tourism has become a popular global activity

In 1960s travel and tourism industry placed from eighth to 12th. in size.
In 1979; it was estimated that travel & tourism would be # 1 industry as of 2000. Tourism became #1 industry in 1986, before 14 years it was estimated The travel & Tourism industry became a mature industry. As of 2005, the number of international travelers exceed 800 million, achieving all time record.

Purpose of Trip
Purpose of Trip Leisure, Recreation and Holiday Business travelers Visiting Friends and relatives Not specified and others 402 million 125 million 212 million 61 million 50% 16% 26% 8%

International Tourism-An Overview

International Tourism An Overview

WORLDS TOP 10 TOURISM DESTINATIONS (2006)
INTERNATIONAL RANK TOURIST ARRIVAL (MILLION)

1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

FRANCE SPAIN
UNITED STATES CHINA ITALY UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY MEXICO AUSTRIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION

79.1 58.5
51.1 49.6 41.1 30.7 23.6 21.4 20.3 20.2

TOTAL: 840.0 _____________________________________________________________

Source: World Tourism Organization (WTO) (Data as collected by WTO June 2007)

International Tourism- An Overview

WORLDS TOP 10 TOURISM RECEIPTS (2006)
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM RECEIPTS (BILLION)

RANK

1
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

UNITED STATES
SPAIN
FRANCE ITALY CHINA UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY AUSTRALIA TURKEY AUSTRIA 17.8

85.7
51.1
42.9 38.1 33.9 33.7 32.8

16.9 16.7

TOTAL:
_____________________________________________________________ Source: World Tourism Organization (WTO)

800.0
(Data as collected by WTO June 2007)

International Tourism in 2006

East Asia/Pacific 19%

Europe 56%

Americas 17%

Africa 3% Middle East 3% South Asia 2%

International Tourism in 2020

Europe 46%

East Asia/Pacific 25.4%

Americas 18.1%

Middle East 4.4%

South Asia 1.2% Africa 5%

Highest Growth in Arrivals

HIGHEST GROWTH IN ARRIVALS(1990-2004) (GRWTH RATE)
RANK ARRIVALS (%) RECEIPTS % ($)

1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CROATIA TURKEY
CHINA MACAO NEW ZEALAND THAILAND AUSTRALIA MALAYSIA INDIA 5.7

15.7 12.3
11.7 9.8 6.8 6.1 5.8 10.0 5.3 5.2

30.8 15.4
9.9 9.1 6.5 6.7 2.9

6.1 5.2

10 IRELAND

_____________________________________________________________ Source: Global Tourism Winners: How countries and Companies Succeed in Tourism. Dr. Paul Kauffman, National Institute for Governance University of Canberra, Australia.

Tourism in the Future

Growth
Growth

Sustainability: A Necessity
The

is aimed at improving the can create problems, like

issues of quality upon which

living standards of people

Growth

the future of tourism depends lie

at the heart of sustainability.
Quality

of overcrowding, overdevelopment, commercialism, community alienation.

Sustainable

will be essential across all research will continue to

the elements of tourism

Tourism

tourism maintain

play a critical role in creating the necessary knowledge base to

practices towards an acceptable

balance between viable growth and

environmental sustainability over the long term.

address complex and interrelated

issues.

Where will Tourism Growth Occur?

Special Market Segments

Tourists demand more unique and unconvential experiences in the future Cultural, rural, adventure, sports-related tourism Should nations place geographical limits on tourist activity? Are there certain types of environments that should be protected from all forms of visitor intrusion? How will governments balance the competing demands for access to popular natural areas with their preservation and protection. Build or expand existing airports? Local residents resist due to traffic, noise pollution, and unattractive development.

Balance and Protection

Massive Developments?

Who will benefit from Tourism Growth?

As growth occurs it is expected that more resources become available to more people-higher wages higher consumption. Increased health quality, education, arts and culture Governments can improve their services in areas such as social assistance and support, education, health care, environmental protection, citizen safety, and planning.

Tourism in the Future

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) forecasts that tourism will continue growing at the average rate of 4.4% By 2020 Europe will remain the most popular destinations; but its share will drop to 46% Space tourism is expected to take off in the first quarter of the 21st century; however number of tourists will remain limited. Technological improvement is likely to make possible air-ship hotels, floating cities, movable hotels. Underwater hotels, such as Hydropolis expected to open in Dubai in 2009.

Tourism in the Future

Underwater Fiji Hotel

The worlds first seafloor resort, the luxury complex is slated for a mid-2008 opening.

Tourism in the Future

Hydropolis Underwater Hotel at Dubai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUbkQyZrpl4

Its coming soon for real by the end of 2008 with 220 suites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Ga1kvXLVM

Tomorrows Hotels
Flying Hotel The flying luxury hotel of tomorrow
Cruise ship will sail through the air, not the water
Flying Queen Mary 2 that could change the way you think about air travel.

A prototype and expects to have one completed by 2010.

Capacity: 250 passengers Max Speed: 174 mph Range: 6,000 miles

Tomorrows Hotels
Manned Cloud

Airship Hotels.

Hilton on the Moon

Hilton unveils plans for the first luxury hotel in space.

The possibility of an orbiting or lunar hotel is discussed. It is suggested that when space scientists make it physically feasible to establish hotels in space and to

transport people, the hotel industry will meet the challenge (Barron Hilton).

Entrance to the Moon hotel with Earth hanging low above the lunar horizon

Moving Hotels
Hotel lodging of the future could be temporary, licensed, prefabricated, self-sustaining, transportable facilities. These holiday pods can be erected on sites all over the Earth, in locales where establishing a traditional holiday resort would be unacceptable environmentally and politically.

Space Tourism

Space Tourism is a fledgling industry, born out of

necessity.

Driven by the same curiosity and ambition that took humanity to the Moon.

It appears to be here to stay.

Make your reservation now !!! The space tourism industry is officially open for business Tickets prices:20 million dollar for a one-week stay in space
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1088885384&vw=g&b=0&pos=4&p=space+tourism&fr=yfp-t-501

American multimillionaire Dennis Tito, 60, following an eight-day space flight which cost him 20 million dollars, safely returned to Earth on May 06, 2001.

Virgin Galactic

Richard Branson form Spacecraft Building Company that will built the SpaceShipTwo First flights were planned in late 2008, early 2009. At present, seats onboard Virgin Galactic spaceships are price tagged at $200,000 each.

By the fifth year of operations those prices will drop to around $50,000 Nearly 7,000 people indicated their interest in making a reservation and paying a deposit. Space tourism have the potential to handle 15,000 passengers and generate $700 million in revenues per year by 2021.

http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=080123-spaceship2

Space Hotel

Tourist stop? Hotel investment community is intrigued but remains skeptical. Low-cost access to space is a key to lofting orbiting facilities like this...as well as public waiting lines for that special room with a view.

Space Hotel

The Space Island Space hotel will be as comfortable as an Earth hotel.

Zero Gravity Entertainment

Space Swimming Pool

In a zero-g swimming pool there is no deep end!

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