factors affecting growth of tourism Flashcards
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dev in tech: better and more affordable transport
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- attracted if quality and price of transportation are good
- travelling done more often w/ ease
- e.g. scoot charges $350 for a flight to Bangkok
- Bangkok not far –> no need for comfortable journey
- money can be spent on food and tours instead
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dev in tech: ease of access to info
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- dev. in tech made info readily accessible –> more people know about foreign countries –> help promote air travel & global tourism
- e.g. online booking sites enables tourists to buy their own tickets/package deals (plane tickets, hotel rooms, attraction tickets) for lowest price
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demand: rise in disposable income
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- total amt of household income left after taxes
- disposable income increase, more money to spend on luxuries (holidays), growth in consumption
- e.g. ave. household net adjusted disposable income per capita is $45284 (US) and ave US citizens makes 6.7 trips per year
- kayden’s e.g. :china’s outbound tourists no. increase from 10.5 mil in 2000 to 95 mil in 2013
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demand: leisure time
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- time when people are free from reponsibilities and commitments
- form of paid leave
- more income and leisure time –> more time to travel
- e.g. people in australia can exchange overtime work for leave
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demand: hectic and stressful lifestyles
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- today’s pace of life is faster
- travelling is a way of relaxation
- e.g. 51% of international tourists travel for leisure
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demand: retirement tourism
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- cruises are popular with retirees
- caribbean and mediterranean
- e.g. 10% of people above 65 want to go on a cruise and 30% prefer long-term cruising over staying at home/retirement home
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supply: attractions
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- feature/quality that makes a place interesting
- enable tourists to view what country has to offer and learn about role they play in country’s heritage and dev –> promoted and enhanced by tourism industry
- e.g. 10.2 mil visited gardens by the bay in 2017
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supply: investment in infrastructure and services
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- places which spend more money to cater to tourists needs encourages more tourists to travel to destination
- e.g. china is estimated to need $28 trillion in infrastructure dev –> more than half of asia’s total needs and 30% of global needs
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supply: access to info
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- tourists > likely to visit destination when travel related info is easily obtained
- e.g. STB’s website (tourism and info hub)
- allows tourists to access resources of sg’s tourism product offerings and travel software
