BTEC Travel & Tourism

Have a go of the tasks below to help prepare you for this course in September.

1. Find definitions for the following key terminology;

• Domestic Tourism.
• Intangibility.
• Recession.
• Interrelationships.
• Vertical Integration.
• Pandemic.

There are many different factors which can impact upon a destinations tourism industry. This can include many external factors, which we would struggle to control such as terrorism, a natural disaster or a major health issue.

Do some research in to the impact Coronavirus is having on the tourism industry in Wales. Note key statistics and tourism organisations most affected. Use the link below to help;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51925657

1. Tourism organisations operate within either the Public/Private or Voluntary sectors. Complete the table below by finding out which type the given organisations belong to.