Tourism development refers to all the activities associates with providing facilities for tourists in a destination, whether in the UK or overseas. Tourism promotion is concerned with publicizing destination to tourists so that they visit, spend money and go away happy.
Tourist boards
Tourist boards
play an important role by helping destinations and co-ordinating the work of tourism businesses. Tourist boards get their money from the government (National
and Local) and it is said to operate in the public sector. Public sector bodies play an important role in Travel and Tourism the UK, because they promote tourism and attract domestic and inbound tourists to the UK this in turn will create income and jobs for local business and have a positive effect on the GDP.
Tourist boards are websites such as Visit Bolton, Visit England etc. These website show people who are visiting that area what is happening during the period of time they are there and when and where the events and occasions are taking place There are 3 different parts of tourist boards. These websites give you information locally, nationally and regionally.
National:
This is when people are looking for somewhere to go for either a day trip of for a short break away. For example, the Visit Scotland website has information about the events that are taking place in Scotland and it also has their time and place
that it is taking place. The national websites are usually available in a variety of different languages which means they are accessible for visitors from overseas who want to find out information about the UK.
Local:
This is a website that gives information about local destinations such as the Visit Bolton website. This website provides information such as train and bus times, events, accommodation around Bolton and also in Bolton there would be a Tourist Information Centre that would help out the tourists.
Regional:
This would be a website such as Visit England's North West. This would be helpful for people who
are overseas and they want to come and visit an area like the North West of England, it would give them information about what happens around this area and what type of activities and events are held in the Lake District.
Tourist boards
Tourist boards
play an important role by helping destinations and co-ordinating the work of tourism businesses. Tourist boards get their money from the government (National
and Local) and it is said to operate in the public sector. Public sector bodies play an important role in Travel and Tourism the UK, because they promote tourism and attract domestic and inbound tourists to the UK this in turn will create income and jobs for local business and have a positive effect on the GDP.
Tourist boards are websites such as Visit Bolton, Visit England etc. These website show people who are visiting that area what is happening during the period of time they are there and when and where the events and occasions are taking place There are 3 different parts of tourist boards. These websites give you information locally, nationally and regionally.
National:
This is when people are looking for somewhere to go for either a day trip of for a short break away. For example, the Visit Scotland website has information about the events that are taking place in Scotland and it also has their time and place
that it is taking place. The national websites are usually available in a variety of different languages which means they are accessible for visitors from overseas who want to find out information about the UK.
Local:
This is a website that gives information about local destinations such as the Visit Bolton website. This website provides information such as train and bus times, events, accommodation around Bolton and also in Bolton there would be a Tourist Information Centre that would help out the tourists.
Regional:
This would be a website such as Visit England's North West. This would be helpful for people who
are overseas and they want to come and visit an area like the North West of England, it would give them information about what happens around this area and what type of activities and events are held in the Lake District.
Working patterns.
flexibility in work patterns when compared with our continental neighbours. The work force is roughly split between male and female employment, although women are more concentrated in part-time rather than full-time employment. The numbers of males working part-time is increasing each year.
A major change in working patterns has been the reduction of the core workforce. The core workforce consists of full-time, high paid employees.
In contrast we have seen the growth in numbers of employees working part-time and on temporary contracts.Many large companies have shrunk back their core workforces in order to cut costs and to become more competitive.
Many large companies today lease the buildings they operate in. They therefore contract out a range of activities associated with building maintenance and security. Specialist companies such as Land Securities provide tailor made maintenance services for companies like banks situated in Central London.
Oil companies may not directly employ the workers on oil rigs in the North Sea. Instead they will employ the services of a contractor who provides the labour force for them Work/life balance involves creating an appropriate balance between work and family and leisure commitments.