Investigating Current Trends and Challenges in Travel and Tourism TT3022

Qualification

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Travel

and Tourism

Unit number and title

Unit 16 Researching Current Travel Trends and Key Issues in Travel and Tourism.

Learning aim(s)

Learning Aim A Investigate different types of current travel trends and current key issues in travel and tourism

Assignment title

Assignment 1 Current Travel Trends and Issues

Assessor

Amelia De Abreau

Issue date

04 November 2024

Hand in deadline

18 November 2024

Vocational Scenario or Context

You are working as a junior travel writer for a weekly travel journal. Part of your role is to research and write articles for possible publication.

Task 1

You have been set a task to produce an article entitled Current Travel Trends and Issues. Your Manager has advised you that:

Current is within the lastfive years.

Thetwodifferent types of travel trends andtwokey issues must be drawn from different areas, for example political, social, cultural, environmental, economic and technological.

One of the current trends and one current issue must provide extensive opportunities for primary and secondary research and have potential effects on a national or international scale

In your article you must:

a)Explaintwodifferent types of current travel trends andtwodifferent types of current key issues that could potentially affect the travel and tourism industry.

b)Assess and evaluate the potential effects of the two current trends and current issues, ensuring that you:

Provide a methodical, balanced assessment and evaluation of the potential effects on the travel and tourism industry on different scales, including international.

Make judgements in terms of the scale, longevity and influence of the trends and issues on the development for the industry, which are supported by examples of potential effects on the industry.

Show understanding of the interrelationships and links between key factors.

Include examples relevant to the travel and tourism industry or components within it throughout your article.

Checklist of evidence required

Written Article

Criteria covered by this task:

Unit/Criteria reference

To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:

P1

Explain two different types of current travel trends that could potentially affect the travel and tourism industry.

P2

Explain two different types of current key issues that could potentially affect the travel and tourism industry.

M1

Assess the potential effects that two different types of current travel trends and two current key issues could have on the travel and tourism industry.

D1

Evaluate the potential effects of two different types of current travel trends and two current key issues on the travel and tourism industry.

Sources of information to support you with this Assignment

Canvas Resources

Textbooks

Dale, G. (2010)BTEC Level 3 National Travel and Tourism Student Book 2,Pearson, 978 1846907284

Brunt, P, Horner and Semley, N (2017).Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management, Sage,978 1473919150

Durbarry, R (2017).Research Methods for Tourism Students, Routledge, 9780415673198

Websites. E.g.

https://www.visitbritain.org/inbound-tourism-trends-Visit Britain Inbound tourism trends report

https://www.visitbritain.org/2019-inbound-tourism-forecast- Visit Britain Inbound Tourism Forecast

http://marketintelligence.unwto.org/publication/unwto-tourism-highlights-2018-UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation) International Tourism Highlights

https://www.ttgmedia.com/-Travel Trade Gazette

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/-Travel Weekly

Other assessment materials attached to this assignment Brief

N/A

Note to Assessors

Learners must select the two trends and two issues from the lists in the unit content.