Hospitality Industry
Why there is a tourism industry
In the present day, travel is playing an important role in our daily lives and the tourism industry is entering a booming era. Like other industries, the emergence of tourism industry must have its reason. Tourism industry can be defined as all the various businesses that provided service for tourists. In this essay, I will talk about the value of the tourism industry for tourists, organizations, destination countries and local people to explain why there is a tourism industry.
Tourists need tourism industry in each part of their journey. Beginning a journey, tourists want to know the information about the destinations. To meet tourists’ needs, plenty of tourism websites have been built. Tourists can find all details of destinations like weather, famous food and landscape on the websites. Before starting the trip, tourists need plans for the routes, so more and more travel agencies have turning up. Travel agents can help tourists to arrange their travel routes effectively and book air tickets or ship tickets for tourists. From generating region to destination region, different tourists want different types of transportation. People who want to spend less time on their way may choose to travel by airplane. In the past time, air companies may just have the main air routes. With the increasing number of tourists who want to go to remote places, new air routes have been continually opening that makes people’s travel much easier. Some people do not like travel by plane because it is expensive, then trains would be their first choice. Compared with airplanes, traditional trains always test passengers’ patience. Currently, High-speed railway systems have had a sound improvement, which provides a cheaper and more efficient trip. For further convenience, now maglevs are chasing behind. Car rental is another business for tourists. In China, not every family has a car like western countries’. When people want to make a short trip to near
In the present day, travel is playing an important role in our daily lives and the tourism industry is entering a booming era. Like other industries, the emergence of tourism industry must have its reason. Tourism industry can be defined as all the various businesses that provided service for tourists. In this essay, I will talk about the value of the tourism industry for tourists, organizations, destination countries and local people to explain why there is a tourism industry.
Tourists need tourism industry in each part of their journey. Beginning a journey, tourists want to know the information about the destinations. To meet tourists’ needs, plenty of tourism websites have been built. Tourists can find all details of destinations like weather, famous food and landscape on the websites. Before starting the trip, tourists need plans for the routes, so more and more travel agencies have turning up. Travel agents can help tourists to arrange their travel routes effectively and book air tickets or ship tickets for tourists. From generating region to destination region, different tourists want different types of transportation. People who want to spend less time on their way may choose to travel by airplane. In the past time, air companies may just have the main air routes. With the increasing number of tourists who want to go to remote places, new air routes have been continually opening that makes people’s travel much easier. Some people do not like travel by plane because it is expensive, then trains would be their first choice. Compared with airplanes, traditional trains always test passengers’ patience. Currently, High-speed railway systems have had a sound improvement, which provides a cheaper and more efficient trip. For further convenience, now maglevs are chasing behind. Car rental is another business for tourists. In China, not every family has a car like western countries’. When people want to make a short trip to near
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