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1.0 Terms of Reference

Report to: Mr Peter

This report will describe and determine the main tourist destinations and

generators of the world in terms of visitor’s numbers and income generators.

Report submitted: 14Nov 2009

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The following table shows the top ten tourism destinations according to the
number and percent of tourist arrivals in each country during 2005 and 2006.

Top Tourist Destination, 2005 and 2006

(Source W T O)
Figure No: 1.1
Arrivals in Millions Change in Percent
Ran Country 2005 2006 2005/2004 2006/2005
k
1 France 75.9 79.1 1.0 4.2
2 Spain 55.9 58.5 6.6 4.5
3 United states 49.2 51.1 6.8 3.8
4 China 46.8 49.6 12.1 6.0
5 Italy 36.5 41.1 -1.5 12.4
6 United Kingdom 28.0 30.7 9.2 9.3
7 Germany 21.5 23.6 6.8 9.6
8 Mexico 21.9 21.4 6.3 -2.6
9 Austria 20.0 20.3 3.0 15
10 Russia 19.9 20.2 0.2 1.3
Federation

From the above table no 1.1 researcher has decided to focus on Spain and UK.

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Starting with Spain, below is a geographical map of Spain.

Spain

Map of Spain

Spain is located in southwestern Europe on the Liberian peninsula.

Geography: - Spain is the world’s 51st largest country having 194,897 sq miles.
Spain’s main lands are full of high plateaus and mountain ranges.

Economy: According to the World Bank it’s economic condition is strong. It’s
economic condition is ninth largest in word and fifth largest in Europe.

Spain is diverse in language, culture and heritage, It is the second highest

popular destination according to figure no:- 1.1.In 2006, 58.5 million travellers visited
Spain however there was slight increase in number of travellers than 2005 but there
was huge decline in number of tourist arriving in Spain comparing to the year
2005/2004. The number declined by 1.1 %, due to 11th March 2004 Madrid
bombing.

Tourist Attraction:
Popular Tourist Attractions of Spain
S.N. places
1 Prado Museum
2 Donana National Park
3 Torres de Serranos
4 Jardin Botanico
5 La ciudad de las Artes
Figure No 1.2
description
Rich collection of more than 4000 painting dating
th th
back to 15 till 19 century
Most popular wetlands in Europe,
Constructed at the end of 14th century
Founded in 1567 for study of medicinal plants
City of arts and science complex

Word’s Top Ten Tourism Earners of Year 2005 & 2006

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$ in Billions
Rank Country 2005 2006
1 United states 81.8 85.7
2 Spain 48.0 51.1
3 France 42.3 42.9
4 Italy 35.4 38.1
5 China 29.3 33.9
6 United kingdom 30.7 33.7
7 Germany 29.2 32.8
8 Australia 16.9 17.8
9 Turkey 18.2 16.9
10 Austria 16.0 16.7
Source: (W T O)
Figure No: 1.3

There were few changes among the rank in top earning comparing to the top
destinations. Due to fluctuation of dollar, United States was able to earn highest
amount and stay in the first position during 2005 and 2006. According to figure no:
1.3, there was an increase of 6.45% in income. Spain was able to stay in second
position.

Madrid (Spain) a mountain view from Spain Bull fighting (Spain)

Top Tourist Entries by country of Residence, 2006

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Million of Tourists
United Kingdom 16.2
Germany 10.1
France 9.2
Italy 3.4
Nordic count. 3.1
Holland 2.5
Portugal 2.2
Belgium 1.8
Ireland 1.5
1.4 . Switzerland
3.0 . Rest of the EU
0.9 USA
2.9 . Rest of the world

Figure No. 1.4

Source (IET, Spanish Inbound Tourism Survey (Frontur)

This section of the report will focus on all the different countries which visit
Spain. The above table 1.4 shows UK tourists visit Spain the most, followed by
Germany and France. US tourist seems to be right at the bottom of the table.

Top Town For Overseas

Percent of Tourists
Catalunya 25.8
Balearic Islands 17.5
Canary Islands 16.5
Andalucia 13.7
Region of Valencia 9.4
Region of Madrid 6.8
Other Regions 9.8

Source (IET, Spanish Inbound Tourism Survey (Frontur)

Figure no. 1.5

Cataluña was one of the most visited places in comparison to other regions in 2006.

Conclusion

In conclusion Spain is quite popular with many countries and has been slowly
growing it’s tourism industry. Spain seems to generally appeal to European tourists
who are looking for little bit of sunshine.

This section is focus on UK.

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Map of United Kingdom

The united kingdom of Grate Britain and Northern Ireland is located off the
north-western coast of continental Europe.

Geography: UK has covered 94,526 sq miles of lands. It has temperate climate with
plentiful rainfall all year round.

Economy: The UK economy is made of the economics of England, Scotland, Wales

and Northern Island. UK is one of the leading countries in economy sector among
the world.

Top Destination of 2006

Tourist Attraction:
S.N Place
1 Alton Towers Theme Park
2 Buckingham Palace
3 London Eye
4 Hampton Court Palace
5 Harrods
Figure No: 1.6
Description
The UK’s biggest theme park
Queens London residence
Offers visitors spectacular view of England
King Henry VIII’s favourite palace,
probably most famous maze in the world
World’s largest and most luxurious department

According to figure, No 1.1, the UK is the sixth most popular destination

among the travellers. With a growth of 9.3%, 30.7 million of people visited UK during
2006. On the other hand, only 28 million tourists visited in 2005. Comparing to the
2005/2004 there was increase 1% in total number of tourist arrivals that means UK is
progressing in tourism industry.

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Top Earners of 2006

According to figure No. 1.2 UK remains 6th highest country to earn money
from tourism industry. With a growth of 9.77%, UK was able to collect $33.7 millions
in year 2006. On the other hand, only $30.7 million earned during 2005.

Top Tourist Entries by country of Residence, 2006

Source (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_transport/TravelTrends2006.pdf)
Figure No: 1.7
According to above figure no 1.7 the top tourist generator country for UK are
USA and France. With nearly 4 millions American tourists arrived in UK. France is
the second highest having 3.7 million of travellers and Australia is struggling at
bottom of the table.

Top Town For Overseas

In thousand
0 300 600 900 1200 1500
Source (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_transport/TravelTrends2006.pdf)
Figure No. 1.8

According to the figure 1.7 Edinburgh was the most popular tourist destination
of UK more than 12, 00,000 tourists visited that place.

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River Thames London Bridge London Eye

Conclusion

In conclusion, the UK is quite popular with many countries and has slowly increased
it’s tourism market year by year. It shows that this increase on figure no 1.1 despite
the ups and downs of both countries which they have faced, they are doing a good
job of staying with in the top 10 table.

References

Spanish Tourism, 2006 Spain [online] Available from

http://www.iet.tourspain.es/informes/Documentacion/SpanTurFigures2006.pdf
[Accessed 10 November 2009]

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National Statistics, 2006 Travel trend 2006 [online] Available from

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_transport/TravelTrends2006.pdf
[Accessed 10 November 2009]

World Tourism Organisations, 2009 Publication [online] Available from

http://www.unwto.org/index.php Accessed 11 November 2009]

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November 2009]

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