Introduction of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Question: Discuss about theIntroduction of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Answer: Introduction There are many factors that influence the tourism choice of the visitors. Those are commonly known as push and pull factors. Push factors are those, which drive a person to take a vacation and visit places; and pull factors are generated by a destination, that is, the factors, which motivates a person to choose one destination over the others (Mason, 2015). Among the given destinations, the most preferred three destinations are Bali, United Kingdom and Italy, and least preferred choices are Brazil, Russia and Kenya. The common pull factors behind the selection of the top two destinations, Bali and United Kingdom are the history, culture, nature, events and festivals, food, beverages and culinary practices, and other leisure activities. Both the countries have extremely rich history and culture belonging to more than thousand years. They have unique food habits, and traditional events and festivals. The serene white beaches and blue water of the ocean is the major attraction of Bali, along with the historic temples situated in many parts of the country. Although it is a tropical island, the weather is very comfortable for the global tourists (Utama, 2015). Similarly, UKs major attractions are the historical churches, buildings such as Big Ben, street joints like Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and its coastline. The pull factors for the bottom two destinations, Russia and Kenya are not attractive enough compared to the top two destinations. Both the countries have extreme weather conditions. Kenya is a tropical country in the continent of Africa. The weather is extremely hot. Kenya is popular only among the wildlife lovers and photographers. Apart from Masai Mara national reserve, Kenya does not have any other attractions. Russia is the largest nation of the world, and has a rich history and culture. It has some very popular tourist attractions like Trans-Siberian Railway, Lake Baikal, Mount Elbrus, Khizi Island, Valley of geysers, etc., but it is situated far north of the world, which makes travelling costlier for an average tourist. The weather is mostly very cold, which is another drawback. Language barrier is another problem for tourism in Russia (Whang, Yong Ko, 2016). Apart from the above-mentioned destinations, one more interesting place to visit is Hawaii. The island has a combination of sea, mountains and volcanoes. It is a beautiful island on the Pacific, with full of natures gift. It has a unique culture and food. The Hawaiian Aloha is famous worldwide. The existence of volcanoes just beside the waves of the ocean is a pleasure to experience (Gabdrakhmanov Rubtsov, 2014). The general travel advice for visiting Italy is to pursue normal safety precautions. There will be an imposition of temporary controls in the borders for additional security due to the G7 Summit in Taormina from 10th to 30th May, 2017. This might cause delays at the airports and other border crossings. Travellers are advised to stay cautious about thefts, like pickpocketing, bag snatching, and car burglaries. They are also advised to stay careful about any sudden natural calamities such as earthquakes (Smartraveller.gov.au, 2017). The travel advice is a normal precautionary advice. There is no particular threat or emergency situation going on in Italy. Hence, the travel advice would not discourage people to visit the country. The average footfall might be lower during the G7 Summit, but it would not affect much the summer crowd in Italy. The tourist generating region for Italy is the whole world, particularly, the countries of Europe, Asia, United States and Australia. The main tourist destination regions of Italy are Rome, Vatican City, Venice, Pisa, Milan and Florence. All these destination regions are historical with a rich culture of renaissance. The tourism industries of both the tourist generating and destination regions are very developed. The travel advice would not cause any serious tensions among these regions. The travellers prefer to visit Italy during summer and the travel advice does not cause any barring condition for visiting the country (Mason, 2015). The most recent experience of the author as a tourist is to visit USA for educational purpose. He falls under the category of International stayovers tourist according to Lawton and Weaver (2014). He went to University of New York for a conference of five days. Although he travelled as a student, for educational purpose, he utilized his spare time by travelling the New York City as much as he could. 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