THM 1006

Paripan Keawnet

Introduction Tourism growth

Tourism arrivals from 565 million in 1995 to 636.6 million in 1998

The WTO predict tourism will grow to 101.56 million by 2020

We also explored the influences and determinants that affect tourism demand.

Factors shaping the development of tourism

Exogenous factors affecting tourism include:

Economic and Financial development

Political / legislative / regulatory factors

Demographic and social changes

Environment planning and impact issues

Technological innovations and improvements

Infrastructural , equipment and facility investment

The safety of travel

Key market forces directly affecting the demand for and

supply Consumer knowledge of tourism possibilities and

tourist requirements

Destination product development and products/service development by the private sectors operators

Trends in the structure of the travel and tourism operating sector marketing

Supply of skilled and experienced human resources

Influences and Determinants Demographic and Social Change

Transport Infrastructure

Trading Developments

Destination Product and Service Development

Structure of the Travel Trade

Economic and Financial Development

EXOGENOUS FACTORS MARKET FORCES

Influences and Determinants

Political ,Legislative and Regulatory Changes

Technological Developments

Safety of Travel

Marketing

Computer Reservations Systems and Destination Databases

Human Resources Development

Key determining factors influencing tourism demand

Asia Pacific

Income is distributed across all the Asia Pacific regions by education ,ethnic groups ,rural area

Japan ,Hong Kong ,Singapore are highest GDP

China is huge divergences.

Africa and Middle East

Income inequality between households

South Africa difference largely between white-headed households and black-headed households.

Conclusion

Inbound and Outbound tourism are predicted to grow in importance over next decade.

Outbound tourism is predicted to grow rapidly from within the Asian regions.

The Asian, African and Middle Eastern are growth stages and will be a great potential for developments regions in the future.