12. Foreign tours

Pleasure travelers have a larger choice of places than those needing to conduct business. But it’s necessary to mention that nowadays many businesses decide to locate in areas which are attractive in their own right as places of interest. Holidaymakers get more and more interested in the so called exotic countries of Africa, Asia and former soviet republics. A travel to Ukraine, for example, is becoming a great tourist attraction.

FRANCE: France is the most visited country by tourists as the country is rich in culture and has some of the finest places to see. Villas in France, the French wine and weather make a fantastic reason to see the country.

SPAIN: Spain is the second most visited country in the world with more than 50 million tourists visiting it annually. A tour of Spain would include a visit to its famous cities Barcelona and Madrid. Apart from sampling some ethnic Spanish food and wine one can see some of the most beautiful architectural designs on the buildings of Spain.

ITALY: Italy an important tourist destination in Europe is a favorite with honeymooners and all romantic souls. Vacations to Italy are an invitation to spend ones time indulging in the senses be it eating delicious Italian pasta or drinking some of the best Italian wine, seeing Italian art or simply breathing in the scented air of the country.

USA: The USA is a top destination for tourists. Holidays in USA are an experience in diversity as the country is diverse in its weather conditions, the composition of the population and the topography. This diversity has led to people defining USA in their own terms and one can see the states of USA having a distinct identity of their own.

MEXICO: Mexico is a top world destination for people to visit. Be its ancient pyramids lost in the rainforests, or its flaming hot dishes, or simply the colorful people of the country, to travel to Mexico is to be a part of a larger adventure.

CHINA: China has grown as a top tourist spot as the people of the country and their unique culture attract people from far and wide. The impressive Great Wall of China and the tasty food of the country make every China holiday well worth the time.  

13. Business Travel

Travelling on business has been one of the growth sectors of the travel industry in the past decade. Yet a decade ago many business travellers were still being forced to share aircraft cabins with squalling children and laid-back tourists.

Now the trend is to pamper the executive not only with his or her own compartment away from tourists but to give business travellers greater control over environment – eating when they want to, for example – as well as acknowledging the demands of work.

Improved travel management is one of the most corporate interests as the benefits of controlling business travel costs become more apparent.

There are tourist companies that provide business services. Those are fax, telex and telephone communications, secretarial services, answering service, business meeting arrangements. There are business facilities for business travellers at hotels, airports, on airplanes.

Leading international hotel chains now find that business travellers account for over 60 per cent of their occupancy, a significant rise on a decade ago when business travellers accounted for under 50 per cent of average international hotel occupancy. The benefits of an international chain of business hotels is the major part of the reason for the move to buy world-wide hotel chains.

The new computer systems offer a real prospect of improving the efficiency of business travel booking and the service they provide truly meets the customer’s needs.

Business travel will develop faster than other types of tourism in future. Tourist companies will provide more services. They will collect information on markets and trade partners, provide economic data on monitors, arrange negotiations, offer pre-convention and post-convention tours.

As the world’s economies become ever more integrated, and the ability to travel becomes both cheaper and easier, business travellers are increasingly wooed by a travel industry anxious to win their custom.