Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK

Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK

This unit sheds light on the theoretical concept of tourism, the structure, and the organization. The learners are to give importance to sports and leisure tourism in the UK.  The economy and socio-cultural and environmental implications in the UK will be further explained. The learners must be able to include data to analyze the trends and demands in the field of sports and leisure in the UK. Learners are further expected to prepare the data by themselves to support the particular sport and activity. The relations of sports and leisure in the UK and its impact on economics, socio-cultural, and environmental issues will be explained further.
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Learning outcomes

1         Understand the structure of the sports- and leisure-related tourism sector in the UK
2         Understand the trends and demands for sport and leisure tourism
3         Understand the economic, socio-cultural and environmental issues that affect sport and leisure tourism
4         Be able to evaluate strategies that can be used to maximize the growth of sport-and leisure-related tourism

Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK

LO1 Understand the structure of the sports- and leisure-related tourism sector in the UK
Since tourism in the UK has been flourishing in recent times, different types of tourism and different sectors like hotels, restaurants, bars, and pubs have been doing extremely well business. The tourism sector in the UK has given rise to the role of transport, mass tourism, and ecotourism. The role of the public and private sectors in tourism in the UK like government legislation, public sector initiatives, and accommodation providers, and voluntary sector organizations have a massive impact on tourism in the UK.

Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK

LO2 Understand the trends and demands for sport and leisure tourism
In the year 2016, the tourism industry in the UK made a contribution of about 217 billion British pounds. Different international sources and national training organizations organizing sports events giving rise to the hospitality business in the UK. Sports and leisure has a massive contribution to the national economy opening doors for employment and career pathways.  The tourism has impacted various resources like natural resources, heritage and cultural conservation, infrastructure, airports and airlines and shipping, and railways.

Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK

LO3 Understand the economic, socio-cultural and environmental issues that affect sport and leisure tourism
There are various economic, socio-cultural, and environmental issues that affect the sport and leisure tourism. The economic factors include cost and benefit analysis, finance for tourism and political costs, and grand and inflation rate. The socio-cultural issues involve the effects of intercultural contact on hosts and tourists, socio-cultural costs and benefits and intercultural languages. Tourism has some environmental issues as well, it invokes, pollution, and pollution. It can be controlled by implementing various measures like using eco-friendly products and save natural heritage like forests and trees.

Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK

LO4 Be able to evaluate strategies that can be used to maximize the growth of sport-and leisure-related tourism
Several strategies can be implemented in order to maximize the growth of sports and leisure-related tourism. The regional and national strategies involve crime prevention, transport sustainability, education, and training to the staff, technological implementation, and accessibility. Events like sports and leisure events could help the industry sustain in the future. Influences like modern Olympics and commonwealth games easily attract tourists and create awareness about tourism in the world.

Learning outcomes and assessment criteria

Learning outcomes   On successful completion of this unit a learner will:	Assessment criteria for passing The learner can:
LO1 Understand the structure of the sport- and leisure-related tourism sector in the UK	compare the structure and operation for two selected sport- and leisure-related tourism providers analyzing their audience profiles and range of activities             evaluate the contribution of the public, commercial and voluntary sectors to the growth and development of the sport- and leisure-related tourism sector analyze the impact of historical developments and concepts on the growth of the sport- and leisure-related tourism industry             evaluate the value of EU and international law that affect the sport- and leisure-related tourism industry
LO2 Understand the trends and demands for sport and leisure tourism	present a statistical analysis identifying trends and the nature of the demand for sport- and leisure-related tourism in the UK             evaluate the nature and availability of sport- and leisure-related tourism resources
LO3 Understand the economic, socio-cultural and environmental issues that affect sport and leisure tourism	evaluate the contribution of the sport- and leisure-related tourism industry to the UK economy analyze the socio-cultural and environmental factors and their impact on the sport- and leisure-related tourism industry
LO4 Be able to evaluate strategies that can be used to maximize the growth of sport- and leisure-related tourism	evaluate regional, national and local strategies that have influenced the growth and demand for sport- and leisure-related tourism activities             prepare data that can be used to manage the growth and demand for a selected sport- and leisure-related tourism activity

Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK

  Links

This unit links to
Unit 33: The Sport and Leisure Sector
This unit also links to the following Management NVQ unit:
B2: Map the environment in which your organization operates