Information and Communication

Information Technology and Tourism are two of the most dynamic motivators of the emerging economy. With this in mind it is important that the methods that are produced are used effectively and correctly to produce the best results possible. 

The travel and tourism industry is one of the largest industries in the world. It employees 1.4 million people within the UK. This industry is made up of 180,000 businesses. It has recently been discovered that more school leavers begin their careers in tourism and hospitality than any other industry. (UK Labour Force Survey 2008).

With such high statistics being produced on a yearly basis, it is clear that the tourism industry is not one that will collapse. There may be parts of the industry which are not in high demand or needed as much as others but the demand for major aspects will always be high. This industry creates fantastic opportunity's for customers all over the world, the activities which can now be booked are vast, along with the countries where airlines can now fly too. With opportunities continually being created, the growth of under developed regions is able to expand positively  providing these countries with the chance to improve there tourism methods, and produce a more stable economy. 

The internet has played an important part within the development of the travel and tourism industry in the last ten years, a number of undiscovered countries have been placed on the map due to the discovery and recognition of these. It is essential that the tourism and information technology industries work closely together. Both of these industries rely on one another for a smooth running, if one of these industries was to pull out the other would fail or drop dramatically. There is currently a strong relationship between them, resulting in new methods being created on a regular basis.