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Brexit has impacted the travel industry majorly. Some of the main issues that have occurred from this are that the UK no longer have free movement within the EU, this now means that UK residents cant join the EU fast track passport control and customs lanes in immigration meaning now you have to join a regular que to pass into the EU where you receive a stamp. It also affects people working overseas as they can only stay for up to 90 days rather than as long as the traveller requires, they will also be required to get a visa if they wish to stay longer and they will also need a visa if they are going to work and make money within the country's. Any British visitors travelling to the EU will now also need to register and pay in advance for an Etias Visa. These cost £7 and give you a permit to travel to the country's for 3 years. Holidays will also now become more expensive since Mobile data roaming, visas and insurance will all add extra costs. A perk to no longer being part of the EU is that any UK tourist can now bring duty free alcohol and tobacco into the UK from an EU destination. In the future the new expenses and difficulty to travel to the country may affect UK travellers wanting to leave the UK for a holiday since they can not afford it, although this is not good for other country's that rely on tourists to build their economy's it may mean that domestic travel will become more popular. This will keep more money within the country and help distribute it around to smaller local businesses.

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The current cost of living crisis that came from Brexit and the current war between Ukraine and Russia have affected prices of nearly everything within the UK. Inflation has hit its highest level for over 40 years, this has led to basic essentials like clothes and food becoming more expensive while wages remain the same, bills on houses have also risen to an all time high and so has fuel prices. This means the public don't have enough disposable income to spend on luxuries such as holidays, day trips or meals out. The energy bill increases have resulted in the average house hold paying more than double what they used to, this results in public facilities becoming more expensive to run, places like hospitals, shops and restaurants will struggle to survive. The UK currency (GBP) has dropped in value compared to most countries. This means that overseas Tourists coming to the UK wont have to pay as much since there currency is worth more. UK tourists travelling overseas will face more expensive holidays as a result in this, people who want to go abroad on a budget friendly holiday will not be able to since the costs of everything have gone up for UK travellers.

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The changing lifestyles affect how the travel indurty runs, for instance elderly people ar4e one of the main contributers to the travel industry due to the more disposable income they have and the freedom of time. They are known as the grey marcket, cruises used to be advertised towards this type of traveller since they are accesable though they are becoming more popular with other tourist types like famillys and the younger genartion. The younger generation also have allot of disposable income to spend on hollidays since they stay at home for longer. Cruises have also boomed in poplarity with younger people and famillies with most cruises accomadating them with more activities to do offered. Pacakage hollidays and specalist tourism have also gained allot of popularity. Package hollidays offer a simple easy method of a holliday where everything is included, they became popular in the 1950s post war since people wanted to try something new rather than the typical beach holliday. Specalist tourism aims to serve a tourists intrests, for example there is dark tourism which covers places that have seen a tragic well known event. For example Alshwitz is a leading dark touism place to visit due to its signifance, other places like the sight of grenfell tower, the site of 9-11 and the site of Princess Dianas car crash are all extremely popular places to visit since they all mark an importance in history. Travel companies are also adapting to the cost of living crisis bye offering weekend hollidays and city breaks, these can come at a cheaper price and can also be easilly accesible. A direct impact of covid 19 was that revenge tourism came to be known, since the majority of the world were not allowed to travel or go on domestic or outbound hollidays many people seeked to do this once restrictions were lifted. With many people not spending as much money since you couldn't go out they had more disposable income to afford this.

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The UK are required by law to have an ATOL licence or otherwise airlines can not operate, if a company goes into administration customers can continue their holiday like normal without any booking being cancelled. The CAA look after ATOL licence, they will organise flights to ensure holidaymakers can get home and are not stranded abroad. Increases of the minimum wage makes labour costs more expensive. Smaller businesses would struggle to pay this meaning the company's will not be able to hire more employees, this will result in current employees having a higher workload meaning standards may drop. From 2018 a Package travel regulations contracted was created meaning any component of a package holiday booked separately is finically protected. Any company offering products and services should be up to a high standard otherwise the customers will be entitled to compensation. The data protection regulations require businesses to store information regarding customers information securely and only for a limited period of time. If any company does not comply with this and data is not kept securely or kept over the amount of stated time they will face huge fines. The sugar tax was created in an attempt to prevent obesity, this means companies who purchase soft drinks contain sugar now have to pay a sugar tax, this results in drinks becoming more expensive and portion sizes becoming smalled in some cases.

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Technology has impacted the travel industry in many positive ways. It has allowed for customers to have a smoother and safer experience. Electronic payments can now be made making travelling safer and easier since there is no risk of dropping and losing money. 80% of holidays are booked from the comfort of peoples own homes online. It allows for convince since it can be accessed 24/7 with a touch of the button. Although this great for customer it does affect Travel agents stores since they are not used as much, this means many stores are closing down while everything moves online. This can affect peoples jobs and customers that prefer to use travel agency's to book a holiday. Self checking in at airports is also rising in popularity since is quicker, this unfortunately results in less jobs. Through the us of mobile phones you can view rooms virtually meaning you can pick a room you would like, this increases guest satisfaction majorly since it offers a more personalised experience. QR codes are found in a lot of places but specifically on tables in restaurants, this allows customers to order their food from their table without having to wait in ques at the bar.

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The travel industry isn't one of the most environmentally friendly organisations. Pressure is increasing on them to become more environmentally responsible bye cutting fossil fuel emissions on aircrafts and other transportation used. Tourists are becoming a lot more environmentally aware and may chose to book with companies that are more environmentally friendly. Travel businesses are trying to cut down emissions and offer more eco friendly accommodation but it can be more  costly to create and sell. Ethical sourcing covers the way in which products are produced, including the whole supply chain and ensuring that workers involved are treated and paid fairly.