Explain why travel suppliers need distribution channels

Instructions:

You are required to answer the following questions. Please do not repeat the questions on your answer sheet. Instead, please list the answers numerically /sequentially by simply utilizing 1, 2, 3, and 4. For each assignment, you are expected to answer the assigned questions in your own words. Each question should be at least 250 words.

1. Explain why travel suppliers need distribution channels. Identify and briefly explain 3 reasons why retail travel agencies have decreased in the last decade.

2. How are travel and tourism products different than that of tangible goods? List and briefly describe 3 ways retail travel agencies can still succeed in today’s tourism operations.

3. Is a great city – you can pick the city – an attraction in itself? Why or why not?

4. List and briefly describe 4 of the major categories of attractions. Which seem most sustainable? Why do they seem most sustainable?