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• This report is based on the following requirement -
• You will need to identify a problem and use the data that is freely provided by the office of national statistics (https://www.ons.gov.uk/) to provide a solution to the problem you have identified. As the focus of this assessment is not on the problem itself but the way you use numerical data to find a solution to the problem suggested topics will be provided by the tutor. If you wish to develop your own topic you must consult with the tutor with regards to its appropriateness. For the first part you will need to identify and process the relevant datasets to the problem identified and then utilise that data to resolve the problem. Additional databases and data could be used by exception and only after consultation with the tutor. All data has to be contemporary.
• In more detail you should:
• Define the problem to be studied and the purpose of research. Provide a brief and relevant literature review.
• You should state the relevant datasets that you would need to analyse and resolve the problem identified.
• Provide an appropriate analysis of the data chosen and included. The type of analysis conducted should be consistent with your objectives and nature of the data collected.
• Write a findings and conclusions section that explains of how the results of your data analysis link back to the problem and the literature review.

Description

The tourism is one of the main sources of revenue for the EU countries and although the UK is financially above average in performance in other industries, the tourism remains important in the current economy. In case of the foreign currency, the tourism is one of the main sources in this regard which is contributed mainly by the leisure trips from the tourists from other EU countries. However, there is a trend in the tourism sector in the foreign tourist visits and the spending that is indicated in the seasonal tourism statistics in case of foreign visits for holiday purposes (Morrison, 2013). The employment in the tourism sector also reflects the trend that creates issues in the overall utilization and stability of income and returns on investment in tourism industries. Therefore, the seasonality in tourism is an issue that is affecting the tourism industry in the UK to a degree that is affecting the efficiency of the industry (Dredge & Gyimóthy, 2015). Consequently, this research focuses on the issue of the seasonality in foreign tourist visits to the UK and the source of the problem and its possible mitigation that can make the tourism industry benefit from year-round tourist visits for holiday purposes.