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Visitor IndustryVisitor Industry
Business Business
StudiesStudies
What is a Tourist?What is a Tourist?
A tourist is anyone travelling for such A tourist is anyone travelling for such purposes as recreation, holiday, health, purposes as recreation, holiday, health, religion, sport, family reasons, business on religion, sport, family reasons, business on a mission, or as a delegate at a a mission, or as a delegate at a conference, staying 24 hours (i.e. conference, staying 24 hours (i.e. overnight) not more than one year.overnight) not more than one year.
What is Tourism?What is Tourism?
Tourism is a human activity in which Tourism is a human activity in which different people and different countries different people and different countries interact and participate.interact and participate.
Tourism as a business activity may be Tourism as a business activity may be understood to have three components:understood to have three components:
TravelerTraveler Service industriesService industries Host community.Host community.
Reasons for travelling to BermudaReasons for travelling to Bermuda
Family Family functions(reunions, functions(reunions, weddings, baby weddings, baby christenings, graduations.christenings, graduations.
Conventions(doctors, Conventions(doctors, lawyers, business lawyers, business persons)persons)
Business(Reinsurance, Business(Reinsurance, legal proceedings)legal proceedings)
VacationVacation EducationEducation
Vacationing in BermudaVacationing in Bermuda
Vacationing Bermuda is enjoyable in that Vacationing Bermuda is enjoyable in that the weather is pleasant all year round.the weather is pleasant all year round.
Beaches are easy to access, historical Beaches are easy to access, historical sites to visit, a variety of athletic events.. sites to visit, a variety of athletic events..
The people in the visitor industry aim to The people in the visitor industry aim to make every stay memorablemake every stay memorable
The hotel accommodations range from two The hotel accommodations range from two star to five star standards.star to five star standards.
Types of travellersTypes of travellers
LeisureLeisureBusinessBusiness
ObjectiveObjective
Identify the reasons as to why people Identify the reasons as to why people travel to Bermudatravel to Bermuda
Discuss the functions and needs of Discuss the functions and needs of corporate, commercial and corporate, commercial and institutional travellers.institutional travellers.
Leisure TravelLeisure Travel
FamilyFamilySpecial interestSpecial interestSingle resort travelSingle resort travel
Functions of the Leisure TravellerFunctions of the Leisure Traveller
Families travelling together for Families travelling together for pleasurepleasure
Special interest travellers for a Special interest travellers for a special activity or eventspecial activity or event
Single resort travellers seek Single resort travellers seek accommodations that cater to accommodations that cater to adults only.adults only.
Business TravellerBusiness Traveller
CorporateCorporate
Commercial group(s)Commercial group(s)
InstitutionalInstitutional
Functions of the Business TravellerFunctions of the Business Traveller
Conducting business – meetings, selling Conducting business – meetings, selling goods and consultinggoods and consulting
Attending conventions, meeeting and Attending conventions, meeeting and conferencesconferences
Conduct business for hospitals, schools Conduct business for hospitals, schools and government.and government.
Needs of the Business TravellerNeeds of the Business Traveller
Site for meetingsSite for meetings
ClientsClients
Machinery and EquipmentMachinery and Equipment
Benefits to Bermuda’s EconomyBenefits to Bermuda’s Economy
EmploymentEmployment Generates revenueGenerates revenue spendingspending
Impact of Visitor Spending on Impact of Visitor Spending on Population and Your Well-beingPopulation and Your Well-being
Local purchasingLocal purchasing Overseas purchasingOverseas purchasing Income for governmentIncome for government Income for Bermudian householdsIncome for Bermudian households
Benefits to Bermuda’s EconomyBenefits to Bermuda’s Economy Employment- jobs for hotel employees, taxi Employment- jobs for hotel employees, taxi
driver, construction workers, tour guides, driver, construction workers, tour guides, entertainers, restaurant employees and entertainers, restaurant employees and transportation workers.transportation workers.
Generates revenue-departure tax (airport and Generates revenue-departure tax (airport and cruise ship terminal.)cruise ship terminal.)
Spending-accommodations, restaurants, night Spending-accommodations, restaurants, night clubs, bars, transportation, sporting activities, clubs, bars, transportation, sporting activities, shopping and sightseeing activities, tours etc.shopping and sightseeing activities, tours etc.
Impact of Visitor Spending on Impact of Visitor Spending on Population and Your Well-beingPopulation and Your Well-being
Local purchasing- purchase supplies and Local purchasing- purchase supplies and services in Bermuda.services in Bermuda.
Overseas purchasing-purchase supplies Overseas purchasing-purchase supplies and services abroad.and services abroad.
Income for government-government Income for government-government spending for the public.spending for the public.
Income for Bermuda households-income Income for Bermuda households-income in the form of wages, salaries and rents in the form of wages, salaries and rents etc.etc.
Identify characteristics of Bermuda Identify characteristics of Bermuda that contribute to our that contribute to our
popularity/unpopularitypopularity/unpopularity
Situations that would impact the Visitor Situations that would impact the Visitor IndustryIndustry
SocialSocial EnvironmentalEnvironmental CulturalCultural EconomicEconomic PoliticalPolitical
Identify characteristics of Bermuda Identify characteristics of Bermuda that contribute to our that contribute to our
popularity/unpopularitypopularity/unpopularity
What impact might the What impact might the positive/negative changes positive/negative changes have on the visitor industry?have on the visitor industry?
Situations that would impact the Situations that would impact the Visitor IndustryVisitor Industry
SocialSocialEnvironmentalEnvironmentalCulturalCulturalEconomicEconomicPoliticalPolitical
ImpactsImpacts
Social-boys sitting on Social-boys sitting on wall, sale of drugs, crime wall, sale of drugs, crime and negative attitudes and negative attitudes towardstowards
VisitorsVisitors
Environmental trash Environmental trash pollutionpollution
Cultural-lack of international Cultural-lack of international goodwillgoodwill
On part of residents and On part of residents and the lack of understanding the lack of understanding and appreciation of and appreciation of other’s culture and other’s culture and background’s on part of background’s on part of residents.residents.
Economic-strikes, under Economic-strikes, under employment and cost of employment and cost of livingliving
Political-change in Political-change in government and government and revolutionsrevolutions
Careers in the Visitor industryCareers in the Visitor industry
Careers in the Visitor IndustryCareers in the Visitor Industry Room attendantsRoom attendants Pool staffPool staff Front Desk Front Desk ChefsChefs SupervisorsSupervisors ManagersManagers ConciergeConcierge BellmanBellman Laundry staffLaundry staff Accountants etc.Accountants etc.
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