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to define tourism in different perspective
to differentiate tourists from excursionists
to understand the various elements of travel as used as criteria for defining travellers and / or
tourists
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to explain the nature of the tour
to elucidate the characteristics of a tourist product and a tourist destination
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to compare tourism with other industries
to appreciate the importance of tourism
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According to Professors Hunziker and Krapf of Bern University, Switzerland:
TOURISM is the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non – residents, in so far they DO NOT lead towards permanent residence and ARE NOT CONNECTED to any EARNING activity.
TOURISM is the temporary short – term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during their stay at these destinations.
The definition of the Tourism Society in Britain was:
This definition was reformulated by the
Tourism Society of Cardiff:
Tourism may be defined in terms of particular activities selected by choice and undertaken outside the home environment
According to Goeldner and Ritchie:
Tourism is the processes, activities, outcomes arising from relationships and interaction among tourists, tourism suppliers, host governments, host communities, and surrounding environment that are involve in attracting and hosting of visitors.
The movement to destinations is temporary and short – term with the intention to return within a few days, weeks or months
Destinations are visited for the purposes not connected with paid work, that is, not to be employed and not for business or vocational reasons
Meaning of Tourist
Is a person who, visits a country other than in which he usually resides for a period of at least 24 hours.
as defined by the League of Nations:
This was held to include persons travelling to meetings or on business and persons visiting a country on a cruise vessel even if for less than 24 hours.
In 1963, a United Nations Conference on International Travel recommended a new definition of a visitor as:
[ ]Any person visiting a country other than that of earning money
This definition covers two classes of visitors:
Tourists Excursionists
TOURISTSAre temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours whose purpose could be classified as:
Leisure
HealthS p o r t
STUDY
Holiday
ReligionR e c r e a t i o n
Excursionists
Are temporary visitors staying less than 24 hours in the destinationvisited and not making an overnight stay, including cruise travelers but excluding travelers in transit.
Distancethe difference between local travel or traveling within a person’s home community and non – local travel away from home
it excludes commuting to and from work and change of residence
Length of StayTouriststemporary visitors who make at least one overnight stay or 24 hours;
Excursionists temporary visitors who do not stay at least 24 hours in a destination
Purpose of TravelVisiting friends and relativesConventions, Seminars and MeetingsBusinessOutdoor Recreation
(e.g. Hunting, fishing, boating and camping)Entertainment
(sightseeing, theatre, sports)Personal
(family, medical, funeral, wedding)
Others
The Nature of a TourDomestic Tourism
travel taken within the boundaries of ones country
International Tourisma travel from one territory or country to the other
Package tourtour segments are bought in an all – inclusive price; individual price of these elements cannot be determined by the buyer himself
Independent tourbuying tour segments separately from one or more suppliers
The Tourist ProductCHARACTERISTICS• It is a service – an intangible item• Largely psychological in its attraction• Product tends to vary in standard and quality
over time• The supply of the product
is fixed
Largely psychological in its attraction
It is the temporary use of a strange environment plus the culture and heritage of the region and other intangible benefits such as the atmosphere and hospitality
Product tends to vary in standard and quality over time
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A package tour cannot be consistently of equal standard.
The Tourist Destination
Is a geographical unit which the tourist visits and stays. It may be a village, a town, a city, a district, a region, an island, a country or a continent
Three BASIC Factors:AttractionsAmenities or facilitiesAccessibility
Characteristics of Tourism
• In tourism, the product is not bought to the consumer; rather, the consumer has to travel and go to the product to purchase it.
Characteristics of Tourism• The products of tourism are not used up; thus,
they do not exhaust the country’s natural resources.
Characteristics of Tourism• The industry is dynamic
It is characterized by the changing ideas and attitudes of its customers therefore must be always prepared and willing to adjust to these changes[ ]
TOURISM is defined the processes, activities, outcomes arising from relationships and interaction among tourists, tourism suppliers, host governments, host communities, and surrounding environment that are involve in attracting and hosting of visitors.
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it involves two elements – a dynamic one – the journey and a static one – the stay
This implies the movement of the person away from his place of residence and stay in another location
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The stay is temporary and is motivated by a search for personal pleasure in the form of rest, relaxation and self improvement.
TOURISTS are temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours in the country visited
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EXCURSIONISTS are temporary visitors staying at less than 24 hours in the destination visited and not making an overnight stay
FOUR BASIC ELEMENTS OF TRAVEL used as the criteria for defining travellers are: distance,
length of stay at the destination, residence of the traveller and the purpose of travel
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A TOUR may be domestic or international, independent or package
A tourist destination depends on the interrelationship between three basic factors:
Attraction, amenities, accessibility
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The principal tourist services are supplied by passenger transport.Accommodation, Food and Beverage and entertainment comprise the second group of tourist services. A third group of tourist services consist of those provided by the travel agent and operator
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Other Tourist services consist of currency, documentation, information, sightseeing and shopping
TOURISM has special characteristics which makes it different from any other industries.
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For tourism, the consumer has to travel and go to the product and purchase it. The products of Tourism are not used up, they do not exhaust the country’s natural resources. It is people oriented and highly labor intensive industry. Lastly tourism is multi – dimensional, seasonal and dynamic
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