INTRO TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM

E. Kristjansson

Rideau High School

What is Travel?

Travel: Movement from one place to another

Tourism: Travel away from home for the purposes of fun and enjoyment.

What Types of Travelers are NOT considered tourists?

Migrants: People who move their residence permanently or semi-permanently

* Can you think of examples?*

Same-Day Visitors: Travelers who stay in a place for less than 24 hours. * Can you think of examples of this?*

The Tourism Revolution

The current phenomenon in which roughly 1.8 million people worldwide travelled outside their home country and spent a total of $700 Billion combined.

This is a recent thing. Until the 1900s, only a select few ultra-rich people could afford the luxury of travel.

Question – What enabled tourism to develop?

The Tourism Revolution

Technological developments (trains, ships, airplanes, cars, etc)

Changes in labour laws (more time off, better workers’ rights, paid vacation)

Increased quality of life (people made more money and had more money to spend)

A different ‘view on life’ (vacations became less about luxury and more about needing to get away)

Travel Motivators

Travel Motivators

Travel Motivators: Economic Factors

ALL About MoneyHas to do with ‘Discretionary Income” –

how much extra money people have to spend

When economy is good, more people travel and spend money, so tourism workers make more money

When economy is bad, less people vacation, industry makes less money

Travel Motivators: Technological Factors

Faster Methods of Transportation such as planes, trains, cars, boats, etc.

More tourism facilities a country has, the more it will attract tourists

Thanks to technology, more people are aware of what each destination has to offer, and destinations can promote themselves cheaper and more effectively

Travel Motivators: Demographic Factors

Demography: The study of the characteristics of a population

Of all citizens, those live in richer countries and who are older and have more DISCRETIONARY INCOME are more likely to travel

Those from poorer countries or those without extra income are very unlikely to travel

Travel Motivators: Cultural Factors

Ancient cultures of the world draw tourists naturally as they are historically interesting

The older a country’s culture is, the more likely it is to be a tourist destination

Most popular examples are Italy, Greece, Spain, Egypt, Mexico

More Recently: China and Russia

Travel Barriers (p13)

Barriers Description Personal Example

Cost

Time

Health

Weather

Family Stage

Lack of interest

Fear

Take a few minutes to fill out the chart…

Outside Factors Affecting Tourism

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Factor Description Example

Economic

Technological

Political

Demographic

Cultural

Mass Tourism

Mass Tourism: Movement of large numbers of people to specific tourist locations.

Characteristics of Mass Tourism

Large numbers of peoplePackaged dealsSpecialized resortsCommercial holiday companies

Alternative TourismAlternative Tourism lets people

personalize their activities and explore the local area and culture first hand

Alternative Tourism is…Self-plannedPersonalizedLow impactDone at non-peak times

Comparison Chart (p 17)

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Descriptions Mass Tourism Alternate Tourism

# of people/ size of group

Type of itinerary

Preparations required

Physical requirements

Cost

Length of trips

Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism: “tourism development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations of tourists”

Sustainable Tourism… Protects the environment Respects and preserves local culture Provides for long term use Provides for long term economic development

Chapter Review Questions

To make sure we have it all down, complete the following questions!

Pg 6-7 (4,6,8) Pg 9 (10) Pg 10-11 (14) Point Form… Pg 13 (22,24) Pg 16 (26,27) Pg 17 (31) Pg 21 (33,35) Pg 22 (36,37)