This Presentation is focusing on historical development of tourism,dark tourism,the nature and scope and disciplines of tourism

1. U N D E R S T A N D I N G T O U R I S M
B Y : T H E J E T S E T T E R S
Themes in Leisure
( 4LI003)
Valeria, Chancelle, Sofia, Amanda

2. • NATURE AND SCOPE OF TOURISM
• THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
• DISCIPLINES THAT CONTRIBUTE
TO TOURISM.
Aims and Objectives:

3. TOURISM IS A MOVEMENT WHICH CUTS ACROSS
CONVENTIONAL SECTORS IN THE ECONOMY,SUCH US:
ECONOMIC,SOCIAL,CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
NATURE. TOURISM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS MULTI -
FACETED.
The Nature and scope of
tourism

4. • Business Tourism
• Convention Tourism
• Culinary / Gastronomic Tourism
• Cultural Heritage / Ethnic Tourism
• Dark Tourism
• Environmental / Eco-Tourism
• Farm Tourism
• Genealogy Tourism
• Health / Spa Tourism
• Religious Pilgrimage Tourism
• Sex Tourism
• Space Tourism
• (as a logical extension of existing
incarnations of tourism)
• Sports Tourism
• Volunteer / Service-Based Tourism
Nature & Scope

5. Dark Tourism

6. Historical Development of Tourism
 Babylon & Egypt: Festival, Spiritual
 Ancient Greece: Sports, Recreation
 Roman Empire: 300AD, Health,
Military
 Middle Ages: Religion, Pilgrimage
 16th – 18th Century
 19th Century
 20th Century
Tourism: A Modern Synthesis, 4th Edition Stephen J. Page and Joanne Connell pg.19

7. • RELIGION FESTIVE & CELEBRATION
• SPORTS EVENTS (OLYMPIC GAMES)
• PLEASURE TRAVELLING
• TRAVELLING BY THE SEA
• MILITARY (BUILD AND MAINTAIN EMPIRES)
Ancient Greece

8. Lickorish & Jenkins (1977)
Four Stages
 Prehistory Tourism
 Transport
 The Interwar Period
 Tourism take-off

9. Tourism Take-Off
Images courtesy Google.com/images

10. ‘ T R A V E L A N D T O U R I S M I S O N E O F T H E W O R L D ' S L A R G E S T
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B U S I N E S S S E R V I C E S , T R A N S P O R T & M A N U F A C T U R I N G .
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‘ T O U R I S M I S C O N S T A N T L Y E V O L V I N G A N D C H A N G I N G D U E T O
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Tourism - 21st Century

11. The seven stages of tourist development
Butler (1980)
A graph of Butler’s resort life cycle model
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/tourism/tourism_uk_rev1.shtml

12. Tourism is multidisciplinary
The World Travel and Tourism Council's (WTTC) 2014 Global Summit
speakers included; business leaders, academics, politicians,
environmentalists and journalists. WTTC shares travel rends. 2014. Manama: Al
Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd.
Source: Adapted from Jafar Jafari, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Study of Tourism: Choices of disciplin
and approach.

13. Disciplines that contribute to the tourism.
 Geography
 Economics
 Sociology
 Anthropology
 Ergonomics
 Urban and regional planning
Where tourism develops and why
Economic impact of tourism
Element of people’s leisure time
The host-guest relationship
Activities which are safe for tourists
Planning and development of
tourism

14. Leiper’s Model
ciromeworld.blogspot.com

15. References
 http://www.academia.edu/2415708/Tourism_-_its_historical_development
 http://ieg-ego.eu/en/threads/europe-on-the-road/the-history-of-tourism
 http://www.slideshare.net/hillarypjenkins/tourism-history?related=1
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/tourism/tourism_uk_rev1.shtml
 ciromeworld.blogspot.com
 Source: CAA/Mintel
 Tourism: A Modern Synthesis, 4th Edition Stephen J. Page and Joanne Connell pg.19
 (WTTC shares travel trends. 2014. Manama: Al Bawaba (Middle East Ltd.)
 (INSTITUTE OF TOURISM ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION-
HTTP://FAMA2.US.ES:8080/TURISMO/TURISMONET1/ECONOMIA%20DEL%20TURISMO/POLITICA%20TURIS
TICA/TOURISM%20IN%20THE%20FACE%20OF%2021%20CENTURY%20CHALLENGES.PDF
 (Tourism Principles and Practices, (Fletcher, Fyall, et al )pg.2.)
 .” ( ARMSTRONG AND WILLIAMS 2005)
 WTTC shares travel rends. 2014. Manama: Al Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd.
 Source: Adapted from Jafar Jafari, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Study of Tourism: Choices of disciplin and approach
 Rebecca McGrath, Research Analyst
 http://academic.mintel.com/display/716344/

16. Q & A