The document discusses different types of accommodation products in the tourism industry. It describes 11 major sectors: hotels, guest houses, campus accommodation, self-catering, time-share, youth accommodation, camping/caravan sites, medical facility accommodation, cruise liners/ferries, trains/aircraft, and visiting friends and relatives accommodation. For each sector, it provides one or two defining characteristics and sometimes examples.

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3. Accommodation seeks to serve
visitors other than day
-trippers.
T qualityand range of
he
accommodation available will
both reflect and influence the
range of visitors to a location.
Accommodation plays an
important role in the overall
econom contribution in tourism
ic
.

4. According to Medik and Ingram(2000)
“H
otel plays an important role in
most countries in providing
faciities for the transaction of
business, for m
eetings and
conferences, for recreation and
entertainm
ent... in many areas
hotels are important attraction
for visitors who bring them
spending power and who tend to
spend at a higher rate than
they do when they are at
home”

5. T Accommodation product
he
comprises:
>>> location
>>> facilities
>>> service
>>> image
>>> price

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7. 1. H
otel
• T most significant and
he
visible sub-sector
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rovides the greatest total
em m in global
ploy ent
terms & accounts for the
highest level of receipts

8. 3M
ajor Operating M
odels
1. H
otel companies may own and
operate the hotels that are m
arketed
under their nam or they may have
e
a part equity stake in the
property.
2. T hotel may be owned and
he
operated bya franchise partner.
3. T hotel company may m
he
anage
the propertyon behalf of an owner

9. PAN PACIFIC SUITES
PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE
PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD

10. MARINA MANDARIN
MANDARIN ORIENTAL

12. BURJ-AL-ARAB

13. EMIRATES PALACE HOTEL

14. >> 5 kg of pure edible gold is used per year for
decoration mainly on desserts.
>> 8 escalators and 102 elevators, with a
maximum capacity up to 55 persons per elevator.
>> Marble imported from 13 countries across
the world.
>> 12 external fountains and 8 indoor water
features.
>> 1002 chandeliers, the largest weighing 2.5
tonnes.
>> 8000 trees set in landscaped gardens.
>> 2 wall display carpets, handmade in Thailand
weighing 1 tonne each.
Emirates Palace offers the world’s most expensive
one million dollar tailor made suite holiday.

15. 2. Guest houses, bed and
breakfasts, farmhouse
accommodation, inns
•
Common characteristics will include
offering accommodation plus some food
and beverage in a small, fam -sty
ily le
environm
ent.
•
F
armhouse accommodation is a central
component in the growing international
agri-tourismm
ovem
ent.

16. Maine B&B
WITCOMB FARMHOUSE

17. 3. Campus
accommodation
>>> Includes facilities that are used both
within and outside the tourism sector
>>> T
rend is towards upgrading facilities
>>> M campus accommodation is used
ost
on a semi-permanent basis by students

18. Dublin City
University

19. 4. Self-catering
accommodation
>>> accommodation with
additional recreational areas
and
the facility to prepare food on a
personal basis
>>> frequently adapted from

21. 5. T
ime-share
A form of period-constrained
self-catering, holidayhom
e
ownership, which provides
additional benefits to
owners in the form of
possible access to similar
properties in resorts
throughout the world
through exchange consortia.

22. WORLDMARK RESORTS

23. 6. Youth
Accommodation
>>> Young M
en’s Christian
Association (YM
CA)
>>>Young W
omen’s Christian
Association (YW
CA)
>>>H
ave moved from offering
simple, frequently dormitorystyle accommodation to
providing greater comfort

25. 7. Camping and
Caravan Sites
>>> In the form of tents,
caravans or trailers
>>> Restricted in terms of
space and privacy

29. 8. M
edical F
acility
Accommodation
>>> Not normally seen as part
of the tourism industry
>>> H
ybrid of a luxury hotel and a
nursing home
>>> Integrated medical treatment and
hotel accommodation

30. HOLIDAY INN AMARILLO WEST
MEDICAL CENTER

31. 9. Cruise L
iners
and F
erries
>>> Designed to offer comfort,
facilities and service comparable
to that of equivalent resort
hotels.
>>> ideal for long-distance
passenger liners

34. 10. T
rains and
Aircraft
>>> H the natural constraints of
as
space.

37. 11. Visiting
F
riends and
Relatives
>>> Commercial accommodation
providers are utilized, although
the pay ent will be m bythe
m
ade
host fam rather than the visitors
ily
>>> economic contribution to a
community or region may be
limited.