The document discusses the definition and history of tourism. Tourism is defined by the UNWTO as temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of residence for less than a year. The tourism industry has grown significantly since the 16th century due to advances in transportation. It provides an important source of income for many countries and supports a large service sector. The document outlines different types and classifications of tourism as well as factors that motivate travel.
The students who have asked difficult questions, which have helped us clarify our own thinking, and the students from many countries who have provided us with interesting insights into the national and cultural differences in tourist behavior.
A presentation composed of student reports and the lectures about tourist behavior for the subject Tour Guiding Services for the students enrolled in the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management of Lyceum of the Philippines Cavite Campus
The document discusses the tourism industry, providing an overview of topics like the definition of tourism and tourists, the historical development and growth of tourism, different types of tourism like domestic, inbound and outbound tourism, and factors enabling and motivating travel. It also examines organizations involved in tourism and assessments for studying the tourism industry.
The document discusses tourism development at multiple scales, from individual sites and destinations to regional scales involving many jurisdictions over long time periods. It addresses factors like transportation, attractions, utilities, and links between sites that are important for planning tourism destinations and regions. Additionally, it outlines considerations for developing tourism businesses and attractions as well as planning transportation, information/promotion, and accounting for social and environmental impacts.
Events play a significant role in modern tourism by stimulating tourism growth. There are many types of events from large mega-events watched by millions to boost tourism, to smaller local events. Events are used for place marketing and promotion to attract both domestic and international tourists. They generate economic benefits for host communities through income, employment, and foreign exchange earnings.
Introduction to destination managementKalam Khadka
A tourism destination is defined as a region where tourists spend at least one overnight. It consists of attractions, infrastructure, amenities, and resources. Destination management involves coordinating all of these elements through a Destination Management Organization (DMO) to create suitable environments, effectively market the area, and ensure a quality experience. The DMO leads local stakeholders from public and private sectors to develop collaborative strategies and plans through mechanisms like working groups and joint projects.
Lecture 1. Introduction to Tourism Planning and Development(1).pptxPeteirsGTMaturaChiti
This document provides an introduction to tourism planning and development. It defines tourism and discusses the importance of tourism planning. The key goals of tourism development are outlined, such as increasing standards of living and providing recreation. Various forms of tourism planning are described, including economic development planning and infrastructure planning. Barriers to tourism planning like costs and seasonality are also covered. The document emphasizes sustainable tourism development and discusses principles like improving quality of life and maintaining environmental quality.
PRESENTATION ON Tourist Area Life Cycle
The tourism lifecycle theory was firstly proposed in 1963 by the German researcher Christaller, who described the development of tourism through three stages like a common product, namely “discovery, growth and decline”.
In 1980, Butler developed a model which shows how any tourist resort may grow is known asTourist Area Life Cycle.
The students who have asked difficult questions, which have helped us clarify our own thinking, and the students from many countries who have provided us with interesting insights into the national and cultural differences in tourist behavior.
A presentation composed of student reports and the lectures about tourist behavior for the subject Tour Guiding Services for the students enrolled in the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management of Lyceum of the Philippines Cavite Campus
The document discusses the tourism industry, providing an overview of topics like the definition of tourism and tourists, the historical development and growth of tourism, different types of tourism like domestic, inbound and outbound tourism, and factors enabling and motivating travel. It also examines organizations involved in tourism and assessments for studying the tourism industry.
The document discusses tourism development at multiple scales, from individual sites and destinations to regional scales involving many jurisdictions over long time periods. It addresses factors like transportation, attractions, utilities, and links between sites that are important for planning tourism destinations and regions. Additionally, it outlines considerations for developing tourism businesses and attractions as well as planning transportation, information/promotion, and accounting for social and environmental impacts.
Events play a significant role in modern tourism by stimulating tourism growth. There are many types of events from large mega-events watched by millions to boost tourism, to smaller local events. Events are used for place marketing and promotion to attract both domestic and international tourists. They generate economic benefits for host communities through income, employment, and foreign exchange earnings.
Introduction to destination managementKalam Khadka
A tourism destination is defined as a region where tourists spend at least one overnight. It consists of attractions, infrastructure, amenities, and resources. Destination management involves coordinating all of these elements through a Destination Management Organization (DMO) to create suitable environments, effectively market the area, and ensure a quality experience. The DMO leads local stakeholders from public and private sectors to develop collaborative strategies and plans through mechanisms like working groups and joint projects.
Lecture 1. Introduction to Tourism Planning and Development(1).pptxPeteirsGTMaturaChiti
This document provides an introduction to tourism planning and development. It defines tourism and discusses the importance of tourism planning. The key goals of tourism development are outlined, such as increasing standards of living and providing recreation. Various forms of tourism planning are described, including economic development planning and infrastructure planning. Barriers to tourism planning like costs and seasonality are also covered. The document emphasizes sustainable tourism development and discusses principles like improving quality of life and maintaining environmental quality.
PRESENTATION ON Tourist Area Life Cycle
The tourism lifecycle theory was firstly proposed in 1963 by the German researcher Christaller, who described the development of tourism through three stages like a common product, namely “discovery, growth and decline”.
In 1980, Butler developed a model which shows how any tourist resort may grow is known asTourist Area Life Cycle.
A global distribution system (GDS) is a network that enables automated transactions between travel providers and booking agents. It consolidates airline, hotel, car rental, and activity reservations. While GDS holds no inventory itself, it provides a platform for travel agents to make reservations on vendor systems. The major GDS currently in operation are Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelsky. GDS offer advantages like one-stop shopping and commission payments for travel agents. However, some experts argue that as airlines adopt direct selling strategies, GDS may become less important for airline bookings by 2020, though they will still be useful for hotels and car rentals. GDS companies are also developing new capabilities and reducing
Tourism is defined as travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The UNWTO defines a tourist as someone traveling outside their usual environment for less than a year for leisure, business, or other purposes. Tourism has grown significantly in recent decades due to factors like increased leisure time, improved transportation infrastructure, and lifestyle changes. There are various types and classifications of tourists based on activities, interests, age, and other demographic factors. Sustainable tourism development aims to meet current economic and travel needs without compromising future generations' ability to do the same.
Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning in Tourism pptSriDevi Mohan
This is one of the marketing strategy for generating more profit in tourism industry, also this STP process is not only for tourism industry, it suits all
This document discusses key concepts in marketing tourism, including the traditional 4Ps marketing mix of product, price, place, and promotion. It notes that tourism products have intangible characteristics like experiences. The 7Ps model is also introduced, which expands on the traditional model by including people, process, and physical evidence. Tourism differs from other industries in that the product experience spans from pre-trip anticipation to post-trip reflection, and involves integrating multiple suppliers. Marketing tourism requires understanding target markets' expectations and managing employees, processes, and physical facilities to deliver a consistent brand experience.
The document discusses the tourist area life cycle model, which describes the stages a tourist destination typically goes through as the number of visitors increases over time. The stages are exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, and decline. As destinations progress through the life cycle, so too does the host community, going from euphoria about visitors to potential antagonism as saturation is approached if overtourism is not managed properly. The model aims to help destinations sustain tourism by understanding these phases and adapting products, markets and promotion accordingly.
This document discusses different types of tour operations including travel agencies, online travel agencies, tour operators, destination marketing organizations, and other organizations. It describes travel agencies as intermediaries between suppliers and travelers. Online travel agencies allow users to choose trip components based on price. Tour operators package and sell all or most trip components. Types of tour operators include inbound, outbound, domestic, ground, and receptive operators.
Techniques in Tour Guiding 2018 by Paul OlolaWhistling Crow
Tour Guiding is increasingly gaining traction in tourism generating regions with guides expected to play multiple roles towards ensuring visitors have an enjoyable, memorable and meaningful experience. The lecture presentation discusses the different facets of guiding skills and techniques required for top-notch guiding.
This document discusses tourism policy and its objectives. Tourism policy is defined as public policy formulated by central and local governments to regulate the tourism industry. The objectives of tourism policy are to maximize economic, socio-cultural, and environmental benefits while minimizing negative impacts. Tourism policy objectives are achieved through planning, legislation, facilitating development, taxation, education/training, and marketing. Governments establish rules and provide infrastructure/support to develop the tourism sector in a sustainable manner.
Tourism is a complex, multi-sector industry that involves the movement and activities of people outside their normal places of residence. The document defines tourism from several perspectives and outlines the key elements that make up the tourism system, including tourists, destinations, generating regions, and transit routes. It also discusses push and pull factors that influence travel and introduces Leiper's model of the tourism system, which views tourism as interactions between these geographical and organizational components.
Tourism planning involves setting goals and developing strategies to accomplish those goals. It is a multidimensional activity that considers social, economic, political, and environmental factors. Effective tourism planning requires assessing existing conditions, analyzing data, developing recommendations, and monitoring outcomes. The planning process aims to maximize tourism's benefits while minimizing negative impacts on communities and the environment.
This document discusses several models for tourism planning including rational planning models, the TRREC VICE model, and the UNWTO tourism planning model. It also covers target setting methods, ecotourism planning models, and considerations for visitor site planning like capacity, slope, vegetation, and natural hazards. Key steps in tourism development planning are identified as situation analysis using tools like SWOT and distributing a tourism development planning digest prior to consultation.
This document defines and discusses tourism products. It provides definitions of tourism products from Kotler and Medlik and Middleton, describing them as bundles that satisfy consumer needs and packages that meet tourist needs from origin to destination. The document also outlines key features of tourism products, such as being perishable, requiring user presence, combining tangible and intangible elements, and having uneven demand. Tourism products are described as experiences of places and people that attract tourists and provide physical and psychological satisfaction during travel.
Thomas Cook and Cox & Kings were pioneers in the mass travel industry after the industrial revolution made travel more accessible to the working class. Cox & Kings began in 1740 as a military agency and later merged with another company to form Cox and Kings. Thomas Cook organized the first packaged tour in 1841 and introduced concepts like traveler's checks that helped establish the travel agency model. Now major travel agencies in the Philippines include WOW Philippines, Rajah Travel and Tours, Blue Horizons Travel and Tours, and Scorpio Travel and Tours.
The document discusses sustainable tourism and outlines its key aspects:
- Sustainable tourism aims to minimize environmental impacts and benefit local communities.
- It involves maintaining resources, producing tourism services, distributing them, and consumers experiencing the destination.
- Developing sustainable tourism requires understanding customer needs, conducting market research, designing appropriate products and services, and ensuring feasibility and positive impacts.
Responsible tourism aims to safeguard sustainable development of communities, cultural heritage, and the environment. It is needed now more than ever as travel is often a selfish activity with little consideration for destinations. Responsible tourism principles focus on minimizing the environmental impact of transportation, accommodations, tourist behavior by respecting local cultures, and policies to limit energy use and support local communities. Engaging young people can help raise awareness and have long-lasting positive effects as they are focused on sustainability.
This document discusses tourism products and their key elements. It defines tourism products as the psychological and physical satisfaction tourists receive when traveling. There are four main types of tourism products: attractions, accessibility, accommodation, and amenities. Attractions are the most important element and can include historical sites, natural landscapes, and events. Accessibility refers to transportation options like planes, trains, cars, etc. that enable tourists to reach destinations. Accommodation provides lodging and is essential for tourists to spend at least one night somewhere. Amenities enhance the tourism experience through recreation, entertainment, and other facilities.
The Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) was established in 1966 by merging three public sector tourism bodies to coordinate tourism planning and policies more efficiently. ITDC operates hotels, restaurants, travel services, and duty free shopping. It aims to develop tourism infrastructure, transport, conferencing facilities, and promote tourism within India and abroad. ITDC currently operates under three business divisions: Ashoka Hotels, Ashoka Travel and Tours, and Duty Free Shops. It is one of the largest public sector organizations in India's hospitality industry.
The document outlines the typical 7 stages of the geographic cycle of tourism development: exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, rejuvenation, and decline. It begins with a few adventurous tourists discovering an untouched place with no tourist services. Local people then start businesses like accommodations and transportation as tourism grows. Large companies then invest, building hotels and expanding jobs. Tourism comes to dominate the local economy. However, competition from other areas, overcrowding, and loss of original attractions can then cause stagnation and decline, requiring rejuvenation through new attractions to revive the area's popularity.
This document discusses several aspects of tourism destination marketing including:
1) Assessing current and future markets through research on visitors, forecasts, and destination audits. Research includes counts, interviews, and surveys. Forecasting can be exploratory, speculative, or normative.
2) Analyzing a destination's appeal and positioning it in its life cycle which includes exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, and decline or rejuvenation.
3) Developing a strategic marketing mix and organization to implement objectives and evaluate results while taking into consideration a destination's image, branding, strategies for different target groups, and limited control over products and pricing.
This document provides an introduction to tourism. It outlines the course objectives, which include defining tourism, describing international and domestic tourism organizations, and examining the economic and socio-cultural impacts of tourism. It also provides a history of tourism from early travel through the modern tourism industry, and defines key tourism concepts like tourists, destinations, and the tourism system.
The document provides definitions and overview information about tourism, including:
- The origins and early history of tourism dating back to ancient times.
- Definitions of tourism from various sources that reference the interactions between tourists, businesses, governments, and communities.
- Key terms related to tourism like excursionist, foreign tourist, and visitor.
- The development of transportation systems and how they enabled and influenced travel and tourism over time.
- Dimensions and types of tourism including attractions, facilities, culture, and ecotourism.
- Frameworks for understanding tourism including Jafari's four platforms and the core criteria of ecotourism.
- The relationship between tourism supply and demand.
Tourism concepts document defines key terms related to tourism including:
- Tourism is defined as activities of people traveling outside their usual environment for less than a year for various purposes.
- A tourist is defined as someone staying at least one night outside their usual environment for various non-work purposes.
- Tourism can be classified into types such as inbound, outbound, domestic, and internal tourism based on the origin and destination of travelers.
A global distribution system (GDS) is a network that enables automated transactions between travel providers and booking agents. It consolidates airline, hotel, car rental, and activity reservations. While GDS holds no inventory itself, it provides a platform for travel agents to make reservations on vendor systems. The major GDS currently in operation are Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelsky. GDS offer advantages like one-stop shopping and commission payments for travel agents. However, some experts argue that as airlines adopt direct selling strategies, GDS may become less important for airline bookings by 2020, though they will still be useful for hotels and car rentals. GDS companies are also developing new capabilities and reducing
Tourism is defined as travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The UNWTO defines a tourist as someone traveling outside their usual environment for less than a year for leisure, business, or other purposes. Tourism has grown significantly in recent decades due to factors like increased leisure time, improved transportation infrastructure, and lifestyle changes. There are various types and classifications of tourists based on activities, interests, age, and other demographic factors. Sustainable tourism development aims to meet current economic and travel needs without compromising future generations' ability to do the same.
Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning in Tourism pptSriDevi Mohan
This is one of the marketing strategy for generating more profit in tourism industry, also this STP process is not only for tourism industry, it suits all
This document discusses key concepts in marketing tourism, including the traditional 4Ps marketing mix of product, price, place, and promotion. It notes that tourism products have intangible characteristics like experiences. The 7Ps model is also introduced, which expands on the traditional model by including people, process, and physical evidence. Tourism differs from other industries in that the product experience spans from pre-trip anticipation to post-trip reflection, and involves integrating multiple suppliers. Marketing tourism requires understanding target markets' expectations and managing employees, processes, and physical facilities to deliver a consistent brand experience.
The document discusses the tourist area life cycle model, which describes the stages a tourist destination typically goes through as the number of visitors increases over time. The stages are exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, and decline. As destinations progress through the life cycle, so too does the host community, going from euphoria about visitors to potential antagonism as saturation is approached if overtourism is not managed properly. The model aims to help destinations sustain tourism by understanding these phases and adapting products, markets and promotion accordingly.
This document discusses different types of tour operations including travel agencies, online travel agencies, tour operators, destination marketing organizations, and other organizations. It describes travel agencies as intermediaries between suppliers and travelers. Online travel agencies allow users to choose trip components based on price. Tour operators package and sell all or most trip components. Types of tour operators include inbound, outbound, domestic, ground, and receptive operators.
Techniques in Tour Guiding 2018 by Paul OlolaWhistling Crow
Tour Guiding is increasingly gaining traction in tourism generating regions with guides expected to play multiple roles towards ensuring visitors have an enjoyable, memorable and meaningful experience. The lecture presentation discusses the different facets of guiding skills and techniques required for top-notch guiding.
This document discusses tourism policy and its objectives. Tourism policy is defined as public policy formulated by central and local governments to regulate the tourism industry. The objectives of tourism policy are to maximize economic, socio-cultural, and environmental benefits while minimizing negative impacts. Tourism policy objectives are achieved through planning, legislation, facilitating development, taxation, education/training, and marketing. Governments establish rules and provide infrastructure/support to develop the tourism sector in a sustainable manner.
Tourism is a complex, multi-sector industry that involves the movement and activities of people outside their normal places of residence. The document defines tourism from several perspectives and outlines the key elements that make up the tourism system, including tourists, destinations, generating regions, and transit routes. It also discusses push and pull factors that influence travel and introduces Leiper's model of the tourism system, which views tourism as interactions between these geographical and organizational components.
Tourism planning involves setting goals and developing strategies to accomplish those goals. It is a multidimensional activity that considers social, economic, political, and environmental factors. Effective tourism planning requires assessing existing conditions, analyzing data, developing recommendations, and monitoring outcomes. The planning process aims to maximize tourism's benefits while minimizing negative impacts on communities and the environment.
This document discusses several models for tourism planning including rational planning models, the TRREC VICE model, and the UNWTO tourism planning model. It also covers target setting methods, ecotourism planning models, and considerations for visitor site planning like capacity, slope, vegetation, and natural hazards. Key steps in tourism development planning are identified as situation analysis using tools like SWOT and distributing a tourism development planning digest prior to consultation.
This document defines and discusses tourism products. It provides definitions of tourism products from Kotler and Medlik and Middleton, describing them as bundles that satisfy consumer needs and packages that meet tourist needs from origin to destination. The document also outlines key features of tourism products, such as being perishable, requiring user presence, combining tangible and intangible elements, and having uneven demand. Tourism products are described as experiences of places and people that attract tourists and provide physical and psychological satisfaction during travel.
Thomas Cook and Cox & Kings were pioneers in the mass travel industry after the industrial revolution made travel more accessible to the working class. Cox & Kings began in 1740 as a military agency and later merged with another company to form Cox and Kings. Thomas Cook organized the first packaged tour in 1841 and introduced concepts like traveler's checks that helped establish the travel agency model. Now major travel agencies in the Philippines include WOW Philippines, Rajah Travel and Tours, Blue Horizons Travel and Tours, and Scorpio Travel and Tours.
The document discusses sustainable tourism and outlines its key aspects:
- Sustainable tourism aims to minimize environmental impacts and benefit local communities.
- It involves maintaining resources, producing tourism services, distributing them, and consumers experiencing the destination.
- Developing sustainable tourism requires understanding customer needs, conducting market research, designing appropriate products and services, and ensuring feasibility and positive impacts.
Responsible tourism aims to safeguard sustainable development of communities, cultural heritage, and the environment. It is needed now more than ever as travel is often a selfish activity with little consideration for destinations. Responsible tourism principles focus on minimizing the environmental impact of transportation, accommodations, tourist behavior by respecting local cultures, and policies to limit energy use and support local communities. Engaging young people can help raise awareness and have long-lasting positive effects as they are focused on sustainability.
This document discusses tourism products and their key elements. It defines tourism products as the psychological and physical satisfaction tourists receive when traveling. There are four main types of tourism products: attractions, accessibility, accommodation, and amenities. Attractions are the most important element and can include historical sites, natural landscapes, and events. Accessibility refers to transportation options like planes, trains, cars, etc. that enable tourists to reach destinations. Accommodation provides lodging and is essential for tourists to spend at least one night somewhere. Amenities enhance the tourism experience through recreation, entertainment, and other facilities.
The Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) was established in 1966 by merging three public sector tourism bodies to coordinate tourism planning and policies more efficiently. ITDC operates hotels, restaurants, travel services, and duty free shopping. It aims to develop tourism infrastructure, transport, conferencing facilities, and promote tourism within India and abroad. ITDC currently operates under three business divisions: Ashoka Hotels, Ashoka Travel and Tours, and Duty Free Shops. It is one of the largest public sector organizations in India's hospitality industry.
The document outlines the typical 7 stages of the geographic cycle of tourism development: exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, rejuvenation, and decline. It begins with a few adventurous tourists discovering an untouched place with no tourist services. Local people then start businesses like accommodations and transportation as tourism grows. Large companies then invest, building hotels and expanding jobs. Tourism comes to dominate the local economy. However, competition from other areas, overcrowding, and loss of original attractions can then cause stagnation and decline, requiring rejuvenation through new attractions to revive the area's popularity.
This document discusses several aspects of tourism destination marketing including:
1) Assessing current and future markets through research on visitors, forecasts, and destination audits. Research includes counts, interviews, and surveys. Forecasting can be exploratory, speculative, or normative.
2) Analyzing a destination's appeal and positioning it in its life cycle which includes exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, and decline or rejuvenation.
3) Developing a strategic marketing mix and organization to implement objectives and evaluate results while taking into consideration a destination's image, branding, strategies for different target groups, and limited control over products and pricing.
This document provides an introduction to tourism. It outlines the course objectives, which include defining tourism, describing international and domestic tourism organizations, and examining the economic and socio-cultural impacts of tourism. It also provides a history of tourism from early travel through the modern tourism industry, and defines key tourism concepts like tourists, destinations, and the tourism system.
The document provides definitions and overview information about tourism, including:
- The origins and early history of tourism dating back to ancient times.
- Definitions of tourism from various sources that reference the interactions between tourists, businesses, governments, and communities.
- Key terms related to tourism like excursionist, foreign tourist, and visitor.
- The development of transportation systems and how they enabled and influenced travel and tourism over time.
- Dimensions and types of tourism including attractions, facilities, culture, and ecotourism.
- Frameworks for understanding tourism including Jafari's four platforms and the core criteria of ecotourism.
- The relationship between tourism supply and demand.
Tourism concepts document defines key terms related to tourism including:
- Tourism is defined as activities of people traveling outside their usual environment for less than a year for various purposes.
- A tourist is defined as someone staying at least one night outside their usual environment for various non-work purposes.
- Tourism can be classified into types such as inbound, outbound, domestic, and internal tourism based on the origin and destination of travelers.
Tourism is defined as temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal place of residence or work. The document traces the historical evolution of tourism from early travel for purposes like trade and war in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome. It discusses Thomas Cook as the "Father of Tourism" who organized the first packaged tours. Types of tourism discussed include domestic, international inbound and outbound tourism. Factors promoting tourism include motivation, business, holidays, education, health, religion and leisure time.
This document provides definitions and concepts related to tourism. It discusses what tourism is, different types of tourists and forms of tourism. Some key points:
1. Tourism can be defined as activities, processes and outcomes from the interactions between tourists, suppliers, governments and communities involved in attracting and hosting visitors.
2. There are various perspectives on tourism - from the tourist seeking experiences, businesses providing goods/services, governments seeking economic benefits, and host communities.
3. Types of tourism discussed include religious, historical, cultural, adventure, sports, medical, eco, rural, culinary and more.
4. Elements that define a tourist destination are discussed, as well as a model of the tourism system
Tourism involves traveling to places outside one's usual environment for leisure, business, or other purposes. It is one of the world's fastest growing industries. Tourism has several key characteristics including intangibility, inseparability, perishability, heterogeneity, lack of ownership, seasonality, and interdependency between tourism products and services. There are several types of tourism such as international tourism involving travel between countries, domestic tourism within one's own country, and specific types like recreational, environmental, historical, cultural, adventure, health, religious, and wildlife tourism. Tourism consists of various components including attractions, amenities, accessibility, accommodation, and activities that draw people to travel to different destinations.
Travel originated from the need for food, shelter and security but over thousands of years transformed into wanderlust. As transportation improved, tourism grew and became a major global industry. Tourism involves travel for leisure or business purposes. The tourism industry encompasses sectors like hospitality, transportation, attractions and activities. It aims to ensure customer satisfaction and is a major driver of many global economies.
Tourism is defined as the activities of people traveling to places outside their usual environment for leisure, business, or other purposes. The UNWTO defines a tourist as someone who stays outside their usual environment for less than a year. Tourism involves the movement of people to destinations, their activities, and the services that support them like transportation, accommodation, food, and attractions. The key elements that make up tourism are the distance and purpose of travel, length of stay, and residence of the traveler. Tourism provides significant economic and social benefits to countries through contributions to GDP, jobs, cultural exchange, and more.
This document discusses tourism theory and practice. It defines tourism as travel for leisure, business or other purposes outside of one's usual environment for less than a year. Tourism involves transportation, accommodations, food, attractions and other hospitality services. The document examines definitions of tourism from various authors and organizations. It also explores the key dimensions of tourism including attractions, facilities, transportation and hospitality.
This document discusses different types of tourism including inbound, outbound, and domestic tourism. It defines key tourism terms like visitors, tourists, and excursionists. It outlines the history of travel from early times through the industrial revolution. Different scholars' views on travel motivations are presented, including Gray's wanderlust and sunlust concepts and Maslow's hierarchy of needs as it relates to travel motivations. The economic importance of tourism and its impact on the environment are also mentioned.
Tourism involves temporary travel to destinations outside of one's normal environment. It can include travel for leisure, business, or other purposes. The key aspects of tourism include definitions of tourists versus excursionists based on length of stay, the four basic elements of travel such as distance and purpose, and the three interrelationship factors that make up a tourist destination: attractions, amenities/facilities, and accessibility. Tourism is an important industry that provides economic and social benefits through employment, cultural exchange, and more. It also connects people in a way that can promote global peace.
Tourism involves temporary travel to destinations outside one's normal environment. It can include domestic travel within a country or international travel between countries. The main elements of tourism include the attractions, amenities and accessibility of destinations, as well as the various services that support travel and accommodation needs. Tourism is an important industry that provides significant economic, social and cultural benefits to communities around the world.
Tourism is one of the world's fastest growing industries and a major source of foreign exchange and employment. It involves travel for leisure or business purposes outside of one's usual environment. The tourism industry encompasses transportation, accommodations, restaurants, retail, and other hospitality services. Tourism has significant economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts on destinations. While it generates jobs and tax revenue, it can also increase costs of living, disrupt local culture and damage the environment if not managed sustainably.
This document provides an overview of tourism, including definitions, types, and impacts. It discusses:
1. Tourism is the world's largest industry and has grown exponentially since the 1950s. It provides economic benefits but also environmental and social impacts.
2. Tourism can be international, involving travel between countries, or domestic within one country. It takes many forms such as cultural, recreational, sports, and health tourism.
3. The economic impacts of tourism include job creation, income generation, and tax revenue. However, it also puts pressure on infrastructure and can increase costs of living. The environmental and social impacts require careful management to maximize benefits and minimize harm.
The document discusses the tourism and hospitality sectors in India. It covers various topics related to tourism including popular tourist destinations in India, the definition of tourism, components of the tourism industry, and different forms and types of tourism. It also discusses the hospitality sector, defining hotels and noting that the word "hotel" originated from the French word "hôtel". It states that the First World Hotel in Malaysia is listed as the world's largest hotel, while the oldest hotel is debated. The role of tour operators in designing inclusive tour packages is also summarized.
This document provides a brief history of tourism from prehistoric times to the modern era. It traces the evolution of tourism from early human travel for hunting and gathering, to organized religious pilgrimages in medieval times. The development of transportation infrastructure like roads and ships expanded tourism during ancient Greek, Roman, and British empires. Guided group tours became popular in the 19th century with Thomas Cook offering packaged tours. Mass tourism emerged in the 20th century alongside developments in transportation technology, rising incomes, paid time off work, and changing social values. The tourism industry continues growing rapidly today.
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Introduction, Concept and nature of tourism, Significance & impact of tourism.Market segmentation in tourism, tourism marketing mix management of travel services, role of travel agencies.Travel organization, tour operations – its meaning and services.
This document defines key terms related to tourism and travel. It discusses that tourism involves the movement of people between different geographic locations for any purpose or duration [1]. A visitor is considered a traveler who moves to a destination outside their usual environment for less than a year for any main purpose other than employment [2]. Tourism is defined as the activity of visitors [3].
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This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
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1. What is Tourism?
Neil Leiper (1979), It becomes evident that the terms ‘Tourists’ Tourism
did not exists before sixteenth century
“Tourism is the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their
normal places of work and residence, the activities undertaken during their
stay in those destinations, and the facilities created to cater to their needs”
Hunziker & Krapf of Berne university in 1942
“The Sum of the Phenomenon & relationship from the travel and stay of non
residents in so for as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not
connected with any earning activity”
Tourism defined as “The activities of persons traveling to and staying in
place outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive
year for leisure, business and other purpose” (UNWTO)
2. Tourism contd…..
Four different perspectives of tourism can be identified:
1. The tourist: The tourist seeks various psychic and physical experience and
satisfactions. The nature of these will largely determine the destinations chosen
and the activities enjoyed.
2. The business providing tourist goods and services: Business people see
tourism as an opportunity to make a profit by supplying the goods and services
that the tourist markets demand.
3. The government of the host community or area: politicians view tourism as a
wealth factor in terms of foreign exchange/ multiplier effect etc in the economy of
their jurisdiction. Their perspective is related to the income their citizens can earn
from this business. The government can lay an important role in tourism policy,
development, promotion and implementation.
4. The host community: Local people usually see tourism as a cultural and
employment factor. Of importance to this group, for example, is the effect of the
interaction between large numbers of international visitors and residents. This
effect may be beneficial or harmful, or both.
3. Contd...
Tourism can be divided by four category:
1. International tourism
1. Inbound tourism: Visits to a country by nonresidents
2. Outbound tourism: Visits by residents of a country to another
country
2. Internal tourism : Visits by resident and non residents of the
country of reference
3. Domestic tourism : Visits by residents of a country to their
own country
4. National tourism : Internal tourism plus outbound tourism
4. Traveler Terminology for
Tourism
All travelers are subdivided into two further categories:
Same-day Visitors: Visitors who do not spend for
the night in a collective or private accommodation
in the country visited. E.g. A cruise ship passengers
spending four hours in a port or days-trippers
visiting attraction.
5. Traveler Terminology for Tourism
Tourist:
Visitors who travel to and stay in places outside their
usual environment for more than twenty-four (24)
hours and not more than one consecutive year for
leisure, business and other purposes not related to the
exercise of an activity remunerated from within the
place visited”.
6. Excursionist: Who visits the place and come back within
24 hrs at their origin of the destination.
Traveller- relevant to any movement of a person
irrespective of the distance travelled I,e ranging from a
small distance of only few kilometres for seeking of the
employment etc.
Visitor: visiting any country/ destination , performing the
exercise of an activity paid from within the place visited
greater than 12 months
Transit visitor: a traveller and a visitor who goes past a
country or a place without having a stop or breaking off his
journey on the ways other than for layover and for
consideration/transportation links.
7. History and Development of Tourism
Early /Empire Era/Period
Early travelers migrated for food and hunting.
Religious resolve,
Greeks hosted international visitors during the firsts Olympics games
held in 776 BC.
Romantic motive – discovery of Mauritius and Hills,
early Chinese traveled for trade and military control,
Effect of the cheaper transport,
Technology underpinnings of the tourism, (1840-1880 steamships,
Thomas cook (1808-92),
Robert Smart of Bristol of England declared himself as the maiden
steamships agent in the early nineteenth century
Transportation advances, stage coach travel, water travel (Duke of the
Bridgelators.
Rail Travel-1825 in England, automobile & Motorcoach travel,
Air travel- 16 yrs’kitty travel, North Carolons 1903,
8. The History of Tourism contd…
Oceanians –
40 feet in length small ‘Dugou’ Canons were used to voyage from
Southern Asia, South ward.
Early time attractions-
The ‘great pyramid’ of Egypt
The Hanging garden of Babylon’ walls of Babylon’
The statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece,
9. The History of Tourism, continued
The Middle Ages (5th to 14th centuries) and the
Renaissance Era (14th to 16th centuries)
Transportation and safety declined
Less acceptance of currencies and less knowledge of common
languages
Some travel by crusaders (medieval Military expeditions) to Holy
Land
Marco Polo’s historic travels in the late 13th century
Increased interest in travel for commerce and pleasure
10. The History of Tourism, continued
The Grand Tour Era (1613 to 1785 A.D.)
Trend of luxurious travel started by wealthy English
Developed as a status symbol and spread throughout
Europe
Goal was to experience the “civilized world” and study
the arts and sciences
These travels often lasted for several years
Growth in travel for business reasons
11. The History of Tourism, continued
The Mobility Era (1800-1944)
Growing economic prosperity
Increase in systems, modes, and speeds of travel (roads,
railroads, steamships)
Thomas Cook developed tour packages for mass travel
Invention of automobile and airplane expanded freedom
to travel
12. The History of Tourism, continued
The Modern Era (1945 to present)
Paid vacations introduced in the early 1900’s made leisure travel
possible for working and middle classes
Millions of people were introduced to international travel during
World War II
Postwar prosperity made mass ownerships of automobiles possible
Advent of jet travel shortened travel time
Time, money, safety and interest in travel led to unparalleled
growth of tourism
Development of mass tourism.
Sustainable tourism
Mobile technology online marketing etc
14. Bringing Tourism into Focus
Typical reasons for travel
Vacation and leisure trips
Visits to friends and relatives
Business and professional trips
Host community affected by tourism activities.
Can study tourism from a variety of perspectives
Wide variety of questions relating to tourism need to be answered.
Technology having unprecedented affect on tourism industry.
15. Cohen’s (1974) Tourist Typology
1. Organised Mass Tourist: highly dependent on an environmental bubble
created and supplied, maintained by the international tourists industry
characterised by all inclusive, fully packaged holidays, familiarity dominates,
Novelty-non existence or highly controlled.
2. Individual mass Tourists: they will use the institutional facilities of the
tourism system (Schedule flights, centralised bookings, transfers etc) to
arrange as much as possible before leaving home perhaps visiting the same
sights as mass tourists but going under their own stream.
3. Explorer: “off the beaten track” following a destination i.e. given by the
travel article rather than simply choosing from a brochure- will move into
the bubble of comfort and familiarity if it is going too tough.
4. Drifter: seeks novelty/innovation at all costs even discomfort and danger.
They will avoid to all contact with the tourists and
novelty/newness/freshness will be their total goal.
16. Smith’s (1977)
1. Explorers: easily and fully accommodating to and accepting the life
style of and norms of their hosts.
2. Elite Tourists: Few in no rarely seen with individual who have been
almost everywhere but with pre-arranged services facilities and adapting
fully but temporary to local norms.
3. Off Beat Tourists: Uncommon but seen and seeking either to get away
from the tourist crowds or heighted excitement of this vacation by doing
something beyond the norm.
4. Unusual Tourists: Occasional in number travelling in an organised tour
and buying an optional one day package tour to visit some native Indians
generally interested in the primitive culture but with his safe but lunch and
adapting somewhat to local norms.
5.Inciepent Mass Tourist: Seeking western amenities and comforts.
6. Mass Tourists: Middle class income and values and preferring in the
groups.
7.Charter tourists: who have minimal involvement with the people and
culture of the visited country and demand western amenities.
17. Amex Tourist Typology (1989)
1. Adventurer: affluent and educated like to try new experiences and meet
new people.
2. Worrier: Lacking in self confidence in their own abilities to travel
successfully.
3. Dreamers: Have high aspirations abut travel and exotic destination
which are not usually borne out in the actual travel experiences.
4. Economisers: They think that travel is not perceived as something that
adds particular value to this lives, they engage in it because it is a normal
way of taking routine /relaxation
5.Indulgers:Wealthy travellers, who will pay for extra comfort and better
service.
18. Travel Motivation/Motivators
Travel for Business
Pleasure
The romance of pleasure travel
The need for change
Travel for health
Travel for seeking knowledge
Vagabondage- bondage to travel-way of life.
Pleasure of pre and post travel.
Travel & Second/Holidays
Travel as a means of sharpen perspective
Social perspective, money snobberry,education snobbery, family snobbery
Cultural norm-peace prsperity high standard of living.
19. Typology of Tourists
Ryan (1991) developed various types of motivation based on
psychological makeup of the traveller, which is effectively
termed the determinants of travel demand such as escape,
relaxation, social interaction, strengthen of family bonds,
self/wish, fulfilment, prestige, shopping etc.
Determinant of Travel/Travel Motivation
Push factors-
•Curiosity or interest
•Self-indulgence/
extravagance
•Self actualisation and
Reflex actions/habits.
Pull factors-
Observed Destination,
Strengthen Mental
Souvenirs,
Lively Responses to Post
Modernisation
Travel
Motivation
20. Travel Motivation contd.......
Need, Want, Desire
Gray’s Interpretation
1.Wanderlust- the trait in human nature which causes some individuals to want
to leave things with which they are familiar and to go and see at first hand
different existing cultural and places, or the relies of past culture in places famous
for their historical associations ruins and monuments.
2.Sunlust: by large focussing on the attractiveness & pull of the sun, sand and
sea, in contract generate a speed type of travel which depends upon the existence
elsewhere of different or better amenities for a specific purpose than are available
locally.
21. Lundberg’s (1972)
1. Educational & cultural Motives
2.Relaxation & pleasure
3. Ethnic- People come from/Region/Area
4 Others: Weather, sports, economy adventure, sociological motive,
history, conformity etc.
22. Maslow’s theory of motivation
1. Physiological hunger, thrust, rest, activity
2.Safety-release from fear security
3. Belonging & Love- affection, giving & receiving love.
4.Esteem-self esteem, prestige, status, strength, achievement, mastery
competence.
5.Self actualisation: personal realisation,
6.Acquisition of knowledge- to learn and understand,
7.Aesthetics- appreciation of beauty.
23. Plog’s 1972 classification of tourists and travel
motivation
He classified the tourists into
1.Psychocenterics- self centred, preoccupied with one self, ones affairs
2. Near Psycho Centrics:
3. Mid Centric:
4. Near Allocentric:
5. Allo centric- Allo meaning “varied in forms is sociable, informal and self confident.
24. Allo-Centerics motivation
Education and cultural motives
Study of the gastronomy
Satisfaction and sense of freedom
Seasonal homes/vacation etc
Gambling
Development of new knowledge
Development of new friendships
Political campaign
25. Contdd..
Near allo-centrics Motivation
1. Religious pilgrimage and inspiration
2. participation in sports events/ activities
3.Theatre tours special events
4. a chance of try to new life style
Mid Centric Motivators
Relaxation and pleasure
Satisfying personal existence
Health
Appreciation of beauty
Shopping
Joy of transpiration
26. Contd...
Near Psycho Centric Motivators
ego enhancement
Travel for acceptance to be comfortable socially
Travel as a cultural norm
Visit to places seen or read about in the news.
Visits to amusement parks
27. Classification and Forms of tourism
A. On the basis of Origin and Destination
i) Outbound Tourism/International Import
ii) Inbound/international export
iii) Domestic Tourism
B. Purpose of Visits
Leisure holidays and recreational tourism
Business Tourism
‘adventure tourism
Wildlife/wilderness tourism
Voluntary tourism
Ecotourism
Heritage tourism
Nature based tourism
Rural tourism
Urban tourism ,
Health and medical tourism
28. Contd...
C. On the basis of the Tourists Types
1. Explorer
2. Mass tourists
3. Niche Tourism
D. On the basis of Region
Europe
Asia and pacific
America
Africa
Middle east
etc
29. Elements and Components
1. Hotel and accommodation
2. Transportation
3. Entertainment
4. Information service like Travels agencies/Tour Operators
5.Attractions
6.Stakeholders
7. Government Bodies
6 A’s
1.Accommodations
2.Amenities
3.Attractions
4.Activities
5.Awareness
6.Accessibility
30. Characteristics of the Tourism Industry
Intangibility
Inseparability
Perishabilty
Heterogeneity
Ownerships
Seasonality
Variabilty
31. Tourism industry
Travel and tourism is the largest service industry in India. This industry
provides heritage, cultural, medical, business and sports tourism. It is
expected that the tourism sector’s contribution to the country’s gross
domestic product (GDP) will grow at the rate of 7.8 per cent yearly in
the period 2013-14–2023.
The Indian tourism sector has been flourishing in recent years due to
the improved connectivity to and from the country. Also, better lodging
facilities at the tourist destinations has been a factor which has
contributed to increased Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA).
32. Market Size
The tourism and hospitality sector is among the top 10 sectors in India to
attract the highest foreign direct investment (FDI). In the period April
2000 – August 2014, this sector attracted around US$ 7,441 million of
FDI, according to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP).
A high and positive growth of 12.5 per cent was registered in foreign
tourist visits (FTVs) to north-eastern states of India during 2012 from
2011, which further rose by more than 100 per cent to register a growth of
27.9 per cent during 2013 from 2012.
Among these north-eastern states, Manipur recorded the highest FTVs
followed by Arunachal Pradesh and then Tripura.
33. FTAs in India witnessed a growth of 12.9 per cent in the period July 2013
– July 2014, according to data received from Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India. The FTAs during the period January–July 2014
stood at 4.11 million as compared to 3.87 million during the
corresponding period of 2013, registering a growth of 4.4 per cent. USA
contributed the highest number to foreign arrivals in India followed by
Bangladesh and the UK.
Foreign exchange earnings (FEE) during January–July 2014 stood at US$
11.055 billion as compared to US$ 10.85 billion during the same period
last year. FEE during July, 2014 stood at Rs 10,336 crore (US$ 1.68
billion) compared to Rs 8,620 crore (US$ 1.41 billion) in July, 2013.
34. Investments
Some of the recent investments in this sector are as follows:
Make MyTrip Ltd plans to set up a US$ 15 million innovation fund to
support early-stage travel companies, with a special focus on mobile and
IP-based companies. This is an inorganic growth strategy by which they
are pursuing M&A opportunities in the travel technology space.
Peppermint Hospitality has aggregated close to 2,200 operational hotel
rooms across the country with the acquisition of Bengaluru-based
Boutique Hotel Management & Marketing Services Ltd, which has 60
hotels in its portfolio. Peppermint Hospitality has five operational hotels
and is present in overseas markets of Florence, Italy and the UK that are
operated through the management contract route.
35. IFC has invested US$ 21 million in SAMHI Hotels through compulsorily
convertible debentures. This is IFC's first investment in the hotel sector
in India. SAMHI has seven operational hotels in Greater Noida,
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.
Bengaluru-based Embassy Group plans to invest Rs 1,500 crore (US$
245.13 million) for the expansion of its hospitality business in India.
The Embassy Group is also in the process of buying out the property on
which the Four Seasons hotel is located, entailing an investment of Rs
600 crore (US$ 98.06 million).
Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHCL) plans to add 30 hotels with 3,700 rooms
and invest Rs 440 crore (US$ 71.91 million) for the next three years.
36. Government Initiatives
Some of the recent government initiatives in the sector are as follow:
The Government of India has launched the ‘Incredible India’ mobile
application. The app will help tourists to seek information, besides
enabling qualityand reliable services from service providers recognised by
the Government of India. This app demonstrates the Ministry of Tourism’s
commitment to the use of technology for service delivery.
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has launched the new
tourism brand for the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and
Nagar Haveli, as well as released the Vision 2020 publication for Dadra
and Nagar Haveli. This step by the government has been taken with a view
to help in overall economic development of these union territories.
37. Contdd...
The West Bengal government has decided to set up an eco-tourism board to
project the state as a major tourist destination. Work for developing a mega
tourism project has already started in Jalpaiguri district and plans to
develop similar projects in Sylee and Kunjanagar is under discussion.
The Tourism Ministry of India along with the state government of
Maharashtra plan to create a cultural hub on the lines of Times Square,
New York. The vision behind such a cultural hub is to provide popular
entertainment as well as access to heritage and culture for the benefit of
international tourists, domestic tourists and the people of Mumbai.
38. Road Ahead
The medical tourism market in India is projected to hit US$ 3.9
billion mark this year having grown at a compounded annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 27 per cent over the last three years,
according to a joint report by FICCI and KPMG. Also, inflow of
medical tourists is expected to cross 320 million by 2015
compared with 85 million in 2012.
The tourism industry is also looking forward to the E-visa
scheme which is expected to double the tourist inflow to India.
Enforcing the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before the
next tourism season, which starts in November, will result in a
clear jump of at least 15 per cent, and this is only the start, as
per Mr Madhavan Menon, Managing Director, Thomas Cook
India.
39. Paid holiday concept
During the 20 th century ,during interwar years.
Few factories owners used to give to their employees in the western
countries.
It has origin from the industrialisation in the west.
Origin in the UK/English origin.
By the year 1939 in UK some 11 millions people covered by the holidays
by paid act 1938.
It leads to great mobility, and broaden the horizons of the peoples. And
also leads to the mass tourism.
ILO convention also insisted to promote the paid holidays and 14
European countries had come up with this concept.
Many countries are giving three weeks by legally but many beyond the
three also i.e four weeks.
Worldwide 900 millions wage earner are entitled to get the paid
holiday and out of it 20-25 % from Asia or pacific Asia etc.
44. Dr Ramjit
Central University of Kashmir
ramjitmonu@yahoo.co.in
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