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WHAT IS TOURISM ?
Dictionary says:
The activity of visiting places for pleasure is
tourism
CONCEPT
Tourism as a phenomenon involves the movement of people within
their own country or across the national borders.
It is composed of three elements, namely, (S. Wahab)
– man (the human element as the creator of the act of tourism),
– space (the physical element to be necessarily covered by the
act itself), and
– time (the temporal element which is composed by the trip
itself and the stay at the destination).
These elements constitute the essential conditions for the existence of the
phenomenon of tourism. There could be no tourism act without them.
CONCEPT CONTD..
While the suffix -ist denote 'one that performs a given action.‘
DEFINING TOURISM CONTD..
TRAVELLERS
accommodation,
attraction management
travel agents and tour operators,
restaurants,
passenger transport enterprises,
manufacturers of handicraft and souvenirs designed for
visitors and related outlets,
agencies concerned with tourism.
TOURISM – AN INDUSTRY? CONTD..
Recreation
Pursuit engaged upon during
leisure time
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TOURISM SYSTEM
Tourism System
Source: Leiper, 1990
TOURISM SYSTEM CONTD..
Regulatory
Framework
DEMAND SUPPLY
Tourist
Domestic
Destinations
Influences on and Tourism
and
Demand International Impacts
Facilities
Tourists
Tourism
Intermediaries
Customer Satisfaction
Profit Generation
Service element
CHARACTERISTICS
Intangibility
Perishability
Heterogeneity / variability
Inseparability
Lack of ownership
NATURE
Fragile
Risky
Demand based
Seasonal
COMPONENTS OF TOURISM
Attraction or Tourism Patrimony
Man made
Natural
Hybrid
COMPONENTS OF TOURISM CONTD..
Accommodation
Organised
– Hotels
Heritage
Luxury
– House boats
– Guest houses
– Resorts
– sPas
Unorganised
– Paying guest
– Charitable organisations
– Others
COMPONENTS OF TOURISM CONTD..
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INTERNATIONAL
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PERSONAL BELIEFS
CLASSIFICATION OF TOURISTS
PSYCHOCENTRIC
– Concentrate on self
– Safe destination
– Conservative in travel pattern
– Small problem areas of life
– Return trip
ALLOCENTRIC
– Varied in form
– Adventurous
– Travel or discover new places
– Rarely return to the same place
MIDCENTRIC
– SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN