INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM PRINCIPLES

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Ecotourism

WHAT IS TOURISM?
 TOURISM DEFINED

➤ U n i t e d N a t i o n s Wo r l d To u r i s m
Organization (UNWTO) de nes tourism
as the:
➤ “…social, cultural and economic
phenomenon that entails the
movement of people to countries or
places outside their usual environment
for personal or business/professional
purposes…”

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 TOURISM DEFINED

➤ Tourism has something to do with their

activities, some of which will involve
tourism expenditure

➤ ACTIVITY - should take place within 24

hours and should not last for more than a
year.

 TOURISM DEFINED

➤ EXCURSIONIST: activities done within

24 hours; the area is not very far from the
usual residence

➤ RESIDENT: more than a year stay, not a

tourist

 TOURISM DEFINED

➤ Tourism has something to do with their

activities, some of which will involve
tourism expenditure

➤ TOURISM EXPENDITURE: money

coming from origin to provide income to
area visited.

 TOURISM ACTIVITIES

➤ ACTIVE ACTIVITIES: direct participation

in activities o ered by the destination

➤ PASSIVE ACTIVITIES: tourists will not

take part
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 TOURISM DEFINED

➤ The visitor should NOT be compensated

while in the area visited.

➤ How about business meetings,

conferences or seminars?

 TOURISM DEFINED

➤ TRAVEL vs TOURISM

➤ All tourism activities require travel,

but not all travel is tourism.
➤ Travel is only one component of
tourism.

 FORMS OF TOURISM

➤ DOMESTIC TOURISM

➤ resident visitor within the country of

reference either as part of a domestic
trip or part of an outbound trip.

 FORMS OF TOURISM

➤ OUTBOUND TOURISM

➤ activities of a resident visitor outside

the country of reference

 FORMS OF TOURISM

➤ INBOUND TOURISM

➤ Encompasses the activities of a non-

resident visitor within a country on an
inward trip

 TYPES OF TOURISM BASED ON PURPOSE OF TRAVEL

➤ Leisure
➤ Business (MICE)
➤ Education
➤ Special Interest (Dark, Volunteer
Tourism)
➤ Religious
➤ Cultural/Heritage

 TYPES OF TOURISM BASED ON PURPOSE OF TRAVEL

➤ Adventure
➤ Nature-Based
➤ Ecotourism
➤ Shopping
➤ Sports
➤ Gaming

THE TOURISM CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

BY: NEIL LEIPER, 1979
WHAT IS TOURISM?