Domestic Tourism Vs.

International Tourism
Attractions and Theme Parks
Lesson5
 Tourists Vs. Travelers
How can TOURISTS be DIFFERENTIATED from TRAVELERS?

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization…

Tourists are those people who stay in a

destination for more than one night and less
than a year.
What do you think about this
comparison?
Do you agree?
Interpret the comparisons
 Domestic Tourism Vs.
International Tourism
What are the two CLASSIFICATIONS of tourists?

1. Domestic Tourists 2. International Tourists

 residents of a certain  residents of a certain
country who visit places country who visit other
within their country that countries
are outside of their usual  example: Filipinos
environment traveling to Japan
 example: people from
Metro Manila visiting
Cebu and/or other
provinces in the Visayas
 Domestic Tourism Vs.
International Tourism
What are some of the PURPOSES why people travel?

• To seek pleasure/leisure/recreation
• To visit friends and relatives
• To engage in business
• To participate in or watch an event
• To practice one’s religion
• To have better health
• To pursue one’s studies
Tourists squander; travelers wander
There's no real wrong way to travel, but there are
certainly better ways. Tourists don't go on trips to
experience a new, scary place; they go just to say they
went. Travelers dream about getting lost in foreign cities.
They travel to search for things and find themselves.
Tourists waste opportunities and travelers revel in them.
Tourists dream about home; travelers feel at home in
foreign places.
Real travelers know that home isn't a static place. Tourists
miss their beds, crave their foods and lose sight of the
fantastic opportunity traveling is. They get homesick.
Travelers feel at home wherever they rest their heads; they
know there's nothing in the world better than waking up
somewhere completely different. Travelers don't believe in
the comfort zone and that's what makes them so special.
Tourists haul their baggage with them; travelers travel
light.
Tourists live for comfort and move from hotel to hotel
without ever really seeing a place; travelers are on the
street, meeting people and discovering what a city looks
like from a local's eyes.
Tourists need maps; travelers are off the grid.
Most tourists have already mapped out their whole trip before
they even leave their homes. They know exactly where they want
to go and what they need to do. Travelers would rather get lost
and see the beauty of quiet streets than take a bright red tour bus
just to impress their Instagram followers.
Tourists take pictures non-stop; travelers take it all in.
Traveling isn't about your Facebook feed or the Instagram
photos you post. Of course, there's nothing wrong with sharing
the natural beauty of a place you had the privilege to visit. It's
when the entirety of your trip is spent behind a screen that
things become problematic.
A real traveler knows when to snap a picture and when to just
take it all in. A traveler doesn't travel just to say he or she
traveled; a traveler travels for the experience.
Tourists live by the book; travelers write the book.
A real traveler will always stray from the beaten path. While tourists
congregate in all the places from guide books, travelers are
searching for the story. Tourists are satisfied with the blurb and the
photo; travelers know the real beauty and mystery happens when
they actually interact with a place.
A tourist treads from monument to monument on a two-
dimensional checklist; a traveler will treat a city like the living,
breathing thing it is and always come out the other side with an
incredible tale to tell.