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DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
TOURISM
&
TRAVELLING
How do we
understand
tourism and
travel?
Tourism is travelling for
pleasure or to enjoy yourself
away from the place you
live. People do this for many
ALBINA:
different reasons – to have
fun, visit other countries and
learn about other cultures or
just relax from stressful
working life.
Travel is an activity that enables the
person who practices it to discover himself,
and at the same time the world where he lives
in.
Travel is about
SASHA
funerals, weddings, and many other
reasons.
AND WHAT ABOUT
WELL-KNOWN
CONCEPT ?
• From a scientific point of view, travel is
understood as any movement of
people in space. A person who makes
a journey, regardless of what goals he
pursues, in what direction he moves,
what means of transportation he uses
and for how long, is called a traveler.
AND WHAT ABOUT
WELL-KNOWN
CONCEPT ?
• According to UN documents,
tourism is the activity of
persons who travel and stay
in places outside their
normal environment for a
period not exceeding one
consecutive year.
Characteristics of TRavelling
Engrosses themselves in the culture
Spends time with the locals
Spends time eating local foods
Travel solo or in small groups
Tries to learn the local language
Packs light baggage
Prefers to go off on their own to find hidden
treasures of each place
Prefers small rentals or ethic places to live
Wants to see tourist places
Spends time with tourist groups
Prefers their own food to local food
Travel in large groups
Packs heavy baggage
Prefers English and speaks only in English
Prefers maps and guides and guided tours
Prefers proper three star above hotels and motels
Characteristics of Tourism
In what year was the concept of tourism
born?
a)1843 In 1843, Thomas Cook
organized the first
excursion to the
b)1740 neighboring city for his
flock. Later, the tour
business grew into a
c)1896 successful business.
The main difference between tourism and
travel is…
a) Regularity and the presence of a clear (defined)
goal