C1 Flashcards
What is tourism?
Tourism involves the activities of people travelling and staying in a place away from their home environment for leisure, business, or other purposes.
How do Mathieson and Wall (1982) define tourism?
“The temporary movement of people to destinations outside their usual places of work and residence, the activities undertaken during their stay in those destinations, and the facilities created to cater to their needs.”
What is the UNWTO’s definition of tourism?
Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes.
What is international tourism?
International tourism includes inbound tourism (visits to a country by nonresidents) and outbound tourism (visits by residents of a country to another country).
What is internal tourism?
Internal tourism refers to visits by residents and nonresidents of the country of reference.
What is domestic tourism?
Domestic tourism involves visits by residents of a country to their own country.
What is national tourism?
National tourism is internal tourism plus outbound tourism, representing the resident tourism market for travel agents, airlines, and other suppliers.
What is a traveler?
A traveler is any person on a trip between two or more countries or between two or more localities within his/her country of usual residence.
What are international visitors?
International visitors are persons who travel for a period not exceeding twelve months to a country other than the one in which they generally reside and whose main purpose is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.
What are internal visitors?
Internal visitors are persons who travel to a destination within their own country, that is outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding twelve months.
What are same-day visitors?
Same-day visitors are those who do not spend the night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited—for example, a cruise ship passenger spending four hours in a port.
What are tourists?
Tourists are visitors who stay in the country visited for at least one night—for example, a visitor on a two-week vacation.
What are the four basic travel motivators?
- Physical Motivators: related to physical rest and health.
- Cultural Motivators: desire to know more about certain countries/places.
- Interpersonal Motivators: desire to meet people and escape routine.
- Status and Prestige Motivators: related to personal development and recognition.
What is the distinction between domestic tourism and international tourism regarding destination?
Domestic tourism involves local residents touring within the country without crossing international borders, while international tourism involves visitors crossing international boundaries for their visiting purpose.
What is the distinction between domestic tourism and international tourism regarding nationality?
Domestic tourism is traveled by national citizens, whereas international tourism is traveled by foreign citizens.
What is the distinction between domestic tourism and international tourism regarding legal documents?
Domestic visitors do not require legal documents, while international tourists need verified legal documents like passports and visas.
What is the distinction between domestic tourism and international tourism regarding income?
Domestic tourism promotes local business but does not generate additional revenue, while international tourism generates significant foreign income.
What is the distinction between domestic tourism and international tourism regarding promotion and management?
Domestic tourism is simpler and less expensive to promote and manage, while international tourism marketing activities are costly and complex.
What is the distinction between domestic tourism and international tourism regarding benefits?
Domestic tourism supports national unity and creates harmony, while international tourism helps maintain international friendship.
