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MACRO: CHAPTER 5-6 Flashcards

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TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY NETWORK COMPONENTS

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(1) FOOD AND BEVERAGE
(2) LODGING SERVICES
(3) RECREATION SERVICES
(4) TRAVEL-RELATED TOURISM SERVICES

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Define as “the composite of organizations, both private and public, that are involved in the development, production, and marketing of products and services to serve the needs of the travelers.”

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Travel Industry

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Tourism and hospitality supply components are classified into five main categories:

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  1. Natural resources
  2. Infrastructure
  3. Superstructure
  4. Transportation and transportation equipment
  5. Hospitality resources
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A destination area provide an excellent asset to sell to tourists

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Natural resources

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The physical characteristics of an area can be generalized as natural scenery, climate, and environment.

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Natural resources

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A comfortable cold climate is determined by the _________

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wind-chill factor

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a term used to express how temperature feels to the exposed skin

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wind-chill factor

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A _________________ is determined by the combination of humidity, temperature, and wind.

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comfortable warm climate

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plays an important role in forming an attractive landscape

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Water

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Consists of all underground and surface developmental construction

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Infrastructure

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Is the above ground facility services such as airport buildings, passenger traffic terminals, hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, shopping centers, places of entertainment, museums, stores, and similar structures

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Superstructure

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Include items such as ships, airplanes, trains, buses, limousines, taxis, automobiles, cog railways, aerial tramway, and similar passenger transportation facilities

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Transportation and transportation equipment

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LAND TRAVEL

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  1. Taxi and Limousine
  2. Bus Service tour
  3. Rail Services
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is important at air terminals

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Porter service

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is a major factor in tourism and hospitality. Examples of these are the Manila Bay Sunset Cruise in the Philippines, the Miami Cruise in Florida, the Rhine River Cruise in Germany, and the Canal Cruise in Holland

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Sea travel

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Include the cultural wealth of an area which makes as, possible the successful hosting of tourists. Also included are the cultural resources of an area such as fine arts, literature, history, music, dramatic art, dancing, and shopping

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Hospitality Resources

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Refers to the general feeling of the welcomed that the visitors receive while visiting a destination area.

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Hospitality Resources

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12 TYPES OF ACCOMODATIONS

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  1. Hotel
  2. Condominium
  3. Motels or Motor Hotels
  4. Inns
  5. Apartments
  6. Paradores
  7. Pensions
  8. Bed-and-Breakfast accomodations
  9. Hostels
  10. Campgrounds
  11. Health Spas
  12. Private Homes
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Provide accommodation, meals, and refreshments for those who may reserve their accommodations in advance but need not do so. In broad terms, they provide facilities that meet the needs of the modern travelers. They portray an image of efficiency and service

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Hotel

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is an apartment or individual dwelling unit owned by an individual but the management and services, such as maintenance and security, are handled by an independent company.

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Condominium

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Provide bedrooms, bath, and parking to motorists; rooms are usually accessible from the parking lot. They are usually near the highways

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Motels or Motor Hotels

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Are lodging establishments catering to transients which do not meet the minimum requirement of an economy hotel:

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Inns

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Are hotels (opartelles), buildings, or edifices containing several independent and furnished or semi-furnished apartments that are regularly leased to tourists and travelers for dwelling, on a more or less long-term basis and offering basic services to its tenants similar to hotels;

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Apartments

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Are old convents, monasteries, castles, or fortresses converted into hotels by the government and operated by a national tourism office. First classof this are found in Spain and Ireland. They are generally priced reasonably with full-meal plans. They appeal to tourists who would like to experience the romances and ambiances of the past in a fifteenth-century Augustinian monastery or a nineteenth-century mansion;

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Paradores

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Are private or family-operated tourist accommodations similar to boarding houses or guesthouses. They offer food and lodging to tourists and are well-known for their informal family atmosphere;

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Pensions

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Provide a room, bath, and a hearty breakfast to tourists and/or travelers. They are known as B&Bs and are popular in Britain, Ireland, and the United States,

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Bed-and-Breakfast accomodations

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Provide minimal amenities such as a bunk bed and a commonly shared toilet and bathroom. The traveler provides his or her own bedding. They appeal mostly to young travelers

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Hostels

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Appeal mostly to families who travel in recreational vehicles (RVs)

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Campgrounds

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Are hostels and resorts which cater to individuals who go to spas or mineral springs for weight reduction or medical treatment, and

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Health Spas

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Provide lodging to tourists when accommodations are not available during peak periods

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Private Homes

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HOTEL CLASSIFICATION

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  1. One way is by LOCATION, such as city center, suburban, airport, highway, and resorts.
  2. Another way is by TYPE OF GUEST, such as commercial, convention, and
    resort.
  3. A more meaningful classification is one BASED ON PRICE such as economy or budget, standard or midscale, first-class, or deluxe.
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More of the tourist dollar is spent on ____________ than on any other service

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food and beverage

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4 TOURISM ORGANIZATION

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  1. The Department of Tourism (DOT)
  2. Philippines Tourism Authority (PTA)
  3. Philippines Travel and Tourism Council (PTTC)
  4. The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA)
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The primary government aency charged with the responsibility to encourage, promote, and develop tourism as a major socio-economic activity to generate foreign currency and employment and to spread the benefits of tourism to both the private and public sector.

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The Department of Tourism (DOT)

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is an autonomous corporate entity attached to the Department of Tourism (DOT). It was created on May 11, 1973 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 189 (P.D. 189) synchronously with the DOT as the latter’s development arm

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The Philippine Tourism Authority

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supports its goals by conducting tourism-related research and publishing travel magazine and travel videos. Regional chapter’s offices are to help the travel industry sell travel to Philippines to their clients.

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Philippine Travel and Tourism Council (PTTC)

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is a fairly young organization born out of a union of the national associations of the outbound travel agencies and inbound tour operators in 1979.

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The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA)

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is a fairly young organization born out of a union of the national associations of the outbound travel agencies and inbound tour operators in 1979.

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The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA)

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Founded to foster unity in the travel industry and to promote the welfare of its members and the travelling public as well

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The Philippine Travel Agencies Association

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TYPES OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM ORGANIZATION

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  1. Private
  2. Public
  3. Voluntary
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Is one that is owned by an Individual person, a group of people or company.

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Private Travel and Tourism organizations

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5 Examples of private travel and tourism organizations

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  1. Tour operators
  2. Travel agents
  3. Transport organisations and hubs 4. Visitor attractions
  4. Accommodation providers
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is an organisation that is owned or funded by the government.

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Public Travel and Tourism Organizations

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4 Examples of public travel and tourism organisations

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  1. Visitor attractions
  2. Transport
  3. Charities
  4. Pressure groups
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is a company that is not profit making. Any profit that is received is directed back into the business, not into the hands of CEOs or shareholders, as would be the case with a private travel and tourism organisation.

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Voluntary Travel and Tourism organizations

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