MACRO: CHAPTER 5-6 Flashcards
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY NETWORK COMPONENTS
(1) FOOD AND BEVERAGE
(2) LODGING SERVICES
(3) RECREATION SERVICES
(4) TRAVEL-RELATED TOURISM SERVICES
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.”
Travel Industry
Tourism and hospitality supply components are classified into five main categories:
- Natural resources
- Infrastructure
- Superstructure
- Transportation and transportation equipment
- Hospitality resources
A destination area provide an excellent asset to sell to tourists
Natural resources
The physical characteristics of an area can be generalized as natural scenery, climate, and environment.
Natural resources
A comfortable cold climate is determined by the _________
wind-chill factor
a term used to express how temperature feels to the exposed skin
wind-chill factor
A _________________ is determined by the combination of humidity, temperature, and wind.
comfortable warm climate
plays an important role in forming an attractive landscape
Water
Consists of all underground and surface developmental construction
Infrastructure
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
Superstructure
Include items such as ships, airplanes, trains, buses, limousines, taxis, automobiles, cog railways, aerial tramway, and similar passenger transportation facilities
Transportation and transportation equipment
LAND TRAVEL
- Taxi and Limousine
- Bus Service tour
- Rail Services
is important at air terminals
Porter service
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
Sea travel
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
Hospitality Resources
Refers to the general feeling of the welcomed that the visitors receive while visiting a destination area.
Hospitality Resources
12 TYPES OF ACCOMODATIONS
- Hotel
- Condominium
- Motels or Motor Hotels
- Inns
- Apartments
- Paradores
- Pensions
- Bed-and-Breakfast accomodations
- Hostels
- Campgrounds
- Health Spas
- Private Homes
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
Hotel
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.
Condominium
Provide bedrooms, bath, and parking to motorists; rooms are usually accessible from the parking lot. They are usually near the highways
Motels or Motor Hotels
Are lodging establishments catering to transients which do not meet the minimum requirement of an economy hotel:
Inns
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;
Apartments
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;
Paradores
