Microsoft Flashcards
is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes.
Tourism
these people are called ___________ (which may be either tourists or excursionists; residents or non-residents) and tourism has to do with their activities, some of which involve tourism expenditure”
visitors
Visits to a country by nonresidents.
Inbound tourism
Visits by residents of country to another country.
Outbound tourism
Visits by residents and non residents of the country of reference .
Internal Tourism
residents of a country to their own country.
Domestic Tourism
the activities of residents traveling within and outside of their country.
Internal tourism plus Outbound tourism
Internal tourism plus Outbound tourism
National Tourism
Two main and distinct motivation : motivation for travel
Wonder Lust
Sun Lust
Describe the desire to exchange the knows for the unknown, to discover new place, people and culture. The strong force to travel this category is curiosity.
Wonder lust
denotes the kind of travel to enjoy more facilities or attractions not present in one’s own country. Sun lust lovers generally prefer adventure activities
Sun lust
R. W Macintosh has mentioned four basic travel motivators as follows:
Physical motivators
Cultural motivators
Interpersonal motivators
Status and prestige
this travel is made for physical relaxation and rest, sports and special medical treatment or health care etc.
Physical motivators
All of these are connected with their
enumerate 2:
-Body health
- Wellbeing
Increasing numbers of people are visiting different land having cultural importance and curiosity have been major reasons for people to travel. Man is always curious to learn about foreign lands, people and their culture.
Cultural motivators
Under this, people travel with purpose.
Meeting relatives or friends
Escape from one’s family workmates or neighbors
To meet new people and make new friends
Ro escape from monotonous everyday life
Interpersonal motivators
Under this, travel is made for
Personal development
Upgrading social status
Earning respect and honor
Status and prestige motivators
means products that cannot be directly seen, tasted, felt. Example: hotel, air tickets.
Intangibility
means cannot be separated from its provider
INSEPARABILITY
means cannot be stored for sale in the future. It’s time limited.
PERISHABLE
means products are not always the same.
HETEROGENEITY
characteristics of tourism products enumerate the 8
HETEROGENEITY.
PERISHABLE.
INSEPARABILITY.
Intangibility.
ABSENCE OF OWNERSHIP .
MANUFACTURED BY MANY PRODUCERS .
SEASONAL.
IMMOVABILITY.
can be used but not owned.
ABSENCE OF OWNERSHIP
A joint effort of many producers such as airlines, hotels, restaurants, entertainment etc.
MANUFACTURED BY MANY PRODUCERS
