tourism 1.1 Flashcards
what is a tourist
- a person who makes a trip outside his environment
- same day or several days
what is domestic tourism
a person who travels within their country
what is international tourism
a person who travels abroad to another country
how does availability of transit routes influence travel between regions
- Influence volume and direction of travel
> when transit routes are limited, the volume of travel may be low
> attractive or convenient transit routes, tourist may choose to travel via the transit route
E.g. New Delhi, to Singapore may be too tiring
What are push factors at tourist generating regions
- Stressful work environments
- Unpleasant work environments
- Including overcrowding and pollution
- Lack of recreation activities
Pull factors at tourist destination regions
- Special events
- Places of scenic beauty
- Attractions that provide positive experience
Tourist, business and organisations in TDR and TGR how do they mutually depend on each other?
> Tourist depend on tourist destination regions to plan their trips
Tour guides depend on hotels to plan accommodation for their tourist
Hotels depend on tour operators to direct tourists to their hotel in order to earn profits
what are the positives of tourism while interaction with nature, communities and economies
> when tourists pay local villagers to teach them how to create traditional pottery — generates revenue for villagers and preserves local tradition
tourism is a global industry and influences local economies
Tourism contributed more than $4 Trillion to the global economy
What are the negatives of tourism and nature, communities and economies when they interact with local environment and beyond
> when tourist visit a nature park, and leave waste irresponsibly the environment will be degraded
Tourism activities impact environments beyond the tourism the tourism destination with 8% of GHG
