Tourism Flashcards
Define tourism
Tourism is the movement of people from their usual place of abode or residence to another destination(s) for reasons such as recreation, vacation, sports and leisure
Why do persons do tourism
(1) recreations
(2) vacation
(3) sports
(4) leisure activity
Most tourism products are intangible, which means they cannot be held or handled and therefore cannot be taken back with the tourist to their home. True or False
True
Tourism products are mostly to do with ____ and ____and similar ____ experiences, which create pleasant emotions and feelings
Tourism products are mostly to do with sights and sounds and similar sensory experiences, which create pleasant emotions and feelings
Name traditional tourism products
- focused on natural resources of ‘sun, sea and sand’
- sun - warm weather conditions
- sea- attractive marine environment
- sand - excellent beaches
Explain 3 types of tourists and give examples
1) international - travels outside geographical region of their home country
2) regional - travels to places within same geographical region
3) domestic - travels within their own country
Explain 2 ways the government can maintain our tourism products
Which factors influence the development of tourism in a country?
1) Accessibility
2) availability, cost and quality of services
3) safety and security
4) political stability
5) infrastructure
6) airports and sea ports
Name new tourism products
- nature/eco-tourism e.g. Wild Fowl Trust, Caroni Bird Sanctuaty, Asa Wright Nature Centre
- sport tourism
- health tourism
- cultural/heritage tourism
- music festivals e.g. Tobago Jaz Festival, Reggae Sumfest (Jamaica)
- special events - conferences, golf tournaments, regattas, international sporting fixtures
What is eco-tourism
Engaging in tourist activities without destroying the natural environment
What are excursionists
Individuals who visit a place but don’t sleep away from the destination e.g. a cruise or a yacht
a regional tourist is …
A regional tourist is a person within the same geographical location e.g. Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana
Difference between tourist and visitor
- depends on length of stay in a given destination
- Visitor = person who stays for less than 24 hours
- tourist stays for more than 24 hours but less than 1 year
Explain what is an international tourist
An international tourist is a tourist who travels outside the geographical location of their home country e.g. Barbados to Miami
Define a domestic tourist
Someone who travels within their country
Define host country
The host country is the country to which the tourists are travelling
What is the supply country
Supply country is the country in which tourists normally reside
factors that influence the developent of tourism in the supply country
- tourists have **disposable income **that allows them to travel on holiday
- aware of the destination by tourism promotes and travel agens
- have detailed information about transportation, accomodation, attractions and amenities at the destination
- easy access to affordable and reliable transportation to and from the destination
factors that influence the developent of tourism in the host country
- accessibility - airports, direct flights, sea port
- availability, cost and quality of tourist services
- perception of safety and security
- political stability
- infrastructure - sanitation, road network for travel and food delivery, electricity supply, modern internet, telecommunicatins systems
- airports and seaports
Name 5 ways in which tourism contributes to the country
(1) foreign exchange earnerfor government
(2) employment - direct and indirect - in agriculture, transportaion, constructions, distribution, general services
(3) Landing fees and docking fees
(4) government revenue from taxes on goods and services purchased by tourists
(5) import duties onitems brought into the country for the tourism industry
Resort areas that include hotels and similar accomodation, food courts, restaurants, shopping malls, places of entertainment - what type of tourism
- all-inclusive tourism
- everyting tht a tourist will need during their stay is provided within the resort
