Tourism Flashcards

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Beginning of tourism

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attraction of visitors to pyramids in 2700 BC, olympics beginnings in 776 BC, phoenicians cruise mediterranean, chinese sacred sites

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Original motives for travel

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religion or health and well being

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Religious motives

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traditions of christianity (seeing jesus birthplace) and islam (mecca pilgrimage)

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Health and wellbeing motives

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improving health and well being for those who could afford (upper class). such as traveling to sea side for saltwater dipping

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18th Century development of tourism

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europeans visiting romantic and fascinating sites - learning history, architecture and literature. Thomas Cook organised travel

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Industrial revolution

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industrial economy provided more transport options and pushed people out of cities

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Why tourism matters

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10% of global GDP, 1/10 jobs, exports

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tourism definition

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people traveling and staying in places outside their usual environment for no more than 1 year

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Tourism dimensions

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place, purpose, duration

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Tourism system

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tourists generating region >
(returning) (transit) (departing)
<Tourist destination region

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Tourism environment

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physical, social cultural, economic, political, technological

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Physical environment

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built facilities and structures and natural

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Social cultural environment

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features in a destination

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Economic environment

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ability to travel (time and money)

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Political and technological environment

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provide accessibility and availability to travellers

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Tourism system overview

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geographic regions, macro-environment, tourists, travel and tourism industry

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Components of travel and tourism

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transportation, accomodation, attractions, events, amenities/infrastructure, administration, marketing and promotion

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Tourist classifications

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domestic, inbound and outbound (international)

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Dometic tourism

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travel within own country of residence.

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Nature of domestic tourism

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familiar to travellers, low marketing cost, consistent needs, simple itineraries, no cultural barriers, easy market, consistent systems

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Inbound tourism

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non resident traveling to and within a reference country (destination)

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Outbound tourism

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resident visitor traveling outside own country

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International tourism

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inbound + outbound

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Nature of international tourism

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unfamiliar, higher marketing cost, varied needs, complex itineraries, cultural barriers, varied distribution system and long term investment

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Traveller motivations

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push and pull

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Push motivation

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person specific motives: escape, relaxation, novelty, knowledge seeking, socialisation

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Pull motivation

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destination inherent factors: attractions, activities, climate, culture

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Types of tourists

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allocentric (venturer, near venturer), mid centric (centric venturer, centric dependible), psychocentric (near dependable, dependable)

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Allocentric tourists

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take risks, not afraid, love exploring, independant, adventurers

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Mid centric tourists

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majority of people - love exploring but also love home. combination of pre booked and self organised

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Psychocentric tourists

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enjoy familiarity, packages, want catering, preference to known brands, regular and repetitive

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Tourism marketing

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exchange and co creation of value between host and tourist through systems in geographical spaces

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Hosts

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businesses, policy makers, host communities

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Geographical spaces

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destinations, transits, regions, tourism generating regions

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Destination marketing

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promoting individual/collective experiences to visitors consistent with offer - regional or nationwide

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DMO

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destination marketing organisation

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Destination image

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sum of perceptions of destination subjective to individual: key marketing metric

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Key marketing metrics of destination image

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decision to visit, satisfaction, loyalty

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Tourism NZ

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100% Pure. key part of NZ. 90% visitors satisfied. nature pull motive. high value

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High quality visitors

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give back more than they take - sustainable and culturally respectful

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Nature of tourism

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intangible, role of people, variable service, perishable/seasonal, shared experience

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Tourist journey

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pre trip (dreaming, planning, booking), on trip (experiencing), post trip (sharing)