mitranslations.com 1 TOURISM Ann Maureen Samm-Regis Tunapuna Secondary School Form 5
TOURISM is the movement of persons from one place to another for a short period of time, usually for leisure. TOURISM also refers to the services provided by people in a host country to people from another country who come to visit, usually on vacation. 2 uno.edu
TOURIST INDUSTRY: The range of organized activities which have been developed to satisfy the needs of the tourist. TOURISM SECTOR: the sector of the economy in which workers are providing a service for tourists or marketing tourism products. 3 ukessays.com
TOURIST: a person spending one or more nights away from home for business or pleasure The person: must stay away for at least 24 hours but no longer than a year must not be earning an income in the place being visited clipartpanda.com 4
newcaledonia. TOURISM PRODUCTS are services and attractions which bring tourists to a destination. Includes accommodation, food, transport, activities, entertainment, shopping and other goods and services. TOURIST ATTRACTION: a place of interest or a special event that tourists visit. 5
CRUISE PASSENGERS: persons travelling on a cruise ship TOUR OPERATOR: an individual or company that organizes package holidays or tours TRAVEL AGENT: person or organization qualified to sell tourism products COTTAGE INDUSTRY: an industry in which the manufacture of products is based in the home rather than in a factory. 6
ALL-INCLUSIVE TOURISM: tourism in which all travel, accommodation, meals, beverages and entertainment are provided in one package, within the price. The price is normally paid in advance. TIME-SHARE: type of accommodation that is part owned by a number of different people who each take turns staying there. 7
HOST COUNTRY: country visited SUPPLY COUNTRY: home country from which the tourist has travelled AMENITIES: tangible benefits offered e.g. swimming pool, health spas, parks, theatres etc. AVIATION HUB: major or central airport serving a region, from which regional air routes provide onward transport to more remote areas. 8
ECONOMIC LINKAGES: a link between two businesses or industries e.g. when one provides a market for goods or services produced by the other. ECONOMIC LEAKAGES: a situation in which foreign currency earned through tourism does not remain in the host country but is used to pay for infrastructure such as hotels built by foreign companies, imported food, imported furniture etc. 9
REASONS PEOPLE TRAVEL Voluntary reasons Business Holiday Leisure Pleasure Sports Visiting friends or relatives Involuntary reasons Conferences Health concerns Meetings Official missions Religion Study 10
KINDS OF TOURISTS 1. International tourist 2. Regional tourist 3. Domestic tourist 4. Excursionist 11
INTERNATIONAL TOURIST A person who travels outside of his/her own country of residence e.g. a Trinidadian visiting the US or the UK They cross international boundaries 12
REGIONAL TOURIST A person who travels from one country to another within the geographical region in which he/she lives. e.g. a Trinidadian visiting Barbados 13
DOMESTIC TOURIST A person who visits a destination within his/her own country of residence e.g. a person from Kingston visiting Montego Bay or a person from Trinidad visiting Tobago 14
EXCURSIONISTS A local tourist travelling on a day trip within his or her local area or a foreign tourist who goes out on excursions or day trips from the place in which they are staying. does not necessarily sleep in the country may come by cruise ships, boats or aircraft e.g. cruise ship passengers 15
Same-day tourists: Spend less than 24 hours at a destination Stop-over or Stay-over tourists: tourists who stay at their destination for more than 24 hours. Yachties: persons who travel by yachts; may enter a port for a few hours or stay a length of time for climatic reasons, to repair yachts, or to attend some special festival or regatta 16
Returning nationals: nationals who reside abroad and return home to visit relatives or to participate in some national activity etc Some tourists come as individuals who arrange their own accommodation, itinerary etc Some come as groups in packaged tours where hotel accommodation and itineraries are fixed 17