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IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM
AND HOSPITALITY
Taken from the book Macro Perspective of Tourism and Hospitality by Dr. Zenaida Cruz
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Explain the relationship of tourism and hospitality;
Understand the various elements of travel used as criteria for defining travellers and/or tourists;
Distance
Purpose of travel
THE NATURE OF A TOUR
DOMESTIC TOURISM
It is a service.
Passenger transport
Allied services
CHARACTERISTICS OF
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
In tourism and hospitality, the product is not brought to the consumer, rather, the
consumer has to travel and go to the product to purchase it
The products of tourism and hospitality are not used up; thus they do not exhaust the
country’s natural resources.
Dispersion of development
Employment opportunities
Social benefits
Cultural enrichment
Educational significance
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