Tourism Overview

Karla Patricia G. Colmenar

Learning Objectives
Understand what tourism is and its definition Differentiate tourism from travel Learn the components of tourism and tourism management Identify the different kinds of travelers and forms of tourism Appreciate how important this industry is to the economy of the world

TOURISM
comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.

TOURISM
Largest income generating industry $6.3 trillion in Gross Revenue

Offers people jobs and career in many sectors 9.8 million global workforce

It stimulates development and entrepreneurship

Perspectives of Tourism
1. The Tourist - Seeks various psychic and physical experiences and satisfactions. The nature of these will largely determine the destinations chosen and the activities enjoyed. 2. THE BUSINESS PROVIDING TOURIST GOODS AND SERVICES - Business people see tourism as an opportunity to make a profit by supplying the goods and services that the tourist market demands 3. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HOST COMMUNITY OR AREA 4. THE HOST COMMUNITY

Travel vs Tourism
Tourism is different from travel. In order for tourism to happen, there must be a displacement: an individual has to travel, using any type of means of transportation (he might even travel on foot) but all travel is not tourism. It involves a environment Type of Purpose Duration displacement outside the usual

Forms of Tourism
International Tourism
Inbound Outbound

Domestic Tourism
Interregional Intraregional Local

DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRAVELER

Border Workers

Nomads
Refugees Transit Passengers Immigrants and Emigrants Representation of Consulates

Members of the Armed Forces

TYPES OF TOURISM
Adventure Tourism Atomic Tourism Culinary Tourism Cultural Tourism

Disaster Tourism
Educational Tourism

Events Tourism
Dark Tourism Drug Tourism

 LGBT Tourism Medical Tourism Nautical Tourism Polar Tourism

Pop-culture Tourism
Space Tourism

Sports Tourism
Sex Tourism Ecotourism