Tourism
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Tourism
• The World Tourism Organization, a United
Nations agency, defines tourists as people
who “travel to and stay in places outside
their usual environment for . . .
– more than 24 hours
– and not more than one consecutive year,
– for leisure,
– business,
– and other purposes not related to
employment from within the place visited.”
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• The tourist is one who makes a journey
and returns back to the starting point.
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• The WTO classifies three forms of tourism:
– Inbound tourism
• Involving non-residents traveling in the given country
– Outbound tourism
• Involving residents traveling in another country
– Domestic tourism
• Involving residents of the given country traveling only
within this country
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International Tourist Arrivals:
Where’s Everyone Going?
Country
International Tourist Arrivals (2009)
France
74,200,000
United States
54,900,000
Spain
52,200,000
China
50,900,000
Italy
43,200,000
United Kingdom
28,000,000
Turkey
25,500,000
Germany
24,200,000
Malaysia
23,600,000
Mexico
21,500,000
Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
www.bmwfj.gv.at/Tourismus/TourismusInOesterreich/Documents/UNWTO Highlights 2010.pdf
Projected Arrivals
Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
www.bmwfj.gv.at/Tourismus/TourismusInOesterreich/Documents/UNWTO Highlights 2010.pdf
Forecast of International Travelers to the U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Asia
South America
Caribbean
Oceania
Central America
Middle East
Africa
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Source: Office of Travel and Tourism Industries < tinet.ita.doc.gov/outreachpages/download_data_table/2010_Visitation_Report.pdf >
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