CHAPTER – 1 THE TOURISM INDUSTRY Tourism is the activities of people traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for leisure business other purposes WHY DO PEOPLE TRAVEL Sight seeing religious Health Leisure Purpose of Travel Friends Sport Shopping Education Business WHAT IS SIGHT SEEING ACTIVITY OF VISITING THE FAMOUS OR INTERESTING PLACES OF AN AREA LEISURE IS DEFINED AS FREEDOM FROM WORK, SCHOOL OR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS CONTEST HELD TO DETERMINE THE BEST ATHLETES AND TEAMS SHOPPING TOURISM AS A PRACTICE FOCUSED ON THE ACQUISITION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THE VISITED PLACE BUSINESS TRAVEL IS TRAVEL UNDER TAKEN FOR WORK OR BUSINESS PURPOSES • EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL IS A CAREFULLY PLANNED COMBINATION OF TOURS, SITE VISITS AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. • AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR IS MORE THAN A VACATION. • IT'S A TOOL FOR LEARNING AND SUCCESS WITH FUN AND EXCITEMENT FRIENDS HEALTH TOURISM IS A WIDER TERM FOR TRAVEL THAT FOCUSES ON MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND THE USE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES • RELIGIOUS TOURISM IS A TYPE OF TOURISM WITH TWO MAIN SUBTYPES: • PILGRIMAGE, MEANING TRAVEL FOR RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL PURPOSES • VISITING RELIGIOUS MONUMENTS • THIS IS IMPORTANT PART OF TOURISM • TRAVELLING NEEDS BED TO SLEEP • HOTELS SATISFIES THIS NEED Hotels Resorts Motels ACCOMMODATION Camps Lodges Furnished Apartments Guest houses FURNISHED APARTMENT Tourism Infrastructure Roadways Parks Railways Monumnets Airports Bus stations Entertainment Infrastructure Health facilities Telecomm unications Left luggage facility Shops Tour guides Customs Money exchange Museums ASSIGNMENT 1 Thank you Dear Children