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TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY OVERVIEW AND CONCEPTS
A. INTRODUCTION TO TROUSIM (THE EVOLUTION)
THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM
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TO DEFINE TOURISM
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TO DIFFERENTIATE TOURIST FROM
EXCURSIONISTS
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TO UNDERSTAND ELEMENTS OF
TRAVEL USED FOR DEFINING
TRAVELERS AND TOURISTS
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TO ELUCIDATE THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF A TOURSIT
PRODUCT AND A TOURSIT
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EXPLANATION TO FIGURE 1.1
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DESTINATION
ELEPHANT; DIVERSE AND
TO COMPARE TOURSIM WITH OTHER
SOMETIMES HARD TO DESCRIBE,
INDUSTRIES
BUT, JUST LIKE THE ELEPHANT,
TOO BIG TO BE IGNORED.
TOURSIM
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TOURISM IS MUCH LIKE THE
THE TEMPORARY MOVEMENT OF
PEOPLE TO DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE
OPERATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
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(USUAL ENVIRONMENT) IS
THEIR NORMAL PLACES OF WORK
CRITICAL FOR SEPERATING
AND RESIDENCE, THE ACTIVITIES
VISITOR FROM THE TRAVELER, AND
UNDERTAKEN DURING THEIR STAY
HENCE TOURISM.
IN THOSE DESTINATION, AND THE
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IT IS DEFINED AS THE
FACILITIES CREATED TO CATER TO
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WITHIN WHICH
THEIR NEEDS
AN INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTS HIS/HER
REGULAR LIFE.
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A. INTRODUCTION TO TROUSIM (THE EVOLUTION)
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IT IS TO EXCLUDE FROM VISITOR
~ DOMESTIC AND INBOUND;
THOSE TRAVELERS COMMUTING
RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT
REGULARLY.
WITHIN A COUNTRY AS PART OF
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL
TRIPS.
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NATIONAL
~ DOMESTIC AND OUTBOUND;
RESIDENT VISITORS WITHIN AND
FORMS OF TOURSIM
OUTSIDE A COUNTRY AS PART OF
(TO DISTINGUISH TOURISM IN A
DOMESTIC AND OUTBOUND TRIPS.
COUNTRY)
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DOMESTIC
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INTERNATIONAL
~ RESIDDENT VISITOR WITHIN A
~ INBOUND AND OUTBOUND
COUNTRY AS PART OF A DOMESTIC
~ RESIDENT VISITORS OUTSIDE A
TRIP OR OUTBOUND TRIP.
COUNTRY AS PART OF DOMESTIC
OUTBOUND
AND OUTBOUND TRIPS
~ RESIDENT VISITOR OUTSIDE THE
~ NON-RESIDENTS VISITORS
COUNTRY AS PART OF AN OUTBOUND
WITHIN A COUNTRY ON INBOUND
TRIP OR DOMESTIC TRIP
TRIPS.
INBOUND
CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM
~ NON-RESIDENT VISITOR WITHIN
A COUNTRY ON AN INWARD TRIP.
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THE CUNSUMER HAS TO TRAVEL TO
THE PRODUCT
(TO IDENTIFY VISITORS)
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INTERNAL
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THE PRODUCTS OF TOURSIM ARE
NOT USED UP
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TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY OVERVIEW AND CONCEPTS
A. INTRODUCTION TO TROUSIM (THE EVOLUTION)
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TOURSIM IS A LABOR-INTENSIVE
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LENGTH OF STAY
INDUSTRY
~ TOURISTS ARE TEMPORARY
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TOURISM IS PEOPLE ORIENTED
VISITORS WHO MAKE AT LEAST ON
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TOURISM IS A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL
OVERNIGHT STAY
PHENOMENON
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THE TOURIST INDUSTRY IS
~ EXCURSIONAISTS ARE TEMPORARY
SEASONAL AND DYNAMIC
VISITORS WHO DO NOT STAY
OVERNIGHT IN THE PLACE THEY
VISIT
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RESIDENCE OF THE TRAVELER
~ FOR BUSINESS AND RSEARCH
PURPOSES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
KNOW WHERE PEOPLE LIVE
ELEMENTS OF TRAVEL
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DISTANCE
~ A MEASURE THAT HAS BEEN USED
TO DISTINGUISH TRAVEL AWAY
FROM HOME IS THE DISTANCE
TRAVELED ON A TRIP
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PURPOSE OF TRAVEL
~ VISITING FRIENDS AND FAMILY
~ CONVENTIONS, SEMINARS, AND
MEETINGS
~ 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND
RETURNS
~ BUSINESS
~ OUTDOOR RECREATION
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A. INTRODUCTION TO TROUSIM (THE EVOLUTION)
~ ENTERTAINMENT
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~ PERSONAL
NATURAL
~ IT CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER THE
WORLD
THE TOURIST PRODCUTS
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MAN-MADE
~ BUILT BY HUMANS, PURPOSELY
~ A COMBINATION OF TANGIBLE
BUILT FOR TOURISTS
AND INTANGIBLE ELEMENTS, SUCH
AS NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND MAN-
EVOLUTION OF TOURSIM
MADE RESOURCES.
1. HISTORICAL CHANGES
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ATTRACTIONS
~ DETERMINES THE CHOICE MADE
BY THE TOURISTS TO VISIT
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THE DESTINATION
ACCOMODATION
~ THE CENTRAL ROLE
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3. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL PATTERNS
4. GROWTH OF TOURISM
ACCESSIBILITY
~ ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION TO
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2. ORIGIN OF TOURISM
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THE EMPIRE ERA
~ TRAVELLING IN LARGE NUMBERS
OUT OF BOTH NECESSITY AND
PLEASURE.
AMENITIES
~ COMPLEMENTS THE ATTRACTIONS
~ THE EGYPTIAN KINGDOMS (4850715 B.C)
~ FIRST KNOWN CIVILIZATION TO
HAVE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT
CLASSIFICATION OF TOURISM PRODUCTS
FUNCTIONS AT CENTRALIZED
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LOCATIONS.
~ ROADS EXTENDED INTO A 50,000
MILE SYSTEM.
~ TRAVEL BY BOAT ON NILE
RIVER. BOATS COULD GO NORTH
~ APPAIN WAY AS THE MOST
WITH SAILS.
FAMOUS ROAD.
~ THE GREEK EMPIRE (900-200
~ A COMMON LEGAL SYSTEM
B.C) PROMOTED THE USE OF
PROVIDED PROTECTION AND PEACE
COMMON LANGUAGE.
OF MIND, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO
TRAVEL FARTHER AWAY FROM HOME
~ THE CITY-STATES BECAME THE
FOR COMMERCE, ADVENTURE, AND
ATTRACTIONS THEMSELVES
PLEASURE.
~ EXPANDED TOURISM
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THE MIDDLES AGES AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH MIDDLE-
RENAISSANCE ERA
CLASS AND WEALTHY CITIZENS.
~ TRAVEL ALMOST DISAPPEARED
DURING THE MIDDLE AGES (5TH-4TH
~ GOOD ROADS AND WATER ROUTES
CENTURIES A.D)
MADE TRAVEL EASY.
~ AS THE ROMAN EMPIRE
~ HORSES HIRED AT INNS.
CRUMBLES, TRAVEL BECAME
DANGEROUS AND SPORADIC.
~ 125 MILES A DAY ON
HORSEBACK.
~ FRAGMENTATION OF
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS,
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CURRENCIES, AND LANGUAGE.
~ MERCHANTS VENTURED AWAY FROM
THEIR VILLAGES.
~ PEOPLE VENTURED AWAY FROM
THEIR HOMES TO SEE NEW PLACES
~ TRADE ROUTES REOPENED AS
AND EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES GREW AND
CIVILIZATIONS.
MERCHANTS VENTURED INTO NEW
TERRITORIES.
~ AFTER THE CRUSADES,
MERCHANTS SUCH AS MARCO POLO
~ THE IDEA OF TRAVELING FOR
TRAVELED TO PLACES WELL BEYOND
THE SAKE OF EXPERIENCES AND
THE TERRITORIES VISITED BY THE
LEARNING IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE
CRUSADERS.
FIRST RECORDED “TOURIST”.
CYRIACUS OF ANCONA.
~ MARCO POLO TRAVELS AND
ADVENTURES (1275-1295) ACROSS
~ JOURNEY AROUND
THE MIDDLE EAST AND INTO
MEDITERRANIEAN SEA TO LEARN
CHINA, CONTINUED TO HEIGHTEN
MORE ABOUT GREEKA AND ROMAN
INTEREST IN TRAVEL AND TRADE.
HISTORY.
~ RENAISSANCE (14TH-16TH
~ THE DESIRE TO LEARN AND
CENTURY) THE REBIRTH OF
EXPERIENCE OTHER CULTURE
TRAVEL.
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF THE
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO BE
GAINED FROM TRAVEL AND LED TO
THE GRAND TOUR ERA.
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THE GRAND TOUR ERA (1613-1785)
~ WHOLE NATION MOVED FROM AN
~ HEIGHT OF LUXURIOUS TRAVEL
AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL
AND TOURISM ACTIVITIES.
FOCUS TO MODERN INDUSTRIALISM.
~ TRAVEL AND THE KNOWLEDGE
~ ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
EARNED FROM THE TRAVELS BECAME
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES LED TO
A STATUS SYMBOL REPRESENTING
MORE EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION,
THE ULTIMATE IN SOCIAL AND
THE INTEGRATION OF MARKETS
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.
ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL AND
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDERIES, AND
~ GRAND TOUR PARTICIPANTS
HIGHER PERSONAL INCOMES FOR
TRAVELED IN EUROPE SEEKING TO
LARGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
EXPERIENCE THE CULTURES OF THE
“CIVILIZED WORLD” AND ACQUIRE
~ TRAVEL BECAME A BUSINESS
KNOWLEDGE IN ARTS AND SCIENCES
NECESSITY AS WELL AS LEISURE
OF THE COUNTRIES THEY VISITED.
ACTIVITY.
~ THEIR TRAVELS TOOK THEM TO A
~ TOURISM SUPPLIERS RAPIDLY
VARIETY OF LOCATIONS THAT
DEVELOPED TO SERVE THE GROWING
STRETCHED FOR MANY YEARS.
NEEDS OF TRAVELERS.
~ INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
~ THE DAYS OF LEISURELY TRAVEL
CHANGED THE ECONOMIC AND
OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME
SOCIAL STRUCTURES.
TO GAIN CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
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FADED AWAY AS FEWER PEOPLE
~ GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
DEVELOPED EXTENSIVE ROADS AND
THESE TIME-CONSUMING
RAILROAD SYSTEMS WELL BEFORE
OPPORTUNITIES.
CANADA AND UNITED STATES.
THE MOBILITY ERA
~ THOMAS COOK (1808-1892) CAN
~ GROWING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
BE CREDITED WITH FINALLY
AND THE ADVENT OF LEISURE TIME
BRINGING TRAVEL TO THE GENERAL
AS WELL AS THE AVAILABILITY OF
PUBLIC BY INTRODUCING THE TOUR
AFFORDABLE TRAVEL USHERED IN A
PACKAGE.
NEW ERA IN THE HISTORY OF
TOURISM.
~ IN 1841, HE ORGANIZED THE
FIRST TOUR FOR A GROUP OF
~ THE MOBILITY ERA (1800-1944)
570PEOPLE TO ATTEND A
WAS CHARACTERIZED BY INCREASED
TEMPERANCE RALLY IN LEICESTER,
TRAVEL TO NEW AND FAMILIAR
ENGLAND.
LOCATIONS, BOTH NEAR AND FAR.
~ WITH SHILLING 12 PENCE,
~ TOURISM INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES
CUSTOMERS BOARDED A CHARTERED
BEGAN TO INCREASE AS NEW
TRAIN FOR THE TRIP FROM
ROADS, STAGECOACHES, PASSENGER
LOUGHBOROUGH, COMPLETE WITH A
TRAINS, AND SAILING SHIPS
PICNIC LUNCH AND BRASS BAND.
BECAME COMMON SIGHTS IN THE
EARLY 1800S.
~ THE SUCCESS OF HIS FIRST
VENTURE AND THE DEMAND FOR
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MORE ASSISTANCE IN MAKING
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THE MODERN ERA
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS LED COOK
~ THE SEEDS OF MASS TOURISM
INTO THE FULL-TIME BUSINESS OF
WERE PLANTED DURING THE FIRST
PROVIDING TRAVEL SERVICES.
HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY WHEN
~ NEXT IN MOBILITY ERA, THE
INDUSTRIALISTS SUCH AS GEORGE
INTRODUCTION OF AUTOMOBILES
WESTINGHOUSE CREATED THE PAID
AND AIR TRAVEL.
VACATION.
~ AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY WAS
~ BELIEVING THAT ANNAUL BREAKS
PIONEERED IN BRITAIN, FRANCE,
FROM WORK FOR EMPLOYEES WOULD
AND GERMANY.
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY.
~ HENRY FORD’S MASS PRODUCTION
~ THE WORKING AND MIDDLE
OF THE MOBILE T IN 1914
CLASSES IN INDUSTRILIZED
BROUGHT INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM TO
COUNTRIES WERE GIVEN THE
TRAVEL, OPENING NEW HORIZONS
FINANCIAL MEANS AND THE TIME
FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
TO SATISFY THEIR NEWFOUND
WANDERLUST.
~ ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT
USHERED IN THE ERA OF FLIGHT
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WITH THEIR SUCCESSFUL TEST OF
CENTURY, MOST WORKERS IN
THE AIRPLANE IN KITTY HAWK,
VIRTUALLY ALL INDUSTRIALIZED
NORTH CAROLINA IN 1903.
NATIONS HAVE SEVERAL WEEKS OF
AT THE DAWN OF THE 21ST
VACATION TIME THAT THEY MAY
CHOOSE TO SPEND TRAVELLING.
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A. INTRODUCTION TO TROUSIM (THE EVOLUTION)
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~ MASS TOURISM RECEIVED AN
ADDITIONAL BOOST AFTER THE
WORLD WAR II (ENDED IN 1945).
~ DURING THIS WAR MILLION OF
PEOPLE WERE EXPOSED TO MANY
NEW DIFFERENT, AND EVEN EXOTIC
LOCATIONS.
~ FOLLOWING THE END OF WORLD
WAR II, CARS WERE AGAIN BEING
PRODUCED IN LARGE NUMBERS; GAS
WAS NO LONGER RATIONED.
~ AS AMERICAN FAMILIES
TRAVELLED AORUND THE COUNTRY
WITH CARS, THE MOTEL BUSINESS
BEGAN TO BOOM.
~ IN THE 1950S, HOTELS AND
MOTELS EXPANDED QUICKLY
THROUGH THE NEWLY ADOPTED
FRANCHISING DEVELOPMENT MODEL.