Classifications of
Travellers
CGG3O
What Classifies as
“Tourism”?
 You are known as a tourist
if you are visiting a
particular location for at
least 24 hours (overnight)
but less than a year.
 Otherwise you are simply
known as a traveller.
 Migrants: Those who move their residences
permanently or semi permanently (over a year)
 Same-day Visitors: Travellers who stay less than 24 hrs.
Exercises:
 Using your textbook complete the exercise on Page 7,
#8.
 Complete the following chart using the information on
page 7.
Tourism Revolution
Year 2000
 Everyday there were 1.8 million international travelers
 On average these people spent $1000/trip on
accommodations, meals, entertainment, and shopping
 Worldwide tourism receipts = $700 billion
Tourism revolution is a recent phenomenon (Began around
1900’s). Why?
 Time
 Money
 Need economic, social & technological changes to make
tourism available to larger populations
 Labour laws such as paid vacations – middle class
 Today 80% of industrialized world’s pop. Received 3 weeks
off
 Improvements in infrastructure – road & rail systems
 1920’s Niagara Falls became a popular tourist destination
 1930’s Canadians were traveling to Florida & South Carolina
Mass tourism
 Movement of large #s of people to specialized tourist
locations.
 Whole resort towns, theme parks, tourism business
districts have been developed to attract mass tourist
 Example – Banff
 Late 1960s & 1970s people wanted to go on vacation
without worrying about all the details.
 Creation of travel companies and package vacations
Package Vacation – includes transportation,
accommodations, meals, and entertainment.
Working in Tourism
 1 in 15 workers (123 million) worldwide were employed in
tourism related jobs worldwide in 2000. – More today
 Tourism in one of the 3 leading categories of international
trade.
 Direct employment – jobs that are generated by companies
and government departments that deal directly with the
traveling public.
 Examples: Theme parks, agencies, airports, hotels, museums,
guides, restaurants.
 Indirect or Spin-off employment – Jobs that support the direct
employment sector.
 Examples: Local farmers, suppliers, dry cleaning, printing
companies
Travel Barriers
Cost
Outside of your budget
Time
Other commitments limit time available.
Health
Weather
Family Stage
Lack of Interest
Fear
Poor health
Extreme weather conditions (i.e. Winter in the
Northern Hemisphere, and rainy seasons in the
tropics)
Parents with young children may not travel
because of cost and inconvenience, or they
may avoid certain types of travel, such as
white-water rafting.
People have other interests or are not
interested in travel.
Political conflicts or high crime rates in certain
places may discourage people from travelling.
Alternative Tourism
 Opposite of mass tourism
 Individualized activities
 Experience the local culture and environment first-hand
 Focuses on secluded areas and during the off season
 Ex. ________________________
Tourist Personalities
 Tourist locations or destinations are dependent on the
personalities and desires of the tourist. Tourist
personalities can be classified across a spectrum.
The Spectrum
Personality
•Description
Psychocentric
• Not very adventurous
• Like to stay close to home
(little travel)
• Familiar or recognizable
locations (tourist areas)
• Little difference in lifestyle
and culture
Allocentric
• Adventure
• Exotic destinations
• Far away
• Non-tourist areas
• Different cultures
Tourism personalities cont’d
 What type of tourist personalities would attend these
locations?
 Canada’s Wonderland: Psychocentric
 Australia: Near Allocentric
 Florida: Near psychcentric
 Europe, Carribean, Hawaii: Mid-centric
 African safari, Antarctica: Allocentric