Definition of Terms

cultural aspects which are of interest to the visitor and can be marketed as such, including the customs and traditions of people, their heritage, history and way of life. environmentally and socially responsible travel to natural or near natural areas that promotes conservation, has low visitor impact and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local people population groups entering the market in increasing numbers as domestic tourists, especially those previously neglected. small, micro and medium-si!ed enterprises owned and"or operated by the previously neglected population groups that are entering the market includes natural, urban, human living and cultural environments a person who travels to a country other than that in which she"he has her"his usual residence, but outside her"his usual environment, for at least one night but less than one year, and the main purpose of whose visit is other than the e$ercise of an activity remunerated from within the country visited. Due to markedly different travel and e$penditure patterns, a distinction is drawn between international tourists from the rest of %frica &called regional tourists' and those from other countries &called overseas tourists'. See definition of tourist. population groups that were largely e$cluded from mainstream tourism activities. tourism that promotes responsibility to the environment through its sustainable use* responsibility to involve local communities in the tourism industry* responsibility for the safety and security of visitors and responsible government, employees, employers, unions and local communities an organisation established by an %ct of ,overnment a person who travels away from home for other than commuting purposes, staying less than -. hours in the place visited development tourism development, management and any other tourism activity which optimise the economic and other societal benefits available in the present without /eopardising the potential for similar benefits in the future all recipients of direct spend incurred by tourists. This includes pre-trip e$penditure on travel and booking, travel and en-route e$penditure, and all spending at the destination a person who travels away from home, staying away for at least one night. % tourist can be a domestic tourist &for e$ample resident of 0ohannesburg staying one night in Durban', a regional tourist & a visitor from 1imbabwe spending one or more nights in the 2ree State' or an overseas tourist &a resident of ,ermany staying one or more nights in the 3orth-4est (rovince'. See definition of international tourist. % tourist travels for different purposes including business, leisure, conference and incentive. all travel for whatever purpose, that results in one or more nights being spent away from home

Cultural tourism

Ecotourism Emerging markets Emergent S Environment Es

#nternational tourist

(reviously neglected communities )esponsible tourism Statutory +rganisation"parastatal Stop-over visitor Sustainable tourism

The tourism industry

Tourist

Tourism