MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM

AND HOSPITALITY

Submitted by group 1: Submitted to: Mrs. Maica M. Semilla

Kaithleen Misalucha

Christine Joy Ergino

Danilyn Deticio

Jessica Fernandez

Justin Jhon Blurecia

Justine Elaine Cabreros

Liza Sapungan

Jonalyn Vargas
TOURISM INDUSTRY

A SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC THAT ENTAILS THE MOVEMENT OF PROPLE TO

COUNTRIES OR PLACES OUTSIDE THEIR USUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONAL OR
BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES. TOURISM INDUSTRY

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

THE WORD HOSPITALITY COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD HOSPES WHICH CAME FROM THE
ORIGINALLY MEANT TO HAVE POWER. HOSPITALITY IS ALL ABOUT THE ART OF ENTERTAINING
OR RECEIVING THE GUEST.

 TRAVEL – SIMPLY MEANS MOVEMENT

EXAMPLE:

HOME – SCHOOL

 TOURISM – INVOLVES TRAVELING

EXAMPLE:

MOLINO – TAGAYTAY

TOURIST

 SOMEONE WHO TRAVEL AT LEAST 80 KM FROM HIS/HER HOME FOR ATLEAST 24 HOURS
FOR BUSINESS OR LEISURE OR OTHER PURPOSES.

TOURIST VS EXCURTIONIST

 TOURIST

Are temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours in the country visited whose purposes is
not for employment but for leisure, business, family, mission or meeting.

 EXCURTIONIST

Are temporary visitors staying at least than 24 hours in the destination visited and not
making overnight stay.
TYPES OF TOURIST

 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL TOURIST

 LEISURE AND HOLIDAY TOURIST

 TOURIST TRAVELLING TO VISIT FRIENDS AND RELATIVES

 YOUTH TOURIST, INCLUDING BACKPACKERS AND GAP YEAR TRAVELLERS

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL TOURIST

 Business tourist- travel is related to business and the world of work. MESE stand for
(meeting, exhibition, special events)

 Education tourist- travel to attend of learning in another town, city, or country , in order
to study or improve a qualification.

 Incentives tourist- are people who are awarded in the form of a company paid holiday
for their hard work.

 Health or medical tourist- travel because they want to visit a holiday spa, needs medical
special treatment that is only available away from home.

Leisure and Holiday Tourist

 Adventure tourist- want an usual and exciting experience

 Cultural tourist- wants to experience different cultures, such as festival, tradition, etc.

 Eco-tourist- travel to experience nature such as traveling in nature.

 Leisure tourists- wants to rest and have a break from the usual routine.

 Religious tourist- wants to see and experience places of religious importance.

 Shopping tourist-travel to shopping malls, shopping Centre, factory shops, crafts market.

 Special interest tourist (STI)- have particular interest such as bird watching, foods,
flower, and fishing.

 Sport and recreation tourist- participate or watching sporting events .

 TOURIST TRAVELLING TO VISIT FRIENDS AND RELATIVES (VFR)

 Tourist visiting friends and relatives (VFR) wants to stay with friends and relatives and
travel away from home to visits them. these tourist may travel to attend wedding,
birthday or funeral of friends and relatives

YOUTH TOURIST INCLUDING BACKPACKERS AND GAP YEAR TRAVELLERS

 BACKPACKING OR YOUTH TOURIST

Generally have little luggage, are on budget , wants to experience adventure and
excitement tend to travel independently, enjoy meeting other travellers and have
flexible travel schedule .

 GAP YEAR TRAVELLERS

Do not study further or enter job opportunity after school instead they take a
break called gap year. they travel, work, and earn money, learning new skills or do
volunteer work in another country, during this time they gain skills and life experience
before they starting tertiary education. these young people are also known as “gapers”.

COMPONENTS OF TOURISM

 ATTRACTION

 ACCOMODATION AND CATERING

 TOURIST INFORMATION AND GUIDING SERVICES

 TOURS OPERATORS

 TRANSPORTATION

 TRAVEL AGENTS

ATTRACTION

is a place of interest where tourist visits, typically for its inherent or an exhibited
natural and cultural value ,historical significance .

ACCOMMODATION

is one of the basic needs for any tourism activity. travelers and tourist need
lodging for rest, while they are on a tour.
 TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION:

 Hotel

 Motel

 International or star category hotel

 Non –star or commercial hotel

 resort

TOURIST INFORMATION AND GUIDING SERVICES

tour guide are people who accompany tourist at destination, explaining them
about the places, its culture and suggest them with suitable activities that can be done
in the area.

TOUR OPERATORS

Typically combines tour and travel components to create a package holiday, they
advertise and produce brochures to promote their products, holidays and itineraries.

TRANSPORTATION

is the main mean to carry passengers. They a mobile transport assets and fall
into one three basics types.

 Land ( bus, car, train)

 Water ( ferry, roll on roll out, roro boat )

 Air ( airplane and helicopter )

TRAVEL AGENTS

 Self transportation, lodging and admission to entertainment activities to individual and

groups planning trips they offer advise on destination and plan trip itineraries, and make
travel arrangement for clients.

 TOUR PACKAGE

 a variety of services together to make a single ‘ combined ‘ trip. Commonly they

combine such thing as transport, accomodation and meals

TYPES OF TOURISM IMPACT

• Economic- are usually seen as positive contributing to employment better services and
social stability.

• Socio- cultural- an inherent aspect of tourism of authenticity, the desires to experience a

different cultural setting in its natural environment.

• Environmental- eco tourism, nature tourism, wild life tourism, and adventure tourism
take place in environment such as rain forest high alpine wilderness lake and rivers,
coast line and marine environment.

ELEMENTS OF TOURISM

• Pleasing weather- file weather with warm sunshine is one of the most important
attraction of any tourist place.

• Scenic Attraction- consisting of mountains, lakes, water falls, glaciers, forest, dessert,
strong forces, attractive people to visit them.

• Historical and Cultural Factors- interest exercise tremendous influence over travellers.

• Accessibility- their location are inaccessible by the normal means of transport, it would
be of little importance.

• Amenities- various of entertainment facilities which cater for the special needs of the
tourist come under the latter category.

ACCOMMODATION - plays a vital role usually a large a number visit a particular spot
simply because there is a first class hotel excellent facilities

SAFETY AND SECURITY

are vital to provide quality in tourism. More than any other economic activity, the
success or failure of a tourism destination depends on being able to provide a safe and
secure environment for visitor.

NATURE OF TOUR

 Domestic of tourism-refers to travel take exclusively the national boundaries of

travelers country.
International tourism-difficult to travel outside once country because the country visited
has different language currency and documentation requirements such as passport, visa
and more.
 ATTRACTION - A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourist visit, for its
inherent or exhibited natural or built beaut, offering leisure, adventure, and
amusement.

TYPES OF ATTRACTION

 Natural Attraction- is a place of interest where tourist visit typically for its inherent or an
exhibited natural.

 Manmade Attraction-made by man

TOURIST PRODUCT

Maybe define or package of tangible and intangible components base on activities.

CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST PRODUCT

 Intangibility- can't be seen tasted, felt, heard, smelled before purchase.

 Insperability- can't be separated from service providers.

 Variables- quality depends on provides them and when, where, and how.

 Perishability- can't be stored for later sale or use.

TOURIST DESTINATION

Is a geographical unit where the tourist visits and stay. It may be a village, a town, a city,
a district, a region, an island, a country, or a continent. The success of tourist destination
depends upon the inter relationship of three basic factors attraction, amenities or
facilities and accesibility.

TOURIST SERVICE

The travel and stay of tourist give rise to a wide range of service in the course of a
holiday. The principal tourist services are supplied by passenger, transport, which
provide the means to reach the destination as well as the movement of the tourism and
hospitality.

COMPONENTS OF HOSPITALITY

Food and Beverage (FBS)- providing businesses deliver food and beverage to their
costumers at the particular (on-premise)
 Travel and Tourism- tourism is travel for pleasure or businesses; also the theory and
practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating and entertaining tourist,
and the business of operating tours.

Lodging- refers to the renting of a short term dwelling.

Recreation- activity done for enjoyment when one is not working.

RELATIONSHIP OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

The tourism and hospitality industries strongly affect one another. Several associations
and industry leaders consider the combined industries of tourism and hospitality as one
large industry.

IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM AND INDUSTRY

The employment in both developed and developing countries is attested by the travel
and tourism council (WTTC), who suggest that travel – and – tourism related activities.
tourism contributes towards complete growth and development of a country.

• Bringing numerous economic values and benefits

• Helping in build country's brand value, image, & benefits.

• Tourism industry goes to beyond attractive destination to being an important economic

growth contributor.