The meaning and importance of tourism - Temporary short-term movement of

and hospitality people to destination outside the

places where they normally live and
Relationship of tourism and hospitality
work and their activities during their
The tourism and hospitality industries stay at these destinations.
strongly affect one another. Several
The Defining Factors of Tourism
associations and industry leaders consider
combining industries of tourism and  Length of Stay
hospitality as one large industry. • “ For less than a year” - you
have to be intending to come
Components of large industry home again
• e.g: the visit is temporary and
1. Food and beverage services short term
Ex. -Catering and  Purpose of visit
banquets • e.g: visiting friends and
-F&B relatives, conventions,
-restaurant meetings, business, outdoor
2. Lodging services recreation, entertainment
Ex. Hotel  Distance travelled
motel • outside the usual
resorts environment;
3. Recreation services HOSPITALITY DEFINED
Ex. Golf
• The word “hospitality” is derived
Tennis
Hiking from the Latin word HOSPITARE,
swimming which means “to receive as a guest”.
casino gambling • Is a host who receives, welcomes
4. Travel –related (tourism) services and caters to the needs of people
Ex. Mode of transportation who are temporarily away from their
(land, air, water)
homes
travel agency
TOURIST & EXCURSIONISTS DEFINITION
tour operator
• TOURISTS
TOURISM DEFINED - a tourists is a person who visit a
country other than in which he or
- As the activities of persons travelling
she usually resides for a period of atleast
to and staying in places outside their
24 hours.
usual environment for not more -is temporary visitor staying at least
than one year for leisure, business 24 hours, whose purpose could be
and other purposes. classified as:
 -leisure -mission -business • DISTANCE
-meeting • Is the difference between local
-family travel or travelling within a
• EXCURSIONISTS
person’s home community
-is temporary visitor staying less
than 24 hours in the destination visited and nonlocal travel or
and not making an overnight stay including traveling away from home.
cruise travelers, but excluding the • TRIP
travelers in transit • Each time a persons goes to a
TRANSIT VISA place at least 100 miles away
-a visa allowing its holder to pass from home and returns.
through a country but not to stay there. • TRAVELERS
PASSPORT • are individuals who travel at
-an official document issued by a least 100 miles in one
government, certifying the holder's direction from home.
identity and citizenship and entitling them
to travel under its protection to and from TYPES OF TRAVELERS
foreign countries. - All travelers engaged in tourism are
VISA described as VISITOR.
-an endorsement on a passport Classification of Visitors:
indicating that the holder is allowed to - International visitor
enter, leave, or stay for a specified period - Traveled from one country to
of time in a country. another.
ELEMENTS OF TRAVELDISTANCE - Destination is not “usual
1. DISTANCE environment” and usual residence.
2. LENGTH OF STAY AT THE - Purpose of travel should not be to
DESTINATION work or earn wages/salary/fee in
3. RESIDENCE OF THE TRAVELER the country visited
4. PURPOSE OF TRAVEL - Domestic visitor
• Visiting friends and relatives • Resident of the country being
• Conventions, seminars, visited.
meetings • Travel should be within the country
• Business only.
• Outdoor recreation • Travelers should not stay in the area
• Entertainment visited beyond twelve months.
• Personal • Purpose of travel should not be to
• Others work.
 NATURE OF A TOUR
DOMESTIC TOURISM
• Refers to travel taken
exclusively within the national
boundaries of the travelers
country.
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
• involves the movement of
people across international
boundaries.
NATURE OF A TOUR
• PACKAGE TOUR
• Sometimes called “INCLUSIVE
TOUR”
• Is an arrangement in which
transport and accommodation
is bought by the tourist at an
all-inclusive price.
• Tourist purchasing package
tours may do so on the basis
of either individual or group
travel.
• Independent Inclusive
Tour (IIT) – is one in
which the tourist travels
to his destination
individually
• Group Inclusive Tour –
he travels in the
company of other
tourists.
• INDEPENDENT TOUR
• Is an arrangement in which
the tourist buy these facilities
separately, either making
reservation in advance
through a travel agent.
TOURIST PRODUCT DEFINED
TOURIST PRODUCT
- Narrow sense, it consist of what the
tourist buys.
- Wider sense, the product is
combination of what the tourist
does at this destination and the
services he or she uses during his or
her stay.
Characteristics of Tourist Products
1. It is a service.
- intangible item, cannot be inspected, high
degree of trust
2. It is psychological in its attraction.
- more than a collection services,
intangible benefits
3. It tends to vary in standards over time.
- a tour cannot be of equal standard
4. Supply of product is fixed.
- e.g. no. of hotel rooms available at a
particular resort cannot be varied to meet
the changing demands of tourists.
TOURIST DESTINATION
Tourist destination
- is a geographical unit where the
tourist visit and stays. It may be a village,
town, city, district, region, island, country
or a continent.
The success of a tourist destination IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM AND
depends on these factors: HOSPITALITY
• Attractions • Contribution to the balance
• Amenities and facilities payments
• accessibility • Dispersion of development
• Effect on general economic
1. TYPES OF ATTRACTIONS development
• Employment opportunities
1. SITE ATTRACTION • Social benefits
- Is one in which the destination • Cultural enrichment
itself has appeal. • Educational significance
2. EVENT ATTRACTION • A vital force of peace
- Is one in which tourist are
drawn to the destination
solely because of what is
taking place there.
3. NATURAL ATTRACTION
Ex. Beaches, mountains, climate
4. MAN-MADE ATTRACTION
Ex. Theme parks, historical buildings,
architectural design

2. Amenities or facilities
• Include accommodation, food,
local transport,
communications, and
entertainment at the site.
3. Accessibility
• Means having regular and
convenience of transport in terms of
time/distance to the destination
from the originating country at a
reasonable price.