Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 42 views

    Intro To Tourism - Lecture 1 (Chapter 1)

    Uploaded by

    Moisestosh
    This document provides an overview of tourism as an industry. It defines tourism according to the UNWTO as activities people engage in outside their usual environment for leisure, business, or other purposes for less than a year. It describes the different types of tourism and perspectives involved, including those of tourists, businesses, governments, and host communities. It also outlines the various sectors that comprise the tourism industry, including accommodation, attractions, transportation, and food and beverage. The document discusses both the economic, social, and cultural benefits of tourism, as well as some of its potential disadvantages. Finally, it provides some tourism statistics for Belize to illustrate the country's tourism industry.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Intro To Tourism - Lecture 1 (Chapter 1)

    Uploaded by

    Moisestosh
    42 views39 pages
    This document provides an overview of tourism as an industry. It defines tourism according to the UNWTO as activities people engage in outside their usual environment for leisure, business, or other purposes for less than a year. It describes the different types of tourism and perspectives involved, including those of tourists, businesses, governments, and host communities. It also outlines the various sectors that comprise the tourism industry, including accommodation, attractions, transportation, and food and beverage. The document discusses both the economic, social, and cultural benefits of tourism, as well as some of its potential disadvantages. Finally, it provides some tourism statistics for Belize to illustrate the country's tourism industry.

    Original Description:

    nn hv

    Original Title

    Intro to Tourism - Lecture 1 (Chapter 1) (1)

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides an overview of tourism as an industry. It defines tourism according to the UNWTO as activities people engage in outside their usual environment for leisure, business, or other purposes for less than a year. It describes the different types of tourism and perspectives involved, including those of tourists, businesses, governments, and host communities. It also outlines the various sectors that comprise the tourism industry, including accommodation, attractions, transportation, and food and beverage. The document discusses both the economic, social, and cultural benefits of tourism, as well as some of its potential disadvantages. Finally, it provides some tourism statistics for Belize to illustrate the country's tourism industry.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    42 views39 pages

    Intro To Tourism - Lecture 1 (Chapter 1)

    Uploaded by

    Moisestosh
    This document provides an overview of tourism as an industry. It defines tourism according to the UNWTO as activities people engage in outside their usual environment for leisure, business, or other purposes for less than a year. It describes the different types of tourism and perspectives involved, including those of tourists, businesses, governments, and host communities. It also outlines the various sectors that comprise the tourism industry, including accommodation, attractions, transportation, and food and beverage. The document discusses both the economic, social, and cultural benefits of tourism, as well as some of its potential disadvantages. Finally, it provides some tourism statistics for Belize to illustrate the country's tourism industry.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 39

    Chapte

    r1
    Tourism in Perspective
    Learning objectives
    ● What is tourism?
    ● Components of tourism & tourism management
    ● Identifying what sector of tourism interests you
    ● Importance of the industry to Belize & the World
    ● Know the benefits and cost of tourism
    What is
    tourism ?
    What is tourism ?
    ● Is it visiting Shark Ray Alley ?
    ● Hiking through the jungles of Costa
    Rica
    ● Visiting Machu Picchu, Peru
    ● Waving hello to the Statue of Liberty
    ● Driving down the road to explore
    Cayo and to lunch at Guava Limb
    Cafe ?

    What is it ?
    When we think of
    ●tourism
    We think primarily of people who are visiting a particular
    place for:
    ○ sightseeing,
    ○ visiting friends and relatives,
    ○ taking a vacation, and having a good time.
    ● They may spend their leisure time engaging in various :
    ○ sports, sunbathing, talking, singing, taking rides,
    touring, reading, or simply enjoying the environment.
    Perspective of tourism
    Four perspective :

    ● The tourist
    ● The business providing tourist good
    & services
    ● The government of the host
    community or area
    ● The Host community
    Tourism is...

    defined as the processes, activities, and outcomes arising from the relationships and the
    interactions among tourists, tourism suppliers, host governments, host communities, and
    surrounding environments that are involved in the attracting and hosting of visitors. (See
    the Glossary for definitions of tourist and excursionist.
    UNWTO defines tourism as ...
    ● The UNWTO has taken the concept of tourism beyond a stereotypical
    image of “holiday making.”
    ● The officially accepted definition is: “Tourism comprises the activities of
    persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual
    environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure,
    business, and other purposes.”
    ● The term usual environment is intended to exclude trips within the area
    of usual residence, frequent and regular trips between the domicile and
    the workplace, and other community trips of a routine character.
    TYPES OF TOURISM UNDER
    UNWTO DEFINITION
    1. International tourism
    a. Inbound tourism: Visits to a country by nonresidents
    b. Outbound tourism: Visits by residents of a country to another country

    2. Internal tourism: Visits by local residents and nonresidents traveling in the country of
    reference
    3. Domestic tourism: Visits by locals of a country in their own country
    4. National tourism: (Internal tourism + outbound tourism) the resident tourism market for travel
    agents, airlines, and other suppliers
    What type of tourism
    Andrea booked her family summer vacation in Cancun.
    am I ?
    ● They will travel on the ADO buses from Belize city which will take
    them approximately 10 hours
    What type of tourism am ?
    Shane and Sasha are from
    Dangriga they have been
    planning a weekend getaway
    to San Pedro for their
    anniversary. They have been
    saving all year so they have
    chosen to Fly via tropic air.
    WHY
    TOURI
    SM?
    The Tourist
    TRAVELER TERMINOLOGY
    All types of travelers engaged in tourism are described
    as a : VISITOR

    All visitors are subdivided into two further categories:

    1. Same-day visitors

    2. Tourists
    Classification of
    tourist
    ris m n
    To u e no
    no m
    Ph e
    Natural resources &
    environment
    Any given destination is primarily and
    unchangeably characterized by its:

    1. physiography (the nature and appearance of


    its landscape) and
    2. its climate (the kind of weather it has over a
    period of years; i.e., the conditions of heat and
    cold, moisture and dryness, and wind).
    3. Finally, the third component of the natural
    environment is people.
    The built environment
    Another dimension of the tourism
    phenomenon is the built environment
    that has been created by humans.

    #1: Culture

    The culture of a people reflects many


    dimensions of its past development and
    its current way of life.
    #2 : Infrastructure

    Infrastructure : roads, sewage ,


    communication networks, commercial
    facilities ( supermarkets & retail stores)

    ● Put in place for locals but important


    component to visitors.

    Southern Highway , Belize


    Itz’ana Resort & Residences , Placencia

    #3
    Superstructure
    Superstructure: facilities
    built to respond to the
    needs of visitors (hotels,
    restaurants, car rental,
    major attractions)
    #4 Technology
    Technology: increasing influential of the built environment

    ● Shaping tourism product/services and travel experiences


    #5 Information
    Information
    ● Increasingly, the success of a destination is determined by its ability to assemble,
    interpret, and utilize information in an effective manner.

    Virtual Reality
    Example
    #6 Governance
    Governance

    ● Has a profound impact on


    the ability of the
    destination to compete in
    the international
    marketplace
    Operating
    sectors of
    tourism
    industry
    Spirit of
    Hospitality
    2 main responsibilities :
    • Training Industry Personnel
    • Engaging Permanent Residents
    Planning,
    Development,
    Promotion, and
    Catalyst
    Organizations
    The Importance of
    Integrated/Collabo
    rative Planning
    and Development
    The Processes,
    Activities, and
    Outcomes of
    Tourism
    Sectors of
    tourism
    Sectors of tourism
    Overview: The tourism
    industry has been divided into
    8 different sectors or areas.
    1. Accommodation
    2. Adventure Tourism and
    Recreation
    3. Attractions
    4. Events and Conferences
    5. Food and Beverage
    6. Tourism Services
    7. Transportation
    8. Travel Trade
    Economic benefits of tourism
    ● Can be developed with local products
    ● Provides employment opportunities
    and resources
    ● Generates foreign exchange
    ● Diversifies the economy
    ● Increases Incomes
    ● Tends to be compatible with other
    ● Increases GNP
    economic activities
    ● Can be built on existing infrastructure
    ● Spreads development
    ● Develops an infrastructure that will also help
    ● High multiplier impact
    stimulate local commerce and industry
    ● Increases government revenues
    Social benefits of tourism
    ● Broadens educational and cultural horizons
    ● Improves quality of life - higher incomes and improved
    standards of living
    ● Justifies environmental protection and improvement
    ● Provides tourist and recreational facilities that may be
    used by a local population
    Cultural benefits of tourism
    ● Reinforces preservation of heritage and tradition
    ● Visitor interest in local culture provides employment for artists, musicians
    and other performing artists enhancing cultural heritage
    ● Breaks down language barriers, sociocultural barriers, class barriers, racial
    barriers, political barriers, and religious barriers
    ● Creates a favorable worldwide image for a destination
    ● Promotes a global community
    ● Promotes international understanding and peace
    Disadvantages of tourism
    SOCIAL

    ECONOMIC ● Creates social problems


    ● Degrades the natural physical environment and
    ● Develops excess demand creates pollution
    ● Results in high leakage ● Degrades the cultural environment
    ● Creates difficulties of seasonality ● Threatens family structure
    ● Causes inflation ● Commercializes culture, religion, and the arts
    ● Can result in unbalanced economic development ● Creates misunderstanding
    ● Increases vulnerability to economic and political ● Creates conflicts in the host society
    changes ● Contributes to disease, economic fluctuation, and
    transportation problems
    Belize tourism
    Statistics
    https://view.genial.ly/622684cb47c17b001a45d64a/soci
    al-vertical-post-2021-digest-introduction
    Study terms
    CLOSING
    Thin
    CASE
    As a group of tourism students, You plan to visit your Dean’s office
    and convince him/her that specializations in Hotel Management k
    and Culinary arts management should be offered as an option to
    specialize in specific segments of the tourism industry. What
    disc
    arguments would you use? (Think critically) uss
    Shar
    Why are geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, and e
    economists interested in tourism?

    Work in your assignment groups to formulate your responses


    for our next class session.
    Thank you for
    listening
    Any Questions?

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy