10 Questions
What is the definition of TOURISM according to the text?
Activities of persons traveling outside their usual environment for leisure, business, and other purposes, for not more than one consecutive year
What did people in the old days travel for, according to the text?
Religion, sports, trade, education, and political reasons
What did the WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION (WTO) undertake in 1991, according to the text?
A major review of its definitions at a conference on travel and tourism statistics
What term is used to describe all travelers who fall within agreed definitions of tourism, according to the text?
VISITORS
How are TOURIST OR STAYING VISITORS described in the text?
Visitors who stay overnight at a destination
What is the maximum duration for which a person can travel and stay in places outside their usual environment, according to the text?
One consecutive year
What did people in the old days NOT travel for, according to the text?
Leisure
What term is used to describe visitors who stay overnight at a destination?
STAYING VISITORS
What was reviewed by the WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION (WTO) at a conference in Ottawa in 1991?
Travel and tourism statistics
What term is used to describe all travelers who fall within agreed definitions of tourism?
VISITORS
Study Notes
Definition of Tourism
- Tourism is a social, cultural, and economic phenomenon related to the movement of people to places outside their usual environment.
History of Travel
- In the old days, people traveled for business, education, health, and religion, but not for leisure.
World Tourism Organization (WTO)
- In 1991, the WTO undertook a review of the definitions of tourism at a conference in Ottawa.
Tourism Terminology
- The term "visitor" is used to describe all travelers who fall within agreed definitions of tourism.
- Tourist or staying visitors are people who stay at least one night at a destination.
- The maximum duration for a tourist or staying visitor is less than one year.
Old Days Travel
- People in the old days did not travel for leisure.
WTO Review
- The WTO reviewed the conceptual framework for tourism statistics at a conference in Ottawa in 1991.
Test your knowledge of the history of travel and tourism with this quiz. Explore the origins and evolution of travel for leisure, business, and other purposes, and discover how this phenomenon has been present throughout history.
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