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Why is tourism considered an assemble product?
Why are tourism products not storable?
Why is tourism referred to as a parasite industry?
What is meant by the term 'Tourism Value Chain'?
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How do backpackers experience transformation according to the text?
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What happens to a service if it is not sold within a given time?
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What distinguishes tourism as a creation of knowledge or idea?
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In what way is the tourism industry compared to a value chain?
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How does service production relate to time and space?
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Why does tourism business have unlimited possibilities?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Tourism
- Humans have been traveling since the beginning of time, initially for food, water, safety, or to acquire resources, but soon for pleasure and exploration.
Development of Travel
- Travel has always depended on technology, with early modes including walking, riding domesticated animals, and using the wheel and sail.
- The concept of a package tour or "round tour" originated from the Latin word "Tornos," meaning Turner's wheel.
Definition of Tourism
- Tourism refers to traveling or visiting places to explore, visit friends and relatives, or take a holiday.
- The word "tour" means traveling to know or discover new facts about a place.
Types of Visitors
- Internal visitors: persons who travel to a destination within their own country, outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months.
- Same-day visitors: visitors who do not spend the night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited.
- Tourists: visitors who stay in the country visited for at least one night.
Motivational Factors for Travel
- Traveling is a human instinct, driven by cultural traditions and the desire to experience new cultures.
- Two main motivational factors for travel: wonder lust (desire to discover new places, people, and cultures) and sun lust.
Types of Tourism
- Mass tourism: group travel to destinations for leisure, often as a package tour.
- Adventure tourism: travel involving exploration or activities with perceived risk, requiring specialized skills and physical exertion.
- Eco-tourism: responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves local well-being.
- Sustainable tourism: visiting a place while making a positive impact on the environment, society, and economy.
- Recreational tourism: leisure activities for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure.
- Health/Medical tourism: traveling to obtain medical treatment not available in one's own community.
- Convention tourism: tourism activities related to conferences and meetings in different locations.
- Village and urban tourism: tourism activities in rural or urban areas, utilizing local resources for maximum customer satisfaction.
- Ethnic tourism: selling and organizing tours to visit indigenous societies and learn about their customs and traditions.
- Cultural tourism: tours to culturally rich sites, providing knowledge of regional cultures.
- Historical tourism: tourism activities focused on historically important places, such as museums and palaces.
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Explore different types of tourism in this quiz, such as mass tourism and adventure tourism. Learn about the characteristics and modes of travel associated with each type.
