Understanding Tourism: Benefits, Types, and Forms

• Tourism provides activities to enjoy at a destination.
• Tourism ensures customer satisfaction by meeting their travel needs and expectations.

Benefits of Tourism

• Tourism promotes a country as a place worth visiting.
• Tourism generates income from local and foreign currencies.
• Tourism improves infrastructure development.
• Tourism protects heritage sites.
• Tourism preserves the environment and ecosystems.
• Tourism promotes local culture and products.

Types of Tourists

• Tourists use resources for non-essential items like leisure and recreation, lasting at least a day.
• Excursionists have a limited budget but spend on non-essential leisure and recreation items.
• Incoming Tourists are tourists from other countries.
• Outgoing Tourists travel abroad for enjoyment.
• Domestic Tourists travel within their country of residence.

Forms of Tourism

• Forms of tourism include recreation/leisure, intellectual curiosity, and adventure.
• Health, convention, and incentives are also forms of tourism.

Types of Tourism

• In international tourism, people move outside their country of residence.
  • Inbound Tourism involves non-residents traveling to another country.
  • Outbound Tourism involves residents traveling to another country.
• Domestic Tourism involves people moving within their country of residence.

Scope of Hospitality Industry

• Accommodation or Guest Lodging provides safe places for lodgers.
• Travel Services assists in managing vacations and trips.
• Food and Beverage Services provide meals outside the home.
• Recreation and Entertainment deals with leisure and recreation events and activities.
• Clubs provide social, recreational, professional, and fraternal activities.
• Conventions and Events Management offers venues for all types of gatherings.
• Cruises offer leisure and recreation via cruise ships.

Types of Accommodation

• Motels offer motorists privacy at budget-friendly prices for rest.
• Hotels are for relaxation and designed for guests staying at least one day/night.
• Serviced Apartments are low to mid-rise buildings designed for families or large groups.
• Condominiums are mid-to-high-rise buildings in the city center.
  • Visitors are not allowed inside units.
  • A cleaning fee is required.
  • Loud noise is prohibited.
  • Everything is self-service.
• Bed and Breakfast (B&B) offers overnight accommodation and breakfast for travelers.
• Hostels allow guests to rent bed space.
• Homestays involve living accommodations with locals.

Types of Hotels by Size

• Small Hotels have fewer than 100 rooms.
• Medium-Sized Hotels have no more than 300 rooms.
• Large-Sized Hotels have more than 300 rooms.

Types of Hotels by Location

• Downtown/Commercial Hotels are in commercial/business areas.
• Transit Hotels are near passenger terminals.
• Resort Hotels are located near scenic areas.
• Freeway Hotels are along highways.
• Suburban Hotels are outside the city.

Hotels by Star Classification

• One Star hotels offer basic accommodation.
• Two Star hotels include inns and lodges.
• Three Star hotels have more spacious rooms and amenities.
• Four Star hotels offer longer accommodations.
• Five Star hotels offer luxurious rooms, lobbies, and services.
• Heritage Hotels are historic properties.

Hotels by Ownership

• Independent Hotels don't let others use their name and branding.
• Management Contracted Hotels are contracted between an operator and the owner.
• Chain Hotels have different names and branding but are owned by a single company.
• Franchise Hotels' franchisees manage them under a franchisor's branding and system.
• Referral Hotels maintain affiliations within a chain of hotels.

Hotels by Service

• Luxury Service Hotels offer luxurious services, amenities, and features.
• Midsegment Service Hotels are found in 3 to 4-star hotels.
• Economy Hotels offer basic and simple services at affordable prices.

Hotels by Target Guests

• Business Hotels host guests traveling for business.
• Transient Hotels cater to guests in transit zones like airports and terminals.
• Residential Hotels offer maid and dining services for long stays.
• Casino Hotels offer temporary accommodations with casinos.
• Conference Hotels cater to MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) travelers.
• Convention Hotels host gatherings and large events.
• Sanatoria Hotels offer health and wellness services.

Hotels by Duration of Guest Stay

• Commercial Hotels host guests for a few days to a week.
• Transient Hotels host guests for a few weeks to some months.
• Residential Hotels host guests for a few months to years.

Tourism and Hospitality

• Tourism involves leisure and recreational travel activities.
• Hospitality focuses on providing comfort to tourists and excursionists.

Contributions of Tourism and Hospitality Industries

• More businesses lead to a healthier economy.
• More job opportunities are created.
• Boosts local industries.
• Gains foreign exchange earnings.
• Preserves local culture and arts.

Trends and Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality

• Agritourism combines tourism and agriculture.
  • The Strawberry Farm (Benguet) and Del Monte Pineapple Plantation are examples.
• Ecotourism focuses on natural attractions.
  • Examples include Ifugao Rice Terraces, La Mesa Eco-Park, and Hundred Islands.
• Business Tourism involves business-related travel and events.
• Cruise Tourism means traveling by cruise ships.
• Adventure Tourism involves tourism with challenging activities.
• Medical Tourism means traveling for medical treatment.