Tourism Concepts and Terms PDF

TH1703 TOURISM CONCEPTS AND TERMS Tourism: A social, cultural, and economic phenomenon National Tourism – comprises domestic and relat...

TH1703 TOURISM CONCEPTS AND TERMS Tourism: A social, cultural, and economic phenomenon National Tourism – comprises domestic and related to the movement of people to places outbound tourism outside their usual place of residence, pleasure International Tourism – consists of inbound and being the usual motivation – Department of outbound tourism Tourism (DOT) The activities of persons traveling to and staying Basic Tourism Units: in places outside their usual environment for not more than one (1) consecutive year for Travelers leisure, business, and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited. – Other Visitors United Nations World Tourism Organization Travelers (UNWTO) It is the behavior of tourists, and what they Same-Day Tourists need and seek. (Demand-sided Focus Tourists Definition) Figure 1. Basic Tourism Units (DOT, 2010) It describes the product offered to tourists, International Visitor: what the tourists experience. (Supply-sided This refers to a traveler taking a trip to a main Focus Definition) destination outside his/her usual environment, for less than a year, for any main purpose Essential Requirements for Tourism: (business, leisure, or other personal purpose) Time – as the hours for leisure increases, so other than to be employed by a resident entity does the opportunity for travel. Changes in in the country or place visited (UNWTO, 2010). work days or hours and school calendars will This refers to any person who travels to a affect how and when people can travel. country other than that in which s/he has Money – the majority of travel requires his/her usual residence but outside his/her discretionary income. Discretionary income is usual environment for a period not exceeding the money left over after all monetary twelve (12) months and whose main purpose of obligations (food, rent, and taxes) have been visit is other than the exercise of an activity paid. remunerated from within the country visited Mobility – is the access to transportation (car, (DOT, 2010). bus, plane, train, or ship) and the hours required to get to a destination. International Tourist: Motivation – is the reason why people travel. This refers to a person who stays at least one (1) Motivations may include seeking novelty, night in a collective or private accommodation education, meeting new people, adventure, or in the country visited. stress reduction (DOT, 2010). Forms of Tourism: International Same-Day Visitor: Domestic Tourism – involving residents of the This is a visitor who does not spend the night in given country traveling only within this country a collective or private accommodation in the Inbound Tourism – involving non-residents country visited. This definition includes cruise traveling to a given country passengers who arrive in a country on a cruise Outbound Tourism – involving residents ship and return to the ship each night to sleep traveling to another country on board even though the ship remains in port Internal Tourism – comprises domestic and for several days. Also included in this group are inbound tourism owners or passengers of yachts and passengers on a group tour accommodated in a train. 01 Handout 1 *Property of STI Page 1 of 2  TH1703 Domestic Visitor: REFERENCES: This refers to any resident of the Philippines United Nations. (2010). Basic Concepts and who travels to a place in the Philippines other Definitions: Travel and Tourism (Domestic and than his usual place of environment for a period International). Retrieved on October 9, 2017 not more than 365 days for any reason other from: than following an occupation remunerated at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradeserv/Worksh the place visited. Minimum distance of travel ops/Chisinau/docs/05%20a%20-%20UNWTO- covered is between municipality and with Basis%20concepts.pdf purposes of trip as any of the following: Visit my Philippines. (2010). Fundamental Tourism pleasure (holidays, culture, active sports, visit Concepts. Retrieved on October 9, 2017 from: to relatives and friends, and/or other pleasure http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/images/ad purposes); professional (events, official s/eedd439c236d43cfaaae20c8e7ff8b75.pdf mission, and/or business); and other purposes (short-term studies, health, and/or pilgrimage). Domestic Tourist: This person stays at least one (1) night and not more than 365 days in a collective or private accommodation in a place visited. Domestic Same-Day Visitor: This is a domestic visitor who does not spend even a night in a collective or private accommodation at the place of visit. It is also known as excursionist (DOT, 2010). Tourism Product: This consists of the elements of a trip and what a person does on the way to his/her destination and when staying there (Burkhart, 1981 as cited by DOT, 2010). It may consist of (a) built and natural attractions, (b) tours and packages, (c) services for travelers (e.g., shopping, restaurants, accommodations, medical), and (d) other activities (DOT, 2010). Travel: This refers to the activity of travelers. The act of moving from one (1) place to another (UNWTO, 2010). Trip: This is the travel by a person from the time of departure from his usual residence until he/she returns. It is made up of visits to different places. 01 Handout 1 *Property of STI Page 2 of 2