Leisure Management - Week 2 Course Notes PDF

**Tour 101: Recreational & Leisure Management** **Chapter 1: What is Recreation & Leisure?** **Leisure is a time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities and is free to engage in enjoyable activities.** It is the period after fulfilling essential obligations and needs. Du...

**Tour 101: Recreational & Leisure Management** **Chapter 1: What is Recreation & Leisure?** **Leisure is a time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities and is free to engage in enjoyable activities.** It is the period after fulfilling essential obligations and needs. During leisure time, individuals have the freedom to choose how they spend it based on their own preferences and interests, as opposed to being directed by obligations or schedules. **Recreation is a break from monotony and a diversion from the daily routine.** It refers to leisure activities that are not associated with obligations or responsibilities. It includes any activities people engage in during their free time, as long as those activities are not related to serious commitments such as working extra hours, having a second job, studying at home, or doing household maintenance. Recreational pursuits include home-based activities such as reading and watching television, and those outside the home including sports, (attending) theatre, (going to the) cinema and tourism (traveling). Tourism visiting for at least one night for leisure and holiday, business, professional or other tourism purposes. **Relationship between Leisure, Recreation and Tourism** Leisure, recreation and tourism are interconnected. Tourism and recreation should be viewed as part of a wider concept of leisure. This means that both tourism and recreation fall under the general category of leisure activities. Broken lines are used to illustrate that the boundaries between concepts are \"soft\". There are two primary areas where work intersects with leisure: First is business travel, which is seen as a work-related form of tourism. This is travel primarily for work purposes. Second is serious leisure, which refers to the breakdown between leisure and work pursuits. It blurs the line between leisure and work, as individuals may develop expertise and a career out of their hobbies or interests. A diagram of a trip Description automatically generated Leisure includes discretionary time, recreation is an activity during leisure time and tourism is temporary visiting. **Key Components of the Leisure Industry** 1\. Sport and Physical Recreation 2\. Arts and Entertainment 3\. Countryside Recreation 4\. Home-based Leisure 5\. Play and activity-based leisure 1. **Sport and Physical Recreation** **Sport** is a form of physical activity that usually has some element of competition and is usually governed by a set of rules. **Types of Sports:** A. Active or participative refers to the direct involvement of individuals in a specific sport. They can be: - - B. 2. 3. 4. - - - - - - - 5. Outdoor games: playing hide-and-seek or riding bicycles and scooters. - - - **Components of Leisure and Recreation Industry** 1. - - - - - - - A. - - - - B. This category includes: - - - - - 2. **Recreational Activities** **Leisure Activities** ----------------------------- ------------------------- Basketball Attending auctions Volleyball Attending auto races Baseball/ Softball Attending concerts Weightlifting Attending plays Billiards Attending sports events Bowling Crossword puzzles Camping Dining out Chess Driving Dancing Fishing Golf Hiking Ice Skating Horseback riding Playing cards Listening to music Surfboarding Painting Swimming Picnics Playing video games Reading books Sightseeing Sunbathing Talking to friends Visiting museums Watching movies and TV Writing - -