Hospitality and Tourism Guided Notes
What is Hospitality?
From the Route Word ______
Hospice or Guest House
Hospitality: A cordial reception of a ______
What is Tourism?
From the Route Word ______
______which one returns to the starting point
______: One that makes a journey for pleasure or culture
______: Industry that focuses on providing services to people touring in their region.
Why People Travel
______
A Vacation away from everyday life
To attend ______
To study/learn more about the world
Destinations
Theme Parks
Disneyland
______
Six Flags
National Parks & Historic Sites
Yellowstone
Mt. Rushmore
______
USS Arizona
______
Las Vegas
Council Bluffs
Concert Halls/Venues
Nashville
Grand Ol’ Oprey
Ball Parks
NFL
NBA
MBL
College
Recreational Sites
______
Any place where you can relax
Events
State/County Fairs
Nebraska State Fair
Lancaster County Fair
Industry Related Events
______
World’s Largest Irrigation Festival
Attracts farmers & Ag researchers from around the world
Zoos
San Diego
______
Art/History
Museums
Exhibits
______
Parades
4th of July Celebrations
______
Comic Books
Star Trek
Sports
What is needed to bring in tourist?
Write your list HERE:
What is needed to bring in tourist?
AN EVENT!!!
You cannot bring tourist in without having some kind of event (or facility) ______
Facilities large enough to ______your event
People interested in helping to run the ______
Adequate time to prepare the event
RESEARCH!
Find out if any other places host the ______
Hotels/Restaurants
People traveling from a distance will need a place to stay.
Must have adequate lodging available for guest
______
Shopping Centers
Must have a place for guest to buy “necessities”
Food, Extra Clothing, etc
Things that were forgotten, lost, stolen, could not be brought with them during ______
Importance of Facilities
Hotels, Restaurants, Shopping Centers all provide REVENUE TO THE CITY
______
Taxes from guest purchases help to fuel the local government
More money for the government from Sales Tax could lead to lower Property Tax Rates
Tourist Tax?
______
Cities/States will raise taxes on certain items that tourist are likely to buy
This also raises the tax percentage charged to local consumers as well
EXAMPLES:
Sales Tax
Lodging Tax
______
Gas Tax
Tax Incentives
Some states (or cities) will offer “tax free weekends” on retail purchases
IOWA offers a tax free weekend in August
Tax Free weekends ______
Tax Free weekends do not raise very much money for local/state government
People from neighboring states may travel to that state for the chance to ______
Important Worker Qualities
Want visitors to have a ______
They will return in the future
They will encourage others to visit
Hospitality/Tourism just like other businesses if they don’t like you they will go elsewhere
If they like the event but don’t like your hotel they will still come to the event, but stay somewhere else