What Classifies As Tourism?

Unit 1 – Understanding Travel & Tourism / CGG3O

WHAT CLASSIFIES AS TOURISM?

·  You are known as a ______if you are visiting a location for at least 24 hours but less than ______.

·  Otherwise you are simply known as a ______.

·  Migrants: Those who ______(over a year)

·  Same-day Visitors: Travellers who stay less than ______.

Travellers
Visitors
(Domestic & International)
/ Migrants
Same-day Visitors
(Stay less than 24 hrs)
/ Tourists
(Stay at least 24 hrs but less than a year)
/ -  Immigrants
-  Refugees
-  Nomadic peoples
-  Diplomats
-  Members of Armed Forces
Rec, Bus, etc.
/ Professional
Crews of ships, aircraft, etc. who are not residents / Rec
- Culture
- Sports
- Cottage
- Parks
- Resorts / Business
- Meetings
- Conventions
- Scientific expeditions / Other
- Medical Treatment
- Family or social
- Study
- In transit

EXERCISES: Using your textbook.

-  Page 7, #8 on a separate sheet of paper.

-  Complete the chart below using the information on page 7.

Types of Tourism
Business
Nature
Cultural
Social
Recreation
Active
Sports
Religious
Health
Adventure
Wilderness

TOURISM REVOLUTION

Year 2000

-  Everyday there were 1.8 million ______travelers

-  On average these people spent $1000/trip on ______.

-  Worldwide tourism receipts = ______

Tourism revolution is a recent phenomenon (Began around 1900’s). Why?

-  Time

-  Money

-  Need ______changes to make tourism available to larger populations

-  Labour laws such as ______– middle class

-  Today 80% of industrialized world’s pop. receives 3 weeks off

-  Improvements in infrastructure – ______

-  1920’s ______became a popular tourist destination

-  1930’s Canadians were traveling to Florida & South Carolina

Mass Tourism

-  Movement ______locations.

-  Whole ______towns, ______parks, tourism business districts have been developed to attract mass tourist

-  Example – ______

-  Late 1960s & 1970s people wanted to go on vacation without ______about all the details.

-  Creation of travel ______and ______vacations

Package Vacation – includes transportation, accommodations, meals, and entertainment.

EXERCISES

-  Complete the chart below using figure 1.11 on page 11.

-  Answer questions on page 12, #18 & 19 on a separate sheet of paper.

Travel Motivators
Relaxation & Recreation
Social & Family
Specialty Travel
Business & Work
Cultural
Adventure
Environment
Unit 1 – Understanding Travel & Tourism cont’d… / CGG3O

Working in Tourism

·  1 in 15 workers (123 million) worldwide were employed in tourism related jobs worldwide in 2000. – More today

·  Tourism in one of the 3 leading categories of international trade.

·  ______ – jobs that are generated by companies and government departments that deal directly with the traveling public.

o  Examples: Theme parks, agencies, airports, hotels, museums, guides, restaurants.

·  ______ – Jobs that support the direct employment sector.

o  Examples: Local farmers, suppliers, dry cleaning, printing companies

Travel Barriers

Cost / Outside of your ______
Time / Other ______limit time available.
Health / Poor health
Weather / Extreme weather conditions (i.e. Winter in the ______, and rainy seasons in the ______)
Family Stage / Parents with ______may not travel because of ______and ______, or they may avoid certain types of travel, such as ______rafting.
Lack of Interest / People have other interests or are not interested in travel.
Fear / ______or ______rates in certain places may discourage people from travelling.

Alternative tourism

·  ______of mass tourism

·  ______activities

·  Experience the local ______first-hand

·  Focuses on ______and during the off season

·  Ex. ______

Tourist Personalities

·  Tourist locations or destinations are dependent on the personalities and desires of the tourist. Tourist personalities can be classified across a spectrum.

Not very adventurous / Very adventurous
Psychocentric
- Stays close to home
- Mainstream areas
- Not a culture shock / Near psychocentric / Mid-centric / Near Allocentric / Allocentric
- Adventure
- Exotic destinations
- Far away
- Non-tourist area
- Cultural

·  What type of tourist personalities would attend these locations?

o  Canada’s Wonderland: ______

o  Australia: ______

o  Florida: ______

o  Europe, Carribean, Hawaii: ______

o  African safari, Antarctica: ______

Exercise. Which kind of tourist are you? – The Allocentric and Psychocentric Behaviour Scale. *Refer to separate handout.

Assignment
Question / Value (Marks)
Analyzing Trends - Pages 18-19
A / 4
B / 2
C / 4
E / 3
World Tourism Data – Page 21
32 / 1 mark each
33 / 2 marks each
34 / A (1 mark), B (2 marks), C (1 mark)
35 / 1 mark each
Total Marks: /25
Due Date: Friday, February 7, 2014