Introduction to Tourism

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Introduction to Tourism
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What is leisure?

• Definition
• Freetime not spent in subsistence
  (work/school-related) or existence (biologically
  necessary) activities.
• Examples?

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What is recreation?

• Definition
• A planned leisure activity that is
• Voluntary
• Yields satisfaction
• Provides no monetary profit
• Examples?

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What is tourism?

• Definition
• The temporary movement of people to destinations
  away from their normal places of work and
  residence for leisure/recreational purposes.
• Examples?

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Interrelationships
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Definitions

• Attraction
• A specific site, building, structure, or event
  that can be seen, entered, or attended by
  visitors.
• Resource
• An asset or attribute associated with an entire
  community, region, area, or attraction.
• Services
• Intangible products and experiences offered by
  tourism and recreation providers.
• Destination
• The region or attraction to which visitors travel.

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Tourism vs. smoke stack industries

• Tourism Industry
• Product
• Markets travel to product
• Can have social, economic, environmental
  impacts
• Industry is extremely diverse
• Many decision makers

• Smoke stack Industry
• Product
• Products distributed to markets
• Can have social, economic, environmental
  impacts
• Industry is generally consistent
• Decisions made by management

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Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)

• Solitude vs. Crowded
• No facilities vs. Developed
• Human-powered vs. Mechanical

Primitive
Urban
Semi-Primitive Non-motor
Rural
Roaded Natural
Semi- Primitive Motorized
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Tourism Opportunity Spectrum (TOS)
Ecotourism
Urban/Mass tourism
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Tourism system

• Demand side of tourism
• Population
• Supply side of tourism
• Transportation
• Attractions resources
• Services
• Information (promotion interpretation)

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Tourism system
Demand
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TPA

• Tourism Promotion Agency
• Tourism organization at the international,
  national, state, regional, county, or local
  government level
• Incorporated tourism associations (NGOs)
• Example www.iloveny.state.ny.us

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Homework 1

• Locate a TPA on the internet
• Is the TPA a government entity or not-for-profit
  organization?
• Types of attractions and resources it promotes?
• Visitor groups it markets to?