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Introduction:
What is tourism?
Visitor vs Tourist
Trends in Tourism
Impacts of tourism
Sustainable development
Tourism Industry
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS TOURISM?
What is tourism?
Travels
&
Travelers
Definition: Tourism
The practice of traveling for recreation
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, 2008
Definition: Tourism
Tourism is the temporary movement of people
to destinations outside their normal places of
work and residence, the activities undertaken
during their stay in those destinations, and the
facilities created to cater their need.
Mathieson & Wall (1982)
Tourism vs Travel
Tourism or travel is either used singly
or in combinations to describe the types of
concepts:
A. The movement of people
B. A sector of the economy or an industry
C. A broad system of interacting relationships of
people, their needs to travel outside their
communities, and services which respond to
these needs,
Tourism vs Travel
3 criteria used to characterize a trip as
belonging to tourism:
It involves a displacement outside the usual
environment
The type of purpose: the travel must occur for any
purpose different from being remunerated from within
the place visited: the previous limits, where tourism was
restricted to recreation (pleasure) and visiting family and
friend are now expanded to include vast array of
purposes
Duration: only a maximum duration is mentioned, not
minimal. Tourism displacement can be with or without
an overnight stay.
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International visitors?
A international visitors are defined as any persons
who visiting a country other than that in which they
have their usual place of residence for not
exceeding 12 months (1 year) and whose main
purpose of visit is other than following an
occupation remunerated from within the country
visited. Sub-divided into:1.
Domestic Visitors?
Domestic visitors are any persons, regardless of
nationality, resident of a country & who travel to a
place within the same country, for not more than
1 year & who purpose is other than following an
occupation remunerated from within the place
visited. Sub-divided to:1. Domestic tourists are domestic visitors staying at least
24 hrs, but not more than a year, in the place visited &
the purpose of whose trip can be classified:a. Pleasure, recreation, holiday, sport
b. Business, visiting friends & relatives, mission, meeting,
conference, health, studies, religion
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Tourists
The WTO defines:
Tourists as people traveling to and stay in
places outside their usual environment for not
more than one consecutive year for leisure,
business and other purpose.
Classification of tourists:
International vs domestic tourists
Inbound & outbound tourists
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SHOPPING
ENJOY
NATURAL BEAUTY
RELAX, ESCAPE
FROM STRESS
LEISURE &
RECREATION
VISIT FRIENDS
& FAMILY
LEARN ABOUT
FLORA & FAUNA
TOURISM
PURPOSE
EXPERIENCE
ADVENTURE
LEARN ABOUT
SOCIO-CULTURE
VISIT
HISTORICAL
ATTRACTIONS
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Purposes of Travel
Business
Primary activities
Conventions
Consultations
Inspection
Secondary activities
Dining out
Recreation
Shopping
Sight seeing
VFR
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Purposes of Travel
Visiting Friends or Relatives
Primary activities
Socialising
Dining in
Home entertainment
Secondary activities
Dining out
Physical recreation
Shopping
Sight-seeing
Urban entertainment
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Purposes of Travel
Other personal business
Primary activities
Shopping
Religious visit
Medical appointment
Secondary activities
Dining out
VFR
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Purposes of Travel
Pleasures
Primary activities
Recreation
Sight-seeing
Dining out
Secondary activities
VFR
Convention
Business
Shopping
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DIMENSIONS OF TOURISM
ATTRACTIONS
Natural Resources
Culture
Ethnicity
Entertainment
X-treme Tourism
FACILITIES
Lodging
Food & Beverage
Support Services
Infrastructure
Transportation
Time and Money
Hospitality
Hospitality
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Cultural
Infrastructure
Technology
Information
Governance
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Transportation
Accommodation
Food services
The attraction
The events
Adventure and Outdoor recreation
The entertainment
Tour operator
Travel agent
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Travel Attractions/Destinations
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ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR TOURISM
Time
Money
Mobility
Motivation
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TRENDS IN TOURISM
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Trends in Tourism
Global 2020
Arrivals: 1,560 Billion
Receipts: ~$2,000 Billion
Grown from 565M arrivals in 1995 to
843M in 2006, and forecast to rise to
1.6B by 2020 (Source: UNWTO)
Long-term growth forecast of 4.2% per
year to 2020
Source: UNWTO
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20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
-5%
-10%
-15%
Mar-10
Jan-10
Nov-09
Sep-09
Jul-09
May-09
Mar-09
Jan-09
Nov-08
Sep-08
Jul-08
May-08
Mar-08
Jan-08
-20%
Source: PATA
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Growth of Tourism???
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ECONOMIC/
WEALTH
GROWTH
LEISURE
ACCESSIBILITY
TECHNOLOGY
SALES &
MARKETING
TOURISM
DEMAND
DESTINATIONS/
ATTRACTIONS
SAFETY &
SECURITY
LEISURE
LIFE
STYLES
COMPETITION
LEVEL OF
EDUCATION
GOVT
POLICIES
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1: Accessibility
60%
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Manila
Bangkok
Phuket
HCMC
KLIA
Singapore
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2: Competiveness
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PRICING
20% - 70%
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PRODUCT
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3: Technology
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4: Sales &
Marketing
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GAP Year
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SPA
Experiential
Medical
Shopping
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5: Lifestyles
Leisure lifestyles as norm
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6: Economic/Wealth Growth
Increasing middle class
due globalization
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7: Supply of
Attractions/Destinations
Hong Kong
MACAU
Opening of more
Destinations/attractions
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8: Policies
Travel Friendly Policies
Laws on Immigration relaxing
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9: Safety/security
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Thank you
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