Definition of Tourism

-sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the

travel and stay of non-residents, in so far as they do not
lead to permanent residence and are not connected to any
earning activity”.
-temporary short-term movement of people to destinations
outside the places where they normally live and work and
their activities during their stay at these destinations”.
Meaning of Tourist

- A toursit is a person who, visits a country other than that in

which he usually resides for a period of at least 24
hours.This was held to include persons traveling for
pleasure, domestic reasons or health, persons travelling to
meetings or on business and persons visiting a country on
a cruise vessel even if for less than 24 hours
Two classes of Visitors:

1. Tourists-Temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours,

whose purpose could be classified as:
a. leisure, such as recreation, holiday, health, study,
religion. or sport;
b. business;
c. family;
d. mission; and
e. meeting
2. Excursionists-Temporary visitors staing less than 24 hours in the
destination visited and not making an overnight stay, including
cruise travelers, but excluding travelers in transit.

Elements of Travel
1. Distance
2. Length of Stay
3. Residence of the Traveler
4. Purpose of Travel
Purpose of Travel:

1. visiting friends and relatives;

2. conventions, seminars, and meetings;
3. business;
4. outdoor recreation-hunting,fishing, boating, and camping;
5. entertainment-sightseeing, theater, sports;
6. personal-family, medical funeral, wedding; and
7. others
The Nature of a Tour

Domestic Tourism- refers to travel taken exclusively within

the national boundaries of the traveler's country.
International Tourism- involves the movement of people
across international boundaries.

Inclusive tour- is an arrangement in which transport and

accomodation is bought by the tourist at an all-inclusive
price and the price of the individual elements cannot be
determined by the purchaser himself.
Independent tour- is an arrangement in which the tourist
buys these facilities separately, either making resevations in
advance trough a travel agent or en route during his tour.

Independent inclusive tour(IIT)-is one in which the tourist

travels to his destination individually
Group inclusive tour(GIT)- he travels in the company of
other tourists.
The Tourist Product

Tourist product consists of what the tourist buys.In a wider

sense, the tourist product is a combination of what the
tourist does at the destination and the services he uses
during his stay.

Characteristics of a Tourist Product

1. Tourist product is a service.
2. It is largely psychological in its attraction.
3. It tends to vary in standard and quality over time
4. Supply of the product is fixed.

Tourist Destination
The Tourist Destination is a geographical unit where the
tourist visits and stays.It may be a village, a town, a city, a
district, a region, an island, a country, or a continent. The
success of a tourist destination depends upon the
interrelationship of three basic factors: attractions,
amenities or facilities, and accessibility.
Attractions may be site and event attractions.
Attractions may also be natural or man-made.

Amenities or facilities include accomodation, food, local

transport, communications, and entertainment at the site.

Accessibility means having regular and convenience of

transport in terms of time/distance to the destination from
the originating country at a reasonable price.