1 introduction to tourism
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o Content
o Assessment Schedule
o Mid Semester Exam – 20%
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Assignment – 20%o Examination – 60%
o To obtain a pass in this subject, student must
o Complete all assessment components and
o Obtain an aggregate of 50% in the subject
Tourism in Business(TRS 041)
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Tourism in Business(TRS 041)
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o Core Text
o The Business of Tourism, Holloway JO., 1994,
Pitman, UK.
o Regulations
o Plagiarism (APA referencing system)
o Attendance (80%)
o Late Assignment (5%)
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AN INTRODUCTION TO
TOURISM
TOPIC 1
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Why study tourism?
• The world is a book, and those who do not travelread only a page.
St. Augustine, 354 – 430AD
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Tourism business deals with the organisation of journeys away from home and the way in whichtourists are welcomed and catered for in thedestination countries.
• Those who give this service should work formaximizing of satisfaction in the touristexperience.
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Why study tourism? Contd.
• Formal study of tourism is a relatively recent
development.
• It has sometimes lacked professionalism
• Expansion of tourism in the 1960s and 70s.
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Why study tourism? Contd.
Budget, 2012
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Why study tourism? Contd.
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Defining tourism
• Tourist – a temporary visitors staying at least
24 hours, whose purpose could be categorized
as leisure (whether for recreation, health,
sport, holiday, study or religion) or business,
family, mission or meeting.
• Excursionists – a temporary visitors staying
less than 24 hours, including cruise travelersbut excluding travelers in transit.
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Towards an agreed definition
• Tourism is a temporary short term movement
of people to destinations outside the places
where they normally live and work, and
activities during their stay at these
destination; it includes movement for all
purposes, as well as day visits or excursions.
AIEST, 1981
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Towards an agreed definition
• Tourism comprises the activities of persons
travelling to and staying in places outside their
usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and
other purposes.WTO, 1992 – Endorsed by UN’s Statistical Commision, 1993
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Understanding this definition
• Visitors activity is concerned only with aspects
of life outside normal routines of work and
social commitments, and outside the location
of these routines.
• The activities necessitates travel and, in nearly
every case, some form of transport to the
destination.
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4 Characteristics of this definition
1. Not only overnight stays, but also day visits
2. Not only travel for leisure, but also travel for
other purpose such as business, religious,
etc.
3. All tourism include travel, all travel is not
tourism
4. All travel and tourism trips are temporary
movements.
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Motive for a trip
• Visiting to friends and relatives (VFR
travel)holiday
• Meetings, conference, etc
business
• Study, religious pilgrimages, sports,
health, etcother
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Modes of tour organization
• Independent
• Packaged – inclusive tour
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Varieties of destinations
• Natural
• Constructed
• Most of them are managed to some extent
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Varieties of destinations
• Seaside tourism – this will include seaside
resorts, natural beaches, boating holidays,
along coasts, etc
• Rural tourism – this will include the most
common category of lakes and mountains,
but also country side touring, etc
• Urban tourism – this will include visits to
cities and towns.
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Attraction, amenities and accessibility
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Attraction, amenities and accessibility
• Amenities are those essential
services that cater to the
needs of the tourist
• Amenity it self can be the
attraction
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Attractions should berelatively easy to reach
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