HTM 3484- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 61 pages long!)

• School: Virginia Tech
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 3484
• Professor: Lamereaux

Document Summary

China is the leader followed by the u. s. , germany, the u. k. , and france. 5 dimensions of travel: purpose, distance traveled, trip duration, homeland/residence of the traveler, mode of transportation. Canadian conference definition: the activities of visitors, persons traveling to and staying in place outside their usual environment, for up to 12 months for leisure, business, pilgrimage, etc: supply and demand. Imports and exports tourism is a major export, but is often neglected in the implementation of public policy: tourism satellite accounts (tsas) measure how dollars are flowing, tourism expenditures (before, during, and afterwards) Standard definitions are vital for accurate and consistent research. Statistics cannot be compared accurately, for there is a large variation in definitions. If a consistent definition was utilized, proper research and statistics could allow one to: assess varying impacts, assist in appropriate planning and development, determine visitor patterns, formulate marketing and promotion strategies, and.