SA 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: World Tourism Organization
31 Mar 2016
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It begins by emphasizing the importance of the field, then proceeds to examine some definitions of tourism and tourists. These include official definitions recommended by bodies such as the united. Nations world tourism organization (unwto), as well as those adopted by academic researchers. It goes on to suggest that tourism does not qualify as an industry and should be regarded as an economic sector, then considers whether there is any validity or usefulness in distinguishing between tourists and. Travellers. it shows that tourism is a field of great interest to researchers in various disciplines, which attests to its growing importance. This section of the textbook also draws attention to some misleading emphases in the tourism research literature, e. g. , the emphasis on international tourism, third world tourism, and a west-centric, male-oriented perspective.
