[REC 351] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (52 pages long)
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Study guide: tourism has gotten big in the last 50-60 years, 1 in 11 jobs are related to tourism. Introduction to tourism: tourism jobs grow faster than: automotive, financial services and health. 31. 6 million: all increased in tourism except for. Includes travel but not all travel is tourism: three factors that can be used when defining tourism, 1. Purpose of trip: ex: going to school is not a trip but going to see your grandma in a different city or state = trip, 2. Distance traveled: has to be out of your home environment, must be 60 miles (aka 100 kilometers) outside of your home environment, 3. Not all visitors are tourists: more ways to classify tourism, international tourism. Tourism because they get additional income with this because they are. D. i. n. k: destinations are characterized by, d. i. n. k. (double. Infrastructure: stages in the tourism experience", planning the trip, destinations, modes of travel, types of accommodation evaluated and selected.