TMGT 2P26 Lecture Notes - Tourism Region, Visual Flight Rules, Theoretical Definition
13 Apr 2014
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Leisure continuum- connection between home leisure, recreation and tourism and where it occurs (no overnight stay=home based, staying >24hrs=domestic or international tourism) Tourism- 4 perspectives: tourist: seeks psychic or physical experiences, seeks satisfaction, determines destination and activities, businesses providing tourist goods/services: tourism is an opportunity to make money, Technical definitions: used to measure tourism: conceptualization of tourism: Movement of people to and their stay in, various destinations. (1) journey to the destination, (2) the stay and activities. Activities are different from those living/working in travelled area. Journey/stay is temporary and short-term (i. e. , days, weeks, months) Purpose other than permanent residence or employment: technical definition of tourism: Min. of 24 hours away from home/time at destination. When tourists are not classified as tourists (cruise-ship passengers, people in transit, excursionists- <24 hours stay) Outbound tourism: visits by residents to another country. Visits by residents within their own countries: domestic tourism: Internal tourism plus inbound tourism: national tourism:
