[TMGT 1P91] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 16 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Brock University
• Department: Tourism Management
• Course: TMGT 1P91
• Professor: Dave Telfer

Document Summary

Continued growth of leisure society and the significance of travelling to see new societies. Complex changes within tourism and resulting impacts and management. Multiplier effects (trickle-down effects) of tourist spending into local economy. National destination canada (formerly ctc canadian tourism commission) Tourism partnership of niagara (regional tourism office) It affects people"s lives in many ways; for tourists it can give them lifelong memories, joy and fulfillment. For businesses and destinations, it provides income and employment. Tourism studies as an academic field also developed alongside with tourism. Many tourism texts to focus on specialist forms of tourist activity. Gives a strong understanding of the dimensions of tourism, the industries of which it is comprised, the issues that affect the success of tourism in destinations, and the management of tourism"s impacts on destination economies, environments and communities. Three main themes are the demand for tourism, the supply of tourism, and the impacts of tourism.