HTT 150 Final: HTT 150 EXAM NOTES

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTT 150
• Professor: Tom Griffin

Document Summary

It is arbitrary and works for its purpose, but does not capture the experiential side of tourism. Conceptual definitions of tourism: combining tour and ism suggests the action of movement around a circle. Identify the characteristics that distinguish tourists from travellers for other purposes, and specify purpose of visit and duration of stay. I(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1007)(cid:1011), league of (cid:374)atio(cid:374)s defi(cid:374)ed a(cid:374) i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al tourist as o(cid:374)e (cid:449)ho (cid:862)(cid:448)isits a (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tr(cid:455) other tha(cid:374) that i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h he ha(cid:271)ituall(cid:455) li(cid:448)es for a period of at least (cid:1006)(cid:1008) hours(cid:863) In 1945 the un endorsed this definition and added a maximum duration of six months (international tourism) The type of activity engaged in on the trip: to define forms of tourism the main type of activity engaged on the trip will describe that. Supply side definitions (technical supply definitions: holloway (1985, producers, suppliers of products and services consumed by tourists, complementarity- groups of producers that attract tourists.