HTT 510 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sustainable Tourism, Sex Tourism, Cruelty To Animals

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTT 510
• Professor: Rachel Dodds

Document Summary

Week 1 growth of tourism and current trends. Tourism = one of the worlds largest and fastest growing industry. 10% of employment; largest employment group = f&b, and accommodation services. Approximately 30% of every tourism $ is contributed on tax revenues. Huge powerful influencer for destination choice and distributer. Reviews (expedia), book an experience, leave the next day. Technology and emarketing: ability to access information in different locations. Customer self-help and self-decision-making: far more educated now than we were before. Polarization of tourist tastes (comfort vs adventure): individual vs mass tourism; fastest growing is cruise tourism (interestingly enough), sand/sea tourism, sex tourism. Tourist"s shrinking world : we can go anywhere, if you think a destination is destroyed they will just go somewhere else. Destinations as fashion accessories : something to brag about; destinations are commoditized; cultures and livelihood are destroyed. Promotion of cultural exchange and peace: local exchange (cultural exchange); promotes safety and peace; wom.