REC280 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Walt Disney World, Hugues De Payens, Marketing Plan

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: REC280
• Professor: Stephen Smith

Document Summary

Tourism referred to as an industry or a sector that is a part or division of a national economy. Tourism products are integrally connected one product does not flourish by itself but needs other, different components to help sell it. After the buchanan report was published, there was establishment of: ctc canadian tourism commission; Responsible for promoting all areas of the industry both at home and on a global basis: cthrc canadian tourism human resource council. Responsible for identifying and developing training standards and programs for. Tourism sector was identified as being made up of 8 interlocking sub-sectors: all areas and levels of the industry: transportation. Provides visitor with a way to get to a destination and to get around once the destination is reached (ex. Airlines, railroads, cruise lines, tour bus companies, and care rental companies) Skills developed in one area of transportation are easily transferred to another (ex. reservation agent, customer service agent, purser, etc: accommodations.