INTRO TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM E. Kristjansson Rideau High School

What is Travel? Travel: Movement from one place to another Tourism: Travel away from home for the purposes of fun and enjoyment.

What Types of Travelers are NOT considered tourists? Migrants: People who move their residence permanently or semi-permanently * Can you think of examples?* Same-Day Visitors: Travelers who stay in a place for less than 24 hours. * Can you think of examples of this?*

The Tourism Revolution The current phenomenon in which roughly 1.8 million people worldwide travelled outside their home country and spent a total of $700 Billion combined. This is a recent thing. Until the 1900s, only a select few ultra-rich people could afford the luxury of travel. Question – What enabled tourism to develop?

The Tourism Revolution Technological developments (trains, ships, airplanes, cars, etc) Changes in labour laws (more time off, better workers’ rights, paid vacation) Increased quality of life (people made more money and had more money to spend) A different ‘view on life’ (vacations became less about luxury and more about needing to get away)

Travel Motivators Travel Motivators

Travel Motivators: Economic Factors ALL About Money Has to do with ‘Discretionary Income” – how much extra money people have to spend When economy is good, more people travel and spend money, so tourism workers make more money When economy is bad, less people vacation, industry makes less money

Travel Motivators: Technological Factors Faster Methods of Transportation such as planes, trains, cars, boats, etc. More tourism facilities a country has, the more it will attract tourists Thanks to technology, more people are aware of what each destination has to offer, and destinations can promote themselves cheaper and more effectively

Travel Motivators: Demographic Factors Demography: The study of the characteristics of a population Of all citizens, those live in richer countries and who are older and have more DISCRETIONARY INCOME are more likely to travel Those from poorer countries or those without extra income are very unlikely to travel

Travel Motivators: Cultural Factors Ancient cultures of the world draw tourists naturally as they are historically interesting The older a country’s culture is, the more likely it is to be a tourist destination Most popular examples are Italy, Greece, Spain, Egypt, Mexico More Recently: China and Russia

Travel Barriers (p13) Take a few minutes to fill out the chart… Description Personal Example Cost Time Health Weather Family Stage Lack of interest Fear

Outside Factors Affecting Tourism Take a few minutes to fill out the chart… Factor Description Example Economic Technological Political Demographic Cultural

Mass Tourism Mass Tourism: Movement of large numbers of people to specific tourist locations.

Characteristics of Mass Tourism Large numbers of people Packaged deals Specialized resorts Commercial holiday companies

Alternative Tourism Alternative Tourism lets people personalize their activities and explore the local area and culture first hand Alternative Tourism is… Self-planned Personalized Low impact Done at non-peak times

Comparison Chart (p 17) Descriptions Mass Tourism Alternate Tourism Take a few minutes to fill it out! Descriptions Mass Tourism Alternate Tourism # of people/ size of group Type of itinerary Preparations required Physical requirements Cost Length of trips

Sustainable Tourism Sustainable Tourism: “tourism development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations of tourists” Sustainable Tourism… Protects the environment Respects and preserves local culture Provides for long term use Provides for long term economic development

Chapter Review Questions To make sure we have it all down, complete the following questions! Pg 6-7 (4,6,8) Pg 9 (10) Pg 10-11 (14) Point Form… Pg 13 (22,24) Pg 16 (26,27) Pg 17 (31) Pg 21 (33,35) Pg 22 (36,37)