Seminars 1-5 Tourism System

Introduction to Tourism
Seminars 1-5 (2014-2015)
Made by: CS

, Seminars: The Tourism System

Introduction to Tourism

Seminar 1: Introduction

The Tourism System:
Leiper’s model




Definition of Tourism from UNWTO: The activities of persons travelling to and saying in
places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure,
business or other purposes.

Leisure  Recreation
 Holiday
Business  Meetings
 Conferences
Other  VFR: Visiting Friends and Relatives
 Religious pilgrimages
 Sport, health, …

Types of Tourism:




Tourism categories:

 International Tourism
o Inbound
o Outbound
 Domestic Tourism




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, Seminars: The Tourism System

Seminar 2: Destination




Trends and developments:

From To
 “Where do you want to go”  “ What do you need from a holiday”
 “ I was”  “ I did”
 Hardware:  Software:
o Geography o Experiences
o Features o Culture
o Icons o Stories
o Landmarks o Participation

What you need to be a successful tourist destination:

 There must be a blend of certain elements
 Attractions are the most important of these elements
 Adequate facilities, infrastructure, and transportation to make visitors comfortable and
safe.
 Hospitality on the part of local people helps ensure a satisfied customer who will want
to return.

1. Success:
 Competitiveness
 Attractiveness
 Sense of place
 Livability
 Performance
 Positioning
 Benchmarking

Competitiveness of a tourism destination is a function of the market segments
targeted and the product mix at the destination  destination mix



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