"tourism"
in American English (noun [ U ])
Tourist traveling with relation to business is known as a business tourist. Business tourism is part of the business world. During business tourism (traveling), individuals are still working and being paid, but are doing so away from both their workplace and home. Most of the cities feature conference centers that cater to the needs of business tourists. A proper example of a business tourist is a salesman, who makes trips to different places to attend trade shows, to display and promote his own products also.
• Religious Tourists
Religious tourists are the individuals who travel to sites of religious significance. The World is dotted with a number of religious locations like Hajj in Mecca, Jerusalem in Palestine, Varanasi in India, and the Vatican in Rome. During Easter, a huge conglomeration of Christian pilgrimage takes place in Zion City. Catholics, for example, go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land to experience the paths where Jesus walked.
• Cultural Tourists
These types of tourists travel to experience the essence of assorted cultures. Cultural tourists also prefer to witness the World Heritage Sites of the traveled country. Tourists may visit different landmarks of a particular country or they may simply opt to focus on just one area. They may also attend festivals and ceremonies in order to gain a better understanding of the people, their beliefs, and their practices.
us /ˈtʊrˌɪz·əm/
"tourism" in Business English (noun [ U ])
uk /ˈtʊərɪzəm/
“the
business of providing services such as transport, places to stay, or entertainment for people on holiday”
TOURISM
DEFINITION
Tourism is defined by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as
comprising ‘the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places
outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for
leisure, business and other purposes.” The UNWTO is the United Nations agency
responsible for the ‘promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally
accessible tourism.’
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice
of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining
tourists, and the business of operating tours. Tourism may be international, or
within the traveller's country. The World Tourism Organization
defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common
perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as
people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment
for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours,
business and other purposes".
Tourism
can be domestic or international, and international tourism has both incoming
and - outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments.
Why do people travel?
·
Business
trips and work incentives
·
Education
and cross-cultural exchanges
·
Medical
and healthcare
·
Leisure
and lifestyle, mainly shopping and entertainment
Types
and forms of tourism
Types of tourism
> according to time period
- short-term (up to 3 days)
- long-term (>7 days)
> according to way of organization
- organized (by travel agency)
- individual (families on their own)
> according to place of destination
- international tourism (prevails on Europe)
- domestic tourism (prevails in large countries – USA, Canada)
> according to direction of tourist flows
- incoming tourism
- outgoing tourism
Forms of tourism
= many forms of tourism classified by typical features of spending time
in the destination
Seaside tourism
- recreation by the sea, water sports (swimming, rowing, sailing, surfing, windsurfing)
Mountain tourism
- mountain hiking, climbing, biking
Sport tourism
- winter sports – skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing
- summer sports, extreme sports (rafting, paragliding, sky diving, etc.)
- sport events (world championships)
Cultural tourism
- historical sites, buildings and monuments
- places of historical events, e.g. battles (Waterloo), catastrophes (Pompeii)
Health tourism
- spas, fitness, relaxation, wellness
Rural tourism
· ecotourism
= besides relaxation people work in farms rearing animals, participating in
farming processes, i.e.
dairying, processing of vines, taking care of horses, etc.
Event and gastronomic
tourism
·
- music, theatre or beer festivals
- trying wines and meals of regions abroad
Shopping tourism
·
to go for shopping abroad due to lower
prices of goods, e.g. from SK to PL, CZ
Business tourism
·
international/national/regional/local
conferences, seminars, business trips, etc.
Types of Tourists Throughout The World
• Business TouristsTourist traveling with relation to business is known as a business tourist. Business tourism is part of the business world. During business tourism (traveling), individuals are still working and being paid, but are doing so away from both their workplace and home. Most of the cities feature conference centers that cater to the needs of business tourists. A proper example of a business tourist is a salesman, who makes trips to different places to attend trade shows, to display and promote his own products also.
• Religious Tourists
Religious tourists are the individuals who travel to sites of religious significance. The World is dotted with a number of religious locations like Hajj in Mecca, Jerusalem in Palestine, Varanasi in India, and the Vatican in Rome. During Easter, a huge conglomeration of Christian pilgrimage takes place in Zion City. Catholics, for example, go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land to experience the paths where Jesus walked.
• Cultural Tourists
These types of tourists travel to experience the essence of assorted cultures. Cultural tourists also prefer to witness the World Heritage Sites of the traveled country. Tourists may visit different landmarks of a particular country or they may simply opt to focus on just one area. They may also attend festivals and ceremonies in order to gain a better understanding of the people, their beliefs, and their practices.
- Adventure Tourists
Adventure tourists look
for some unusual or bizarre experience. They seek adventurous activities that
may be dangerous, such as rock climbing, river rafting, skydiving, shark cave
diving and bungee jumping. Tourists prefer to go for trekking to places like
Ladakh, Sikkim, and Himalaya. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are
popular for the skiing facilities they offer. Whitewater rafting is also
catching on in India and tourists flock to places such as Uttaranchal, Assam,
and Arunachal Pradesh for this adrenalin-packed activity.
- Health or Medical Tourist
The main focus of health
or medical tourists is improving one’s health, physical appearance or fitness,
which is only possible away from home. Some of these tourists avail medical
assistance in other countries, for they may be expensive in their own country.
Many health or medical tourists also make trips simply to stay for few days in
healthier climate. For instance, certain countries promote the expertise of
their doctors and surgeons in the field of cosmetic surgery and invite
foreigners to have their liposuction, facelift, nose lift and other forms of
cosmetic procedures to be done there. Medical tourism also incorporates aspects
of recreation tourism where the patient goes to a relaxing getaway to recover
from the procedure.
- Sport and Recreation Tourists
This type of tourists
travels to either participate in recreational sporting or just watch sports
events. Some of such popular sports events are the Soccer World Cup, Wimbledon
Tennis Championship, Comrades Marathon, and Fisher River Canoe Marathon or
signing up for leisure interests. As long as a sport (soccer, baseball, golf,
football, cricket, competitive knitting, etc.) is the primary reason for one’s
travels, it can be considered sports tourism.
- Leisure Tourists
To these people, travel
is about fun and excitement, about rest and relaxation, and about whatever they
want it to be about. These tourists want to rejuvenate and revitalize with
comfort while enjoying a break from the mundane routine of life. Leisure travel
is often characterized by staying in nice hotels or resorts, relaxing on
beaches or in a room, or going on guided tours and experiencing local tourist
attractions.
Types
of Accommodation
a)
A hotel
A hotel is an establishment
providing paid accommodation. Hotels used to offer basic accommodation in the
past, but nowadays they mostly provide rooms with modern facilities, en-suite
bathrooms, air-conditioning, a telephone, a TV set, an Internet connection; a
mini-bar including a small refrigerator with drinks and snacks; often there is
a facility for making hot drinks in the room (an electric kettle, cups, spoons,
instant coffee and tea bags, sugar, milk). Hotels usually have at least one
restaurant and a swimming pool and they provide childcare and conference
services. The quality of the hotel and its services is usually marked by stars
according to the five stars classification. There have been attempts at
unifying the classification system to become a reliable standard, but still
large differences exist in the quality of accommodation, food and service. Most
countries have an official body to set criteria for classifying hotels;
unfortunately, to some degree, the criteria differ from one country to another.
Generally, hotels without a restaurant are named »garni hotels«.
b) A motel
The word is an abbreviation
of motor –hotel and the concept
originates from the USA.
Motels differ from hotels in their location: they are mostly situated along highways. Usually they are in a shape of
connected rooms with their doors facing
the parking lot. Sometimes they
are a series of small cabins with a common
parking. They have small reception rooms and not much attention is paid to the interior of the buildings. Some
motels also have restaurants and dining
rooms or even swimming pools.
c) A youth hostel
This is a kind of cheap
accommodation for travellers. Guests can rent a bed or a bunk bed in a dormitory and share a
bathroom, a lounge and possibly a kitchen. Private
rooms are often available. Besides being cheaper, hostels are also less
formal than hotels. There is a
lot of opportunity to socialize. But they offer less privacy than hotels, there might be
disturbances caused by individual guests. Regardless
of their name the hostels are
no more intended for young travellers only.
Hostels mostly provide breakfast, some also offer other meals. Many have shops
where guests can buy food.
d) A campsite
A campsite is a place
used forever night stay
outdoors. The campsite can be: a)
an incidentally chosen place (where backpackers or hikers decide to stop and stay overnight), orb) an area equipped for camping, with
various facilities; it is usually called a
campground
e) An inn
An inn is an
establishment which offers travellers food, drink and lodging. Inns were first established in the Roman times when a lot of roads were
built. At the time inns were
also community gathering places. Nowadays, they have lost their leading role in tourism, as there are
numerous hotels, restaurants and pubs. Many
hotels or bars use the word »inn« in their
names (Holiday Inn). The difference among inns, pubs and taverns is
becoming less noticeable. In Europe inns
still provide lodgings, whereas the rest of the facilities stated above do not.
f) A guest house
A guest house is a private house converted into
a lodging facility for tourists. Bed
and breakfast are usually offered at guest houses, the owner and his family often live in another building in the
vicinity.
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