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Components of the tourism and hospitality industry

Food and Beverage Services, Lodging Services, Recreational Services, Travel Related (Tourism) Services.

Food and Beverage Component

The public looks for food and beverage services everywhere - in hotels, motels, airlines, airports, cruise ships, trains, and shopping malls.

Lodging Component

Lodging involves providing overnight or even long-term services to guests. Lodging facilities such as inns, motor hotels, lodges, or motor inns are hotels and motels that use different names.

Parador

Old Spanish monastery or castle that was converted to a hotel.

Pension or pensione

A French or Italian home in which guests are provided with a room and board.

Chateau

A French castle or elegant country home used as a hotel.

Ryokan

A Japanese inn in which traditional customs are observed.

Hostel

A lodging facility in which inexpensive accommodations are provided to students and guests on a nonprofit basis.

Recreation and Entertainment Component

Entertainment originated from the traditional duties of a host to entertain his or her guests, offering different kinds of entertainment.

Travel and Tourism Component

Travel and Tourism are used together as an umbrella term to refer to businesses that provide primary services to travelers.

Transportation

The main purpose of transportation is to make it possible for people to go from one place to another.

Travel Agencies and Tour Operators

Travel agencies and tour operators are modern additions to the travel and tourism world.

Travel agent

One who SELLS travel services in a travel agency. Sells travel services that are assembled by others into 'packages.'

Tour operators

Wholesalers who make the necessary contacts with hotels, airlines, and other providers of travel services and devise packages which will appeal to retail buyers.

Tourism

Tourism is a multidimensional phenomenon; it is difficult to describe. SUM of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of nonresidents, insofar as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not connected to any earning activity.

Tourism Society in Britain

The TEMPORARY SHORT TERM MOVEMENT of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during their stay at these destinations.

Hospitality

Hospitality is derived from the Latin word 'Hospitare', which means 'to receive as a guest.' It implies that a host is prepared to meet a guest's basic requirements while the guest is away from home.

Visitor

Person visiting a country other than their usual residence for at least 24 hours.

Tourist

A person who VISITS A COUNTRY usually resides for a period of at least 24 hours. The purpose could be classified as leisure, business, family, mission or meeting.

Excursionist

Temporary visitor not staying less than 24 hours in the destination visited and not making an overnight stay.

Four Elements of Travel

Distance, Length of Stay at the Destination, Residence of the Traveler, Purpose of Travel.

Distance

Difference between local travel or traveling within a person's home community and nonlocal travel or traveling away from home.

A trip

Each time a person goes to a place at least 100 miles away from home and returns.

Length of Stay at the Destination

Tourists are temporary visitors who make at least one overnight stay, while excursionists are temporary visitors who do not stay overnight in the country that they visit.

Residence of the Traveler

The origin of the traveler is the third basic element of travel.

Purpose of Travel

It can be divided into seven: 1. Visiting friends and relatives; 2. Conventions, seminars, and meetings; 3. Business; 4. Outdoor recreation - hunting, fishing, boating, and camping; 5. Entertainment - sightseeing, theater, and sports; 6. Personal-family, medical, funeral, wedding; and 7. Others.

Package tour/inclusive tour

Arrangement in which transport and accommodation is bought by the tourist at an all-inclusive price.

Independent Inclusive Tour (IIT)

One in which the tourist travels to his or her destination individually.

Group Inclusive Tour (GIT)

He or she travels in the company of other tourists.

International Tourism

Movement of people across international boundaries.

Tourist Product

Combination of activities and services purchased by a tourist.

Tourist Destination

Geographical unit where tourists visit and stay.

Attractions

Factors drawing tourists to a destination, including site and event attractions.

Site Attraction

Is one in which the destination itself has appeal. May be a country, a geographical region such as the Alps, a city, or a resort such as Boracay.

Amenities

Facilities like accommodation, food, and entertainment at a tourist site.

Accessibility

Convenience of transport to a destination at a reasonable price.

Principal tourist services

Are supplied by passenger transport, which provides the means to reach the destination, as well as the movement at the destination.

Characteristics of Tourism and Hospitality

Not used up, includes labor-intensive, people-oriented, multi-dimensional aspects, seasonal, and dynamic.

Importance of Tourism and Hospitality

Contribution to the balance of payments, Dispersion of development, Effect on general economic development, Employment opportunities, Social benefits, Cultural enrichment, Educational significance, Vital force for peace.