Tourism and Culture Lecture Notes

Flashcards about Adventure Travel, Culture and Tourism

Adventure travel is

A form of travel in which the perception (and often the reality) of heightened risk creates a special appeal to certain segments of the travel market.

An Allocentric Tourist is a

Outgoing and self-confident tourist who wants to see the world and do new things.

Attractions are

Facilities developed especially to provide residents and visitors with entertainment, activity, learning socializing, and other forms of stimulation.

The Built Environment is

The components or activities within a tourism destination that have been created by humans.

A Carbon Footprint is

The effect that one’s actions and lifestyle have on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide emissions.

Culture is

The totality of socially transmitted behaviour patterns, arts, beliefs institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.

Events

Has proven to be most effective in creating interest in a destination (such as the Olympics)

Foreign Independent Travel (FIT) is

An individually designed tour by an individual family rather than a predesigned package tour.

Hub-and-Spoke is

A system that feeds connecting passengers into major gateway airports from short-haul or point-to-point downline routes.

An Incentive tour is

A tour arranged especially for employees or agents of a company as a reward for achievement, usually sales.

Inclusive Tour is

A travel plan with prearranged transportation and ground facilities sold for a total price

Mass Tourism is

The act of visiting a destination with large numbers of people at one time.

A Package tour is

A prepaid tour that includes transportation, lodging, and other elements sold at a fixed price.

A Psychocentric Tourist is

Non-adventurous tourists who tend to travel to developed areas and returns to the same vacation location often.

A Spa provides

A hotel or resort providing hot springs or baths and other health-enhancing facilities and services.

A supplier provides

Any form of transportation, accommodations, and other travel services used to fulfill the needs of travelers.

Tariffs are

The published fares, rates, charges, and/or related conditions of carriage of a carrier.

Timeshare is

Dividing the ownership and use of a lodging property among investors.

A Tour Operator is

A company that specializes in the planning and operation of prepaid, preplanned vacations.

A Tour Organizer is

An individual who organizes tours for special groups of people.

A Tour Package

Includes transportation, accommodations, and sightseeing.

Vouchers are

Documents issued by tour operators to be exchanged for accommodations, sightseeing, and other services.

Amount spent (the measure of demand) is

multiply visitor-days or visitor-nights by the average per-day or per-night expenditure

Delphi method is

A systematic survey of such (tourism) experts to reach a consensus

Trend analysis method uses

Historical demand data to give experts an idea what will happen in the future