AICE Travel & Tourism Midterm Vocabulary

accessibility

ease of reaching or moving around a destination

accomodations

a place where people can stay; ex: hotel, bed&breakfast, hostel

all-inclusive resort

a destination or hotel that provides a wide range of products and services on one site. Customers of all-inclusive resorts often make one advance payment and pay little to nothing while staying at the resort.

ancillary services

extra support services for tourists; ex: tour guiding, car and cycle hire, currency exchange.

biodiversity

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

biometrics

digital information about a person's appearance that is used to establish their identity

built attraction

a building or monument that appeals to tourists, such as a museum or theme park

components

items that become part of the final product

conference

a large event where many people meet together sometimes for a few days to present or listen to talk and/or discuss travel industry business formally

convention

a large event where many people who do a similar job or have a similar business; Travel agents for example, meet each other to share ideas and information.

convention center

Large building designed specifically to hold large meetings, conventions, and trade shows.

cultural attractions

A site that appeals to tourists because of links with the past or present ways of life, or traditions of the local people. Ex: museums, art galleries, theaters, historic sites, ruins, buildings of special architectural interest

currency

Coins and paper bills used as money

customer demands

how willing and able a customer is to purchase particular products and services.

customer needs

the basic human requirements of a customer. EX: food, clothing, shelter, safety, a sense of belonging and self-esteem

customer service

meeting the needs and wants of customers by providing them with products and services

customer wants

customer preferences. EX: the type of hotel they want to stay in, the type of restaurant they want to visit.

destinations

areas that attract visitors.

domestic tourism

when tourists visit destinations in their home country. ex: visiting Miami when you live in Florida

dynamic packaging

making holiday or tour packages from components, such as flights, accommodation, car rental, all chosen by customers instead of providing customers with a prearranged package.

e-scooter

a type of sustainable, mass personal-use transport available for public use in many destinations. Users normally stand when riding e-scooters.

eco-lodges

small scale forms of accommodation that are environmentally sustainable, often found in rural destinations.

economic leakage

when money that was come into a country because of tourism then leaves (or, "leaks" from,) the country again. Ex: hotels in a destination may be owned by travel and tourism organizations that are based in other countries. Profits made by such hotels go to foreign-owned businesses. These profits are said to leak abroad because they leave the destination's country.

ecotourism

A form of tourism that supports the conservation and sustainable development of ecologically unique areas

event

time-limited happenings that appeal to tourists. Ex: festivals, carnivals, parades, travel trade exhibitions.

exhibition

an event at which businesses show/exhibit their products and services to customers and potential customers

horizontal integration

merging of travel and tourism businesses belonging to the same industry component.

inbound tourism

when tourists travel into a country. ex: someone from abroad visiting Mauritius.

incentive

rewards for excellent work performance

Independent tourism

is when the traveler arranges their trip by themself, organizes and books transport and accommodation from separate sources rather than purchasing them together as a part of an organized package

infastructure

the basic systems and services that support local people in tourists in an area. Transport infrastructure includes roads, rail, and bridges; other infrastructure elements include, for example, electricity and water supply, and waste disposal systems

intangibility

the fact that some things cannot be touched or held, as they do not have a physical presence (such as the experience of attending an event)

leisure tourism

Travel for pleasure and enjoyment. Leisure tourists visit a destination to see an attraction, take part in activities, and experience a break from their usual daily routines. Leisure tourists visit destinations during their free time for relaxation and fun.

long haul travel

a flight of more than six hours

mass rapid transit/MRT

a type of rail transport uses in some city destinations to transport large numbers of people quickly and often cheaply; ex. light rail, bus, tram, high-speed rail, monorail

mass tourism

when tourists travel to popular holiday destinations

MICE tourism

Meetings, incentive, conferences, event tourism; business tourism; business tourism (visiting destinations for work reasons)

multiplier effect

when tourists spend money in a destination, it creates not only immediate economic benefits but also additional rounds of spending that stimulate local businesses..

national/nature park

usually a large natural area that is protected by government rules to conserve the landscape and for leisure tourists to enjoy

nature reserve

a natural area that is protected to keep rare animals and plants safe from damage caused by people

opportunity cost

refers to the potential benefits or value you miss out on by choosing to spend your time and money on a particular trip, rather than using those resources on something else, like working, investing, or pursuing another leisure activity; essentially, it's the "next best alternative" you give up when you decide to travel.

outbound tourism

when tourists travel away from the country where they live. Ex: people from Mauritius traveling abroad

over-dependence

a situation where a region or economy relies excessively on tourism as its primary source of income, which can lead to negative consequences like economic instability, environmental damage, and social disruption due to fluctuations in tourist numbers, neglecting other potential economic sectors, and putting excessive strain on local infrastructure and resources.

packaged tourism

tourists travel and visits' components organized by a travel ana tourism business into one single packaged product

Perishability

the fact that some things cannot be store or sold after a certain time, for example, an airline ticket that can only be used at a certain time and on a certain date

pilgrimage

a visit to a place considered to be special in order to show respect

purpose built resort

a destination that is planned and built specifically for tourism. ex: Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL

reasonable tourism

traveling as a tourist while making conscious choices to minimize negative impacts on the environment and local communities

resort/resort town

a location visited mainly by leisure tourists, ex: Whistler Canada (ski resort town), Key West, FL

seasonal employment

Employment during a certain season, sometimes

with specific weather conditions. Businesses that primarily have more customers during specific periods hire seasonal employees for extra help during their busiest times.

seasonality

the way in which tourism demand fluctuates throughout a year

short haul travel

a flight of less than three hours

specialist/ special interest tourism

when tourists visit destinations because of a particular special interest such as painting or cooking

sports tourism

A form of tourism in which people travel to a city to attend a major sporting event.

sustainable travel and tourism

providing the maximum benefit to the local people and destination while minimizing the harmful impacts of tourism. 3 types of sustainable tourism: environmental, social, economic

environmental sustainability

our ability to sustain/conserve the environment into the future

social sustainability

our ability to sustain or conserve people's ways of life into the future. ex: allowing local people in a village to develop travel and tourism businesses so that local people can find work and continue living in the village.

economic sustainability

our ability to sustain or conserve destination economies and people's way of making a living into the future.

theme park

a major tourist attraction with many amusements and rides. ex: Universal Studios Orlando, Tokyo Disneyland, etc.

tour operators

Travel agency organizing and selling travel packages.

tourism

the commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest.

tourism-generating areas

places that tourists come from. ex: regions like Western Europe, where most tourists originate and travel to other places for vacations

tourism-receiving areas

areas that tourists visit; countries or regions where there are tourism destinations. ex: New York City, Miami, Orlando

trade event

a large event at which companies show and sell their products and try to increase their business

unpackaged tourism

when different elements of a trip are booked separately and provided by different providers

vertical integration

merging of travel and tourism businesses belonging to different industry components. ex: Disney merging with suppliers and producers to control all of their production of all different components of tourism

VFR tourism

Visiting friends and relatives tourism: when tourists travel to destinations to spend time with people they know.

visitor attraction

a place or event that appeals to tourists; it could be a built, cultural, or historic attractions, or an event.