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Travel & Tourism

Travel & Tourism. Why learn about tourism?. Tourism has continued to grow and diversify to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. ‎Modern tourism is closely linked to development . Tourism has become a key driver for socio-‎economic progress .‎

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Travel & Tourism

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  1. Travel & Tourism

  2. Why learn about tourism? • Tourism has continued to grow and diversify to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. • ‎Modern tourism is closely linked to development. • Tourism has become a key driver for socio-‎economic progress.‎ • Today, the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, ‎food products or automobiles. • Tourism has become one of the major players in ‎international commerce, and represents at the same time one of the main income ‎sources for many developing countries.

  3. Travel & Tourism • Why do people travel? • Why they go where they do? • What they do when they get there? • What impact do these activities have on tourists and locals?

  4. Goals for the course • Where do you want to go? Find out. • Develop a yearning for travel, and learn how to be a smart traveler. • Learn about other cultures and peoples. • Learn about the links between tourism and the development of countries.

  5. Reasons Why People Travel: • Turn to your partner and try to brainstorm at least 6 reasons

  6. Types of travellers Traveller Other Visitor Migrant Tourist Same day visitor Recreation/Leisure Social Education Health Religion Shopping Transit Other Business Recreation Business

  7. Who is a Visitor or a migrant? • VISITOR: a traveller taking a trip to any destination outside his/her usual environment for any purpose other than working for a local company. • They can be domestic (from the same country) or international. • MIGRANT: someone moving to a place to live

  8. Who falls under the “Other” category? • Border workers • Seasonal workers, other short-term workers • Diplomats • Armed forces • Frequent border crossers • Long-term students

  9. Types of visitors • TOURIST: Someone who visits one place for more than 24 hours (overnight), but less than one year. • SAME-DAY VISITORS: They visit for less than 24 hours, not technically a tourist. They may come for recreational or business purposes.

  10. Types of Tourist • Recreation/Leisure : just for fun and relaxation • Business: coming for a meeting or a convention or something else business-related • Social: coming to see friends or family • Education: on a field trip, or on exchange • Health: going to a clinic or to have surgery • Religion: going on a pilgrimage or on a mission • Shopping: self-explanatory! • Transit: on your way to somewhere else, on a layover • Sports: to watch or participate in a sporting event • Cultural: to experience the culture of a place, to go to a festival

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