Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Probably the most widely accepted defi nition of tourism
in use in the UK today is:
There are three main types of tourism:
Domestic tourism: when people take holidays,
short breaks and day trips in their own country, e.g. a
family from Newcastle enjoying a two-week holiday in
a farm guesthouse in Northern Ireland;
'Tourism is the temporary, short-term movement
of people to destinations outside the places where
they normally live and work, and activities during
their stay at these destinations; it includes movement
for all purposes, as well as day visits or excursions'
(Tourism Society 1976).
Inbound/incoming tourism: when people
enter a country from their own country of origin or
another country which is not their home, e.g. Monsieur
and Madame du Pont from Paris sampling the delights
of Glasgow as part of a driving tour of Scotland;
Weblink
Check out these websites for information
on the work of the World Tourism
Organisation and the Tourism Society.
www.world-tourism.org and
www.tourismsociety.org
Outbound tourism: when people travel away
from the country where they normally live, e.g. the
family from Newcastle deciding to give Northern
Ireland a miss this year and taking a week's holiday at
Disneyland Paris instead.
Both defi nitions clearly show that people we think of
as tourists are:
Activity 1.1
Away from where they normally live (although they
will be returning home);
Carry out a survey of the rest of your group to fi nd
out how many people took their last holiday abroad
(outbound tourism) and what proportion stayed in
the UK (domestic tourism). Draw a bar chart showing
the results you collected. Ask the members of your
group to tell you which components of the travel
and tourism sector they used on their last holiday,
naming specifi c companies.
On a visit that is temporary and short-term;
Engaged in activities which would normally be
associated with travel and tourism;
Not necessarily staying away from home overnight
- they may be on a day trip or excursion;
Not always away from home for holiday purposes
This activity is designed to provide evidence for P1.
- they could be on business or visiting friends and
relatives (VFR), but would still qualify as tourists.
Why do people travel?
Types of tourism
Contrary to popular belief, travel and tourism isn't just
about taking holidays! People travel for all sorts of
reasons and the sector is usually divided into leisure
tourism, business tourism and visiting friends and
relatives (known as VFR). Figure 1.1 shows the main
travel purposes under each of these categories.
It's very important to remember that tourism isn't just
about going abroad! A lot of people in Britain think
that travel and tourism is only concerned with taking
holidays overseas - this couldn't be further from the
truth. Research shows that British people take nearly
three times as many tourist trips within the UK compared
with visits abroad, although the majority of us do prefer
overseas destinations for our main holidays. Tourism
in the UK employs more than 2 million people and is
a major sector in places as far afi eld as Cornwall, the
Scottish Borders, Belfast, the Lake District, York and
Snowdonia.
As you can see from Figure 1.1, leisure tourism
includes many of the activities that most people think
of as 'tourism', such as taking holidays and short
breaks. Business tourism, including conferences,
business meetings and trade fairs, is an increasingly
important part of the travel and tourism sector since
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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