Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
HOLIDAYS
• A short break to Milan
• A two-week family holiday to the Costa del Sol
• A trip to a theme park in Orlando
HEALTH AND FITNESS
• A walking tour of the Andes
• A cycling holiday in Spain
• A tennis holiday in the Algarve
SPORT
• A weekend break to the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa
• Visiting Barcelona to watch Newcastle play a match
• A short break to the UK swimming championships in Sheffi eld
EDUCATION
• A French student taking an English language course in London
• A weekend canoeing course in Wales
• A week at an Open University summer school in Reading
CULTURE AND RELIGION
• A pilgrimage to Lourdes in the Pyrenees
• A visit to Scotland to study Celtic music
• A weekend exploring churches in Cornwall
SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL
• A weekend refl exology course
• A group of friends visiting Spain for the fi rst time
• A week-long meditation course in the Lake District
Fig 1.2 - Examples of leisure tourism
BUSINESS MEETINGS
• A salesman attending a meeting in Brighton
• Two Manchester-based company directors going to their annual
general meeting in Belfast
• A Member of the European Parliament travelling to Brussels for
meetings with EU offi cials
EXHIBITIONS AND
• Travel agents visiting the World Travel Market in London
TRADE FAIRS
• A tourist board offi cer attending the British Travel Trade Fair in
Birmingham
• A plastics buyer travelling to a trade fair in Copenhagen
CONFERENCES AND
• Delegates attending a political party conference in Brighton
CONVENTIONS
• Double-glazing sales people travelling to their annual sales
convention in Bristol
• A group of lawyers attending a conference on EU law
INCENTIVE TRAVEL
• A weekend golfi ng break at the Belfry for an employee who
achieves top yearly sales for a company
• A free holiday to Paris for a designer completing an important
project on time for a client
• Two weeks in the Caribbean for an employee who clinches a
multi-million pound contract for a company
Fig 1.3 - Examples of business tourism
