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E KEY CONCEPTS E

accommodation
adventure and outdoor recreation
attractions
bene ts of tourism
built environment
climate physiography
costs of tourism
destination management
organization (DMO)
domestic tourism
economic impact
ecotourism
entertainment
evaluation
events

excursionist
expenditures
food services
host community
host government
inbound tourism
internal tourism
international tourism
marketing
monitoring
national tourism
operating sectors
outbound tourism
PDPCO
person-trip

same-day visitors
stewardship
tourism
tourism services
tourism philosophy
tourist
trade
tourist industry
transportation
travel trade
traveler
usual environment
visit
visitor

E INTERNET EXERCISES E

The Internet sites mentioned in this chapter plus some
selected additional sites are listed for your convenience on
the companion Web site for this topic,
www.wiley.com/college/goeldner .

ACTIVITY 2
Site Name: United States Travel Association
URL

: www.ustravel.org
Background Information:

USTA, the U.S. Travel Association,
is a nonpro t trade organization based in Washington,
D.C., that represents and speaks for the common interests
of the U.S. travel industry.

ACTIVITY 1
Site Name: World Travel and Tourism Council

URL: www.wttc.org

Background Information: The World Travel and Tourism

Council (WTTC) is the global business leaders

Exercises
1.

forum for
travel and tourism. Its members are chief executives from
all sectors of the travel and tourism industry, including
accommodations, catering, cruises, entertainment, rec-
reation, transportation, and travel-related services. Its
central goal is to work with governments to realize the
full economic impact of the world

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Visit the USTA site and find its mission and objectives.

2. Explore its economic research section and determine the

economic impact of travel and tourism in the United States.

s largest generator of
wealth and jobs, namely, travel and tourism.

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Exercise
1. Visit the WTTC site and identify the organization's
strategic priorities.

E QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION E

Identify and describe the four perspectives contained in
the de nition of tourism, in terms of your home
community.
2. Why do bodies such as the U.S. Travel Association need
speci c tourism de nitions? Why does a state or
country need them? A county? A city?

1. 3. What approach to tourism study does this course take?

Which approach interests you most?

4. What are the components of tourism?

5. How important are tourist attractions?