Leisure & Tourism Revision 2

Leisure & Tourism Revision 1

English for Tourism 2 - Videocast 1 - Part 1/2

Types of tourism

              Tourism is basically travelling to another destination for the purposes of recreation, leisure, or business. A person who travels to a destination and stays outside of where they usually live for more than 24 hours but less than one year is recognized as a tourist by the World Tourism Organization. The type of tourism depends on the reason for travel. Travel can be to destinations that are domestic or international. Domestic tourism involves residents travelling only within their country. Inbound and Outbound tourism both describe types of international tourism. Inbound tourism involves non-residents travelling within a country. Outbound tourism, involves residents travelling within another country. There are also many other types of tourism that fall under a “niche” or specialty travel category. This category of travel has evolved in recent years, and describes the various reasons why people travel for recreation, business or leisure.

1.  How many different types of tourism can you name?
2. Now you know that there are great possibilities in the tourism industry, but that's not all.

• Do you know what is Alphatourism?

• How is a tourist called who visits tourist attractions only between dusk and dawn?

• What type of travelling can you choose if you want to travel and play hide-and-seek with your partner at the same time?

Geo 4 - Will Tourism Impact the People and Environment

Geo 2 - Why has Global Tourism Boomed

Geo 1 - Why people Travel

Geo 0 - What is Tourism

Part 1 : What is tourism?

What is tourism?

Introduction - What is Tourism? 

            Since the beginning of time humans have traveled. Food, water, safety or acquisition of resources (trade) were the early travel motivations. But the idea of travel for pleasure or exploration soon emerged. Travel has always depended upon technology to provide the means or mode of travel. The earliest travelers walked or rode domesticated animals. The invention of the wheel and the sail provided new modes of transportation. Each improvement in technology increased individuals' opportunities to travel. As roads were improved and governments stabilized, interest in travel increased for education, sightseeing, and religious purposes. One of the earliest travel guides was written by Pausanias, a Greek, which was a 10 volume Guide to Greece, for Roman tourists in 170 A.D..

             Tourism is a collection of activities, services and industries that delivers a travel experience, including transportation, accommodations, eating and drinking establishments, retail shops, entertainment businesses, activity facilities and other hospitality services provided for individuals or groups traveling away from home. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) claims that tourism is currently the worlds largest industry with annual revenues of over $3 trillion dollars. Tourism provides over six million jobs in the United States, making it the country's largest employer.

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