What are the basic concepts and types of tourism?

There are three basic forms of tourism: domestic tourism, inbound tourism, and outbound tourism. Domestic tourism refers to activities of a visitor within their country of residence and outside of their home (e.g. a Brit visiting other parts of Britain).



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Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes.

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The factors that generate the tourist movements as well as the basic elements necessary for the development of tourism - resources, material and technical infrastructure, personnel and transport will be analyzed.

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A group of interrelated, interdependent and interacting three basic elements – tourists, geographical elements (traveller generating region, tourist destination region and transit route region) and tourism industry – that together form a single functional structure.

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  • Travel and Tourism. ...
  • Domestic Tourism – Taking Holidays and Trips in your own country. ...
  • Inbound Tourism – Visitors from overseas coming into the country. ...
  • Outbound Tourism –Travelling to a different country for a visit or a. ...
  • Different Types of Travel. ...
  • Leisure Travel - includes travel for holidays, cultural events, recreation.


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The three tourism categories
  • Domestic tourism. Domestic tourism is defined as traveling within your own country of residence, either for business or leisure purposes. ...
  • Inbound tourism. ...
  • Outbound tourism. ...
  • Business tourism. ...
  • Leisure tourism. ...
  • Shopping tourism. ...
  • Cultural tourism. ...
  • Sports tourism.


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Recreational Tourism
Perhaps the most common type of tourism is what most people associate with traveling. This is when people go to a place that is very different from their regular day-to-day life to relax and have fun.

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Tourism offers great opportunities for emerging economies and developing countries. It creates jobs, strengthens the local economy, contributes to local infrastructure development and can help to conserve the natural environment and cultural assets and traditions, and to reduce poverty and inequality.

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The short-term negative impacts of tourism on residents' health are related to the density of tourist's arrivals, the risk of disease transmission, road accidents, higher crime levels, as well as traffic congestion, crowding, and other stressful factors.

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The five vital components of tourism system are Attraction, Accessibility, Accommodation, Amenities and Activities. a) Attraction: Tourism activity starts with the attractions. At a place or destination there has to be some attraction only then people or tourists will visit that area.

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  • Exploration. In this first phase the destination receives few visitors, lured by natural attractions, such as pristine beaches; or by its culture, such as handicrafts or ethnic groups. ...
  • Involvement. ...
  • Development. ...
  • Consolidation. ...
  • Stagnation. ...
  • Decline or rejuvenation.


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Tourism puts enormous stress on local land use, and can lead to soil erosion, increased pollution, natural habitat loss, and more pressure on endangered species.

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Economic Impacts Tourism generates income for a variety of businesses and creates a wide range of employment opportunities. At the global scale, tourism is seen as one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries.

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The positive effects are that it increases income, helps to spread culture, and creates employment opportunities. On the other hand, there are the negative effects such as environmental damage due to overpopulation, increased crime rates, and loss of resources.

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Tourists can contribute significantly to land pollution because they generate a large amount of garbage and waste, the majority of which is non-biodegradable, resulting in a large number of landfills. All of these activities may have a significant impact on the region's environment.

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Reasons can involve work, family, health or medical treatment, social or economic needs. People who love to travel enjoy relaxation, new cultures, foreign food or incredible landscapes different to their normal surroundings.

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