What are the basic concepts of tourism?

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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These key elements are known as the 5 A's: Access, Accommodation, Attractions, Activities, and Amenities.

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Hospitality is a field that focuses on providing accommodations to visitors at hospitality-related industries, such as hotels, motels, restaurants, cruise ships, country clubs, casinos, and convention centers, while tourism is focused on providing quality attractions and events in order to entice tourists to come.

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Forms of tourism: There are three basic forms of tourism: domestic tourism, inbound tourism, and outbound tourism. These can be combined in various ways to derive the following additional forms of tourism: internal tourism, national tourism and international tourism.

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There are six major components of tourism, each with their own sub-components. These are: tourist boards, travel services, accommodation services, conferences and events, attractions and tourism services.

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There are 7 major components of Tourism Marketing: 7A's which are: Attraction, Accommodation, Accessibility, Amenities, Activities, Affinity, Actors, and Acts.

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These are pillars of tourism explained in details:
  • Accommodation. Accommodation is meant to ensure comfort and a place to rest and sleep when traveling. ...
  • Attractions. Attractions are what draw travelers in. ...
  • Adventure & Recreation. ...
  • Catering facilities. ...
  • Entertainment. ...
  • Events. ...
  • Transportation. ...
  • Travel agencies & Tourism Services.


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There are eight sectors of Tourism:
  • Accommodation.
  • Food & Beverage.
  • Adventure Tourism & Recreation.
  • Transportation.
  • Attractions & Retail.
  • Travel Trade.
  • Events & Conferences.
  • Tourism Services.


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Medlik and Middleton (1973) term tourism products as “a bundle of activities, services, and benefits that constitute the entire tourism experience.” This bundle consists of five components: destination attractions, destination facilities, accessibility, images, and price.

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Tourism impacts tourist destinations in both positive and negative ways, encompassing economic, political, socio-cultural, environmental, and psychological dimensions.

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The 12 aims of sustainability in tourism have been defined by the UNWTO as: economic viability, local prosperity, employment quality, social equity, visitor fulfillment, local control, community wellbeing, cultural richness, physical integrity, biological diversity, resource efficiency, and environmental purity.

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The preservation and economic growth of regional communities and protected areas are fundamental tenets of sustainable tourism. Education, readiness, and knowledge. Improving the tourist's attitude toward the environment. Minimizing the damage through better awareness and consideration of the impact he creates.

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Tourism forms identified by the literature as being “sustainable” are numerous: ecological tourism (ecotourism), green tourism, soft, rural tourism and agrotourism, community tourism, solidarity and responsible tourism, all these opposing to the traditional, mass tourism.

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Thomas Cook, (born November 22, 1808, Melbourne, Derbyshire, England—died July 18, 1892, Leicester, Leicestershire), English innovator of the conducted tour and founder of Thomas Cook and Son, a worldwide travel agency. Cook can be said to have invented modern tourism.

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The tourism plan should deal with the five key components of tourism:
  • Attractions.
  • Businesses.
  • Infrastructure.
  • Human Resources.
  • Promotion.


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For many years, however, the tourism industry was classified into eight sectors: accommodations, adventure and recreation, attractions, events and conferences, food and beverage, tourism services, transportation, and travel trade (Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture, 2013).

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