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What are the six characteristics of tourism products?

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
  • INCONSISTENCY. Probably, tourism industry products and services may be dissimilar. ...
  • INVESTMENT AND IMMOBILITY. ...
  • PEOPLE-ORIENTED. ...
  • INSEPARABILITY. ...
  • INTANGIBILITY. ...
  • INFLEXIBILITY. ...
  • VARIABILITY.




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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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Tourism Characteristics & Impacts
  • Perishability. An unsold plane seat. ...
  • Seasonality. This one is obvious on the surface: many places will see a drop in tourist numbers when the weather is poor. ...
  • Interdependence. Even an all-inclusive company or package tour relies on lots of outside organizations. ...
  • Heterogeneity.


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Table Of Contents
  • Attraction.
  • Activities.
  • Accessibility.
  • Accommodation.
  • Amenities.
  • Affordability.


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Characteristics of Tourism Product
  • 1 Characteristics of Tourism Product.
  • 2 Inflexibility.
  • 3 Inventory / Perishability.
  • 4 Inconsistency.
  • 5 Intangibility.
  • 6 Immovable.
  • 7 Other important characteristics of a tourism product.
  • 8 Authenticity.


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Characteristics of Tourism Product
  • Inflexibility.
  • Inventory / Perishability.
  • Inconsistency.
  • Intangibility.
  • Immovable.


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The Big Five was traditionally used as a hunting term to describe the five most dangerous animals in Africa to hunt. Their reputation has spilled over into the tourism industry and now elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino remain the most sought after species to see on the continent.

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A successful tourism product must meet three basic factors simultaneously: tourist attractions; facilities and services offered; and physical accessibility to them. Distribution strategies need to be adapted to the type of product marketed. Tourism products can be distributed intensively, exclusively or selectively.

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Tourism supply components are classified into five main categories:
  • Natural Resources.
  • Infrastructure.
  • Superstructure.
  • Transportation and transportation equipment.
  • Hospitality resources.


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One of the characteristics of tourism products is that it cannot be touched. Tourism products are intangible so after using the product there is no physical proof that one has used it. For example, a tourist books a hotel and sleeps in his room for four days.

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What are the ten major unique features of tourism products?
  • Psychological. A large component of tourism product is the satisfaction the consumer derives from its use. ...
  • Composite Nature. ...
  • Unstable Demand. ...
  • Fixed supply in the short run. ...
  • Absence of ownership. ...
  • Heterogeneous. ...
  • Risky. ...
  • Marketable.


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Man-made tourism products include: a) Culture (sites and areas of archaeological interest, historical buildings and monuments, places of historical significance, museums and art galleries, political and educational institutions, religious institutions); b) Traditions (pilgrimages, fairs and festivals, arts and ...

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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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