CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY

SELF INSTRUCTIONAL
MODULE
IN
MACRO PERSPECTIVE OF
TOURISM AND
HOSPITALITY
Miss Mary Grace S. Vigilia
 Unit 1
The Meaning and
Importance of Tourism and
Hospitality Industry

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Define Tourism and hospitality in different perspective.

2. Differentiate the tourism to hospitality
3. Understand the relationship of tourism and hospitality
4. Understand the various components and its elements of travel tourism
5. Explain the historical changes which have affected the growth and development of the
tourism and hospitality industry
6. Explain the characteristics of Tourism and Hospitality
7. Appreciate the importance of Tourism and Hospitality

Topic 1: The Relationship of Tourism and

Hospitality

INTRODUCTION

The Tourism and Hospitality Industry: a powerful driver of the economic engine of nations. The
important roles of tourism and hospitality as the main instrument in socioeconomic development
of any nation cannot be overstated.
Tourism and hospitality has become one of the world’s largest and fastest growing industries
and it is because of the several factors, such as rising levels of income, improvements in
transportation and the low cost airline services, easier access to destinations by tourists and the
diversification of the industry with new market niches.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this topic, students will be able to:

1. Understand the tourism and hospitality industry

2. Explain the relationship of tourism and hospitality.
3. Understand the various elements of travel used as criteria for defining tourists.
4. Differentiate tourists from excursionists.

Presentation of Contents

Definition of Tourism and Hospitality

The word Tourism is derived from the Hebrew word “torah” which means studying,
learning and searching.

Tourism is the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of
recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of
services. As such, tourism is a product of modern social arrangements, beginning in
Western Europe in the 17th century, although it has antecedents in classical antiquity.

According to Goeldner and Ritchie: Tourism is the processes, activities, outcomes

arising from relationships and interaction among tourists, tourism suppliers, and
surrounding environment that are involve in attracting and hosting of visitors.

Hospitality
The term is derived from the latin word “ hospitare” which means “to receive a guest”.

Hospitality it implies whereby a guest who is away from home is welcomed by a host where
basic necessities are provided such as food, beverages, and lodging.

Hospitality
An industry comprises business entity of food, beverages, lodging or a combination of these
businesses to travellers during stay in a destination.

The relationship between Tourism and Hospitality

  Tourism affect hospitality

 Hospitality affect tourism

Hospitality Tourism

Promote each other and interact with each other

Making contribution to the national economy and promoting the development

of the society

Hospitality Tourism

-Accommodation -Attractions
-Food and Beverage -Transportation
Services services
-Time share -Tour Operators
-Events/Entertainment -Tourism
Information Centers

 Hospitality and Tourism cannot be separated.

An area where has good hotel and restaurant resources can attract more tourists. People are
search for better accommodation and dining location so the hospitality should be regarded
seriously. Tourism developed area have higher demand for the hotel, more tourists’ needs, more
place to live and relax. These two industries not only can bring income to promote the national
economy, but also solve the problem of employment and with the development of the society,
human’s activities promote the development of many new industries. Hospitality and tourism are
two of these industries.
 Scenario: Relationship of Hospitality and Tourism

Hi! I am
Lalisa

Meet Lalisa!
Lalisa loves to travel. She has been to many different countries and has had many different experiences that she loves to
talk about. One day while out to lunch with a close friend, she began to tell her friend about her latest trip to Paris. She
talked about the food, the hotels, and all of the wonderful sightseeing she did. Not long into the conversation, it dawned
on her that all of her touristic travels are closely tied to the hospitality industry. You see, every time Lalisa travels, she
partakes in some sort of hospitality service. In this lesson, we'll look more closely at how these two areas are connected.
Before we look at the connection between hospitality and tourism, let's review exactly what the hospitality industry is.
Well, the hospitality industry is an industry that offers services to us that go beyond our basic needs and generally
require extra income to purchase. These services include things like accommodations and restaurants. So, every time
Lalisa stays in a hotel and grabs dinner at a nice restaurant, she is supporting the hospitality industry.
Now, let's take a look at what Tourism consists of. When Lalisa travels somewhere for pleasure, she is taking part in

Meaning of Tourists
In 1937, the League of Nations defined “tourist” as follows: “A tourist is a person who visits a
country other than that in which he or she usually resides for a period of at least 24 hours.” This
was held to include persons travelling for pleasure, domestic reasons or health, persons travelling
to meetings or on business, and persons visiting a country o a cruise vessel even if for less than
24 hours.
In 1963, a United Nations Conference on International Travel and Tourism recommended a new
definition of a “visitor” as “any person visiting a country other than that of earning money.” This
definition covers two classes of visitors:
 Tourists: Temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours, whose purpose could be
classified as:

a. Leisure, such as recreation, holiday, health, study, religion, or sport;

b. Business;
c. Family;
d. Mission; and
e. Meeting;

 Excursionists: Temporary visitors staying less than 24 hours in the destination visited
and not making an overnight stay.
Visitors are further classified into:
  International visitor: Refers to any person who travels to a country outside his/her usual
environment.
 Domestic visitor: Refers to any person who travels to a place other than that of his/her
usual environment but still within the country.
Elements of Travel
Four Basic elements have been used as criteria for defining travellers and/or tourists.
These are: Distance, length of stay at the destination, residence of the traveller, and purpose of
travel.
1. Distance

What must be considered under distance is the difference between local travel or
travelling within a person’s home community and non local travel or travelling away
from home. It excludes commuting to and from work and change in residence.

A measure that has been used to distinguish travel away from home is the distance
travelled on a trip.

2. Length of Stay at Destination

The second basic element of travel used as a criteria for defining travellers is the length of
stay at a destination. The definition of tourist and excursionist are proposed by the WTO
(World Tourism Organization) is largely teased on length of stay. Tourists are temporary
visitors who make at least one overnight stay while excursionists are temporary visitors
who do not stay overnight in the destination that they visit.

3. Residence of the Traveler

The residence or origin of the traveller is the third basic element of travel. For business
and research purposes, it is important to know where people live.

4. Purpose of Travel

The fourth basic element is the purpose of travel. It can be divided into seven:

a. Visiting friends and relatives;

b. Conventions, Seminars and Meetings;
c. Business;
d. Outdoor Recreation- Fishing, hiking and camping;
e. Entertainment-theatre and sports;
f. Personal-Family, medical and wedding
g. Others
The Nature of a Tour:
To analyze the nature of a tour systematically, it will be helpful to understand the difference
between domestic and international tourism, as well as independent and package tour.
Domestic Tourism: Travel taken exclusively within the national boundaries of the traveler’s
country. People find it easy to do so because there are no language, currency, nor documentation
barriers.
International Tourism: involves the movement of people across international boundaries. It is
more difficult to travel outside one’s country because the country visited has a different
language, currency, and documentation requirements, such as passports, visas, and other
conditions of entry to be met by tourists.
A package tour, sometimes called inclusive tour, is an arrangement in which transport and
accommodation is bought by the tourist at an all-inclusive price and the price of the individual
elements cannot be determined by the tourist. The tour operator who organizes the package tour
purchases transport and hotel accommodation in advance, usually obtaining these at a lower
price because he or she is buying them in bulk. He or she then sells the tours individually to
tourists direct or through travel agents. On the other hand, an independent tour is an arrangement
in which the tourist buys these facilities separately, either making reservations in advance
through a travel agent or en route during his or her tour.
Tourists purchasing package tours may do so on the basis of either individual or group travel. An
independent inclusive tour is one in which the tourist travels to his or her destination
individually, while in the group inclusive tour, he or she travels in the company of other tourists.
The abbreviations IIT and GIT are used for individual inclusive tour and group inclusive tour
respectively.

Activity
Direction: Site/Share a scenario that showcase the relationship of Hospitality and Tourism
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Assessment

Identification
Direction: Identify each of the items below if it is under Hospitality (H) or Tourism (T).
Write your answer on the space before the number.
_________1. La mesa Eco Park
_________2. Jollibee
_________3. Hiking
_________4. Camping
_________5. Boracay Night Club
_________6. Theatre
_________7. Carmelita hotel
_________8. KFC
_________9. Scuba Diving
_________10. Bungee Jumping

Reflection
Did the topic of this unit help you to widen your knowledge about hospitality and tourism
industry?
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