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THE SUMERIANS
- Invented money and wheels
- The greeks creation Olympic Games in 776 B.C led to the development
of another type of travel for entertainment
- They built horse stables every 6 miles, these specific sites can be used to
replace fatigued horses or get new hose to travel faster – Petrol stations
- One of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the 14th century was
St. Jame of Galicia
EARLY TRADERS
• establishment of Caravanserai along the silk road
• Caravanserai we're classified as "guest homes or roadsides inns" that were
built to accommodate visitors and traders for the night
MODERN PERIOD
•19th century
-the evolution of the hotel business
-hotel bigon serving food and beverage to the travelers
-sophisticated facilities that supplied superior rooms and dining areas to the
general public
-recreation of various hotel selling facilities
-The term restaurant was then used to refer to a hotel's dining room
• 20th century
- The development of hospitality culture among people presented a major
financial opportunity
- the rise of motels which are accommodation cities erected beside major
highways
- In the year 1980 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
announced the 27th day of September as World Tourism Day
• 21st century
- The integration of technological advancement into the hospitality industry
- engineering advancement enabled the construction of taller and more
technological hotels
MACRO VS MICRO
• MACROECONOMICS
- it refers to external forces that can affect an enterprise, sector, or industry.
- these include economic, political, socio cultural, and technological influences.
• MICROECONOMICS
- it refers to factors that an organization directly affect its operations
- these include looking into the consumer behavior of individual and organization.
TOURISM DEMAND
- it is defining are "the total number of persons who travel or wish to travel" to
use tourist facilities and services at places away from their places of work or
residence.
• demand substitution
• demand redirection
• demand generation
TOURISM SUPPLY
- it is consisting of the possible products and services to satisfy and exceed the
demand of travelers
COMPONENTS OF TOURISM SUPPLY
• direct providers
• support services
• The recent development organizations
TOURISM MULTIPLIER
- this simply refers to how many times a tourist money circulates through a
country's economy.
- leakage is the value of goods and services imported to service the needs of
tourism and hospitality
1. Growth theories
• theory of balance growth
• theory of unbalanced growth
2. Economic strategies
• foreign exchange
• import substitution
• economic development incentives
TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS
- it is described as an individual organization or community who has an interest
in the success of the industry
- demand side are classified based on origin
• domestic tourists
• international tourists
- supply side
• resource providers
• tourism operators
• Tourism managers
• infrastructure and supports services
TOURISM SECTORS
• accommodations
• attractions
• food and beverage services
• gaming and entertainment
• mice and special events
• transportation
• travel trade
• tourism support services