Travel and Tourism

--- Main types of tourism---

- Domestic – travel within country of residence
- Inbound – Traveling into a country
- Outbound – Traveling out of the country
- International – Traveling out of the country of residence
- Day trip – Trip lasting a day ( less than 24 hours )
- Short break - Four nights or less
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--- Main reasons why people travel---
- Leisure – When tourists travel for the purpose of enjoyment
- Business ( MICE ) – Tourists travel for the purpose of work, travel alone or with work colleagues
- VFR – when tourists travel for the purpose of visiting friends and family
- Special interest – When tourists travel for medical purposes or religious reasons, etc…

--- Sustainable tourism---

- Sustainability – Trying to protect the future environment and peoples way of life from harm, sustainable
tourism today protects the future environment and people way of life into the future
- Sustainable travel and tourism – Traveling to destinations that are sustainable
- Ecotourism and responsible tourism- types of sustainable tourism, Ecotourism is for those who would
want to visit the natural environment, ecotourism is responsible tourism because responsible tourism
involves behaving respectfully towards the environment and locals.

--- Characteristics of travel and tourism---

- Products – Good and services
- Services - An action on your behalf
- Intangible - Good that you cannot touch
- Perishable – Something that cannot be stored
- Seasonal – The way tourism fluctuates throughout the year
- Dynamic – Constantly changing
- Increasingly sustainable – Tourism organisations are making products more sustainable
- Resilient – Recovery after shocks ( eg. Pandemic )

--- Types of tourists---

- Business - Individuals
- Couples - Leisure
- Ecotourists - Responsible tourists
- Families - Special interest
- Groups - Specific needs
- Independent
--- Types of destination---
- Beach/coastal
- Island
- Resort
- Rural
- Urban