Post on 31-Mar-2018
Fundamental
Tourism Concepts
MILAGROS Y. SAY
Tourism Research & Statistics Division
Office of Tourism Development Planning
Department of Tourism
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Objective:
To emphasize on Tourism
Concepts necessary in
the collection of tourism
data.
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What is TOURISM?
Who is the TOURIST?
What are tourism products?
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What is TOURISM?
• A social, cultural and economic phenomenon related to the movement of people to places outside their usual place of residence pleasure being the usual motivation.
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Defining Tourism
Demand-sided definitions focus:
the behavior of tourists and what they need
and seek
Supply-sided definitions focus:describe the product offered to tourists, what
the tourists experience
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Tourism’s Unique Features
• Not exactly an industry nor a group of industries
• A grouping or part of many industries
• Consumers come to the product, wherein location is part of the product
Is Travel synonymous to
Tourism?
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Travel
Tourism
International Domestic
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According to UNWTO
Travel – “the act of moving from one place toanother” (UN World Tourism Organization)
Tourism – “the activities of persons traveling to
and staying in places outside their usualenvironment for not more than one consecutiveyear for leisure, business and other purposes notrelated to the exercise of an activity remuneratedfrom within the place visited” (UN WorldTourism Organization)
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How do we distinguish tourism from
other forms of travel?
Is the nature of travel not routine and repetitive?
Is there any distinct temporary motivation for travel
other than employment and migration?
Is the travel undertaken in exercise of free will?
Does it create any demand on tourism
facilities, including collective or private
accommodation which are generally available for
short periods and not for permanent use?
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Essential Requirements for Tourism
Time - as the hours for leisure increase so does the opportunity
for travel. Changes in work days or hours, school calendars will affect how and when people can travel.
Money - the majority of travel requires discretionary income.
Discretionary income is money left over after all monetary obligations (food, rent and taxes) have been paid.
Mobility - is the access to transportation (car, bus, plane, train
or ship) and the hours required to get to their destination.
Motivation - is the reason people travel. Motivations may
include seeking novelty, education, meet new people, adventure or stress reduction.
Forms of Tourism
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Domestic Tourism – involving residents of the
given country traveling only within this country
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Inbound Tourism – involving non-residents
traveling in a given country
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Outbound Tourism – involving residents
traveling in another country
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Internal Tourism – comprises of domestic and
inbound tourism
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National tourism – comprises of domestic and
outbound tourism
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International tourism – consists of inbound and
outbound tourism
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Who is the TOURIST?
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Basic Tourism Units
Visitors(international or domestic)
Same-day visitors(international or domestic)
Other Travelers(international or domestic)
Tourists(international or
domestic)
Travelers(international or domestic)
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Visitors (international)
Same-day visitors (international)Tourists (international)
- any person who travels to a country other than that in which
s/he has his/her usual residence but outside his/her usual
environment for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose
main purpose of visit is other than the exercise of an activity
remunerated from within the country visited .
Basic Tourism Units
-a visitor who stays at
least one night in a
collective or private
accommodation in the
country visited
- a visitor who does not spend the night in a
collective or private accommodation in the
country visited; this definition includes cruise
passengers who arrive in a country on a cruise
ship and return to the ship each night to sleep on
board even though the ship remains in port for
several days; also included in this group are
owners or passengers of yachts and passengers on
a group tour accommodated in a train.
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• Holiday, Sightseeing, Shopping, Sports, Honeymoon, etc
Pleasure
• Client Meeting, Investment Opportunity, Consultancy, etc
Business
Visit Friends and Relatives
• Trade, Government, Expos, Sports Event, IT, etc
Meetings, Incentives, Convention, Exhibition (MICE)
Studies
Exchange Programs
Official Government Missions
Health and Wellness
Usual Purposes of Visitors
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Basic Domestic Tourism Units
Similar to the international
tourism, domestic tourism
also distinguishes the tourist
from the same-day visitor.
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Domestic Visitors
Domestic Same-day visitorsDomestic Tourists
- any person regardless of nationality, resident of the Philippines and who travels to
a place in the Philippines other than his usual place of environment for a period
not more than 365 days for any reason other than following an occupation
remunerated at the place visited. Minimum distance of travel covered is between
municipality and with purposes of trip as any of the following – pleasure
(holidays, culture, active sports, visit to relatives & friends other pleasure
purposes), professional (events, official mission, business), other purposes (short-
term studies, health, pilgrimage).
-stays at least one night
and not more than 365
days in a collective or
private accommodation
in a place visited.
-a domestic visitor who does not spend even a
night in a collective or private accommodation at
the place of visit.-More commonly referred to as “EXCURTIONIST”.
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What are tourism products?
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Tourism Products
Consist of “the elements of the
trip, consisting of what s/he does on the
way to his/her destination and when
staying there, comprise the elements of the
tourism product” (Burkhart, 1981).
Total Experience Concept
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The destination’s tourism productsmay consist of:
built and natural attractions
tours and packages
services for travelers (e.g. shopping,
restaurants, accommodations, medical)
activities
Thank you!
For further inquiries:
Email Address: mysay@tourism.gov.ph
Contact Number: (02) 523 7314