Destination Geography

Travel & Tourism - Standard 1 Objective 2 - Part 2

What are the local customs like?

ArchitectureEgypt

Life after deathExample: Tombs

Dark AgesProtection

Example: Castles/Fortress

Middle Ages Religion

Example: Cathedrals

LanguagesBilingual: the ability to speak two languages.There are anywhere between 3,000 and 6,500 languages.

World Religion•Judaism•Hinduism•Buddhism•Confucianism•Taoism•Shintoism•Christianity•Islam

Cultural Geography•Refers to a group’s total way of life,

including the systems of social meanings, values, and ways of relating that are handed down from generation to generation.▫Influences how people eat and how they

prepare, serve, and consume food.▫Architecture▫Dress▫Music/Art▫Literature

Folklore Folklore consists of the beliefs, customs, and traditions that people pass on from generation to generation.

Mealtimes in Different CountriesBreakfast: 6:00 – 11:00 amLunch: 11:00 am – 3:00 pmDinner: 5:00 pm to midnight

Something to Remember… When traveling in a foreign country travelers should always keep bottled water with them.

Where do I find information?

Guidebooks Brochures Guidebooks give travelers information about:

Where to stayWhere to eatWhere to shopBackground information

Sightseeing tips

Describes a destination’s attractions or a supplier’s offerings. Designed to sell a product.

Co-op Advertising Brochures published by tour operators and travel agencies in a combined effort to sell the travel product.

Lights, Action, Camera

Pictures are great travel motivators. TV and movie information falls into 2 groups:•Romantic Material• Practical Material

Government Tourist Office (GTO)

A state or province’s tourism promotion organization that gives detailed information about a country, state, or city

Example: Utah Travel Council

Familiarization Trips

Reduced-rate trips provided by a supplier’s marketing department to qualified travel professionals who need knowledge to sell the product effectively.

Trade Shows Provide opportunities for travel professionals to showcase their products.

What’s happening in travel?

Ethnocentrism

The attitude that a person’s own culture is the BEST and most natural!

Multiculturism Acknowledging the existence, contribution, and value of all the earth’s cultures and peoples

Outbound Sending people to other countries

InboundTourists coming into a country

Ecotourism Traveling to nature’s wonders and leaving them in their original state.

Recreation Travel Mountain Climbing Hiking Diving Kayaking Shopping Cooking Gambling Watching a sporting event Many More!