TOURISM GEOGRAPHY

REPORTED BY:

BEA JOY LORRAINE A. ARCENIO

II-9 BSE HISTORY

“the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their

usual environment for not more than one

consecutive year for leisure, business and

other purposes.”

WHAT IS TOURISM?

1941, Hunziker and Krapf

"the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non-residents, insofar as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not connected with any earning activity."

1976, Tourism Society of England"Tourism is the temporary,

short-term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during the stay at each destination. It includes movements for all purposes."

Tour  is derived from the latin, 'tornare' and the greek, 'tornos‘ MEANING CIRCLE.

William F. Theobald

WHAT IS TOURISMWHAT IS TOURISMGEOGRAPHY?GEOGRAPHY?

George Chabot

(1964)

Luciano Merlo(1969)

Reasons For Tourism

To attend a sporting event To visit friends To improve health For business trip To entertain To celebrate event To observe the economic status To educate

CLASSIFICATION ANDCLASSIFICATION ANDFORMS OF TOURISMFORMS OF TOURISM

According to According to DestinationDestination

According to the Characteristics

of Tourism System

According to Characteristic

of Tourist

ACCORDING TOACCORDING TODESTINATIONDESTINATION

Domestic

International

World Tourism Organization tourists as people "traveling

to and staying in places outside their usual environment”

ACCORDING TO CHARACTERISTICS OF

TOURIST

ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM

SYSTEMSYSTEM

AGRITOURISM

CULTURAL TOURISM

ECOTOURISM

POORISM

MEDICAL TOURISM

HERITAGE TOURISM

DISASTER TOURISM

AGRITOURISM

known as Agrotourism or Farm tourism

involves any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch.

Agritourisms enterprises include:

BAGUIO, IFUGAO

IMPACTSPUBLIC AWARENESS

ECONOMIC GROWTH

JOB OPPURTUNITIES

√√√

concerned with a country or region's culture,

Culture Geography

CULTURAL TOURISM

movement of persons to cultural attractions away from their normal place of residence, with the intention to gather new information and experiences to satisfy their cultural needs”

URBAN AREAS

MuseumsTheatres

BAHAY TSINOYMUSEUM

BRITISHBRITISHMUSEUMMUSEUM

RURAL AREAS

FestivalsRituals

IMPACTS Fastest-growing global tourism markers

Enhance Competitiveness and attractiveness

X Destroying the authentic identity of tribal communityX One size to All

Involving visiting fragile, pristine and undisturbed natural areas

ECOTOURISM

PURPOSE

3. TO BENEFIT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2. TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

1. TO EDUCATE THE TRAVELER

4. TO FOSTER RESPECT THE DIFFERENT CULTURES

Rex Honey 1999

The practice of low-impact, educational, ecologically, and culturally sensitive travel that benefits local

communities and not countries

Negative IMPACTS

MismanagementOver control of landLack of adequate sanitation facilitiesEnvironmental Degration

HERITAGE TOURISM

a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring.

Heritage Tourism includes cultural historic and natural resources

Focuses on certain historical events rather than preserving a balanced view of that historical period

“PLACE” based

CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING

TIME SPANSTRUCTURE QUALITYGEOGRAPHIC DIMENSIONARTISTIC AND CULTURAL VALUERECOGNITION FACTORDIVESITYAUTHORITY

IMPACTSEconomic growthSocial growth

X Land of indigenous people are destroyed

also known as Health Tourism

MEDICAL TOURISM

travel of people to another country for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that country.

TREATMENTSMedical SurgeonsDentalGenetic Disorder

IMPACT Latest medical treatment Economic growth

X infectious diseases

X Lack an adequate complaints policy

X Medical Malpractice

X More treatments for forein

SINGAPORESingapore's health care system sixth best in the world and the highest ranked system in Asia

THAILAND

Bangkok HospitalBangkok Hospital

Known as Slum Tourism

POORISM Involves visiting impoverished

areas in urban areas of developing countries

IMPACTSEmploymentEconomic GrowthPublic Awareness

X Exploitation

DHRAVI, INDIA

PHILIPPINES

Is the practice of traveling to areas that have recently experienced a natural or man-made disasters

DISASTER TOURISM

Curious to see the results of the disaster .

IMPACTSBoost to the local economyRaise awareness of incidents

X Exploitation of human misery

X Demears and humilities local residents

ALTERNATIVE TO DISASTER TOURISM

Charitable Groups

Local Organizations

1. Rebuild communities

2. Provide relocation services to local

residents

X RECREATIONAL TRAVEL

ASSISTING COMMUNITIES

Rank CountryUNWTO

Region[21]

International

tourist

arrivals

(2013)[22]

International

tourist

arrivals

(2012)[22]

Change

(2012 to

2013)

(%)

Change

(2011 to

2012)

(%)

1  France Europe 84.7 million 83.0 million  2.0  1.8

2  United States North America 69.8 million 66.7 million  4.7  6.3

3  Spain Europe 60.7 million 57.5 million  5.6  2.3

4  China Asia 55.7 million 57.7 million  3.5  0.3

5  Italy Europe 47.7 million 46.4 million  2.9  0.5

6  Turkey Europe 37.8 million 35.7 million  5.9  3.0

7  Germany Europe 31.5 million 30.4 million  3.7  7.3

8  United Kingdom Europe 31.2 million 29.3 million  6.4  0.1

9  Russia Europe 28.4 million 25.7 million  10.2  13.5

10  Thailand Asia 26.5 million 22.4 million  18.8  16.2

  World’s top 10Tourism Destinations (2013)((World Tourism World Tourism OrganizationOrganization)

Rank CountryUNWTO

Region[21]

International

tourism

receipts

(2013)[22]

International

tourism

receipts

(2012)[22]

Change

(2012 to

2013)

(%)

Change

(2011 to

2012)

(%)

1  United States North America $139.6 billion $126.2 billion  10.6  9.2

2  Spain Europe $60.4 billion $56.3 billion  7.4  6.3

3  France Europe $56.1 billion $53.6 billion  4.8  2.2

4  China Asia $51.7 billion $50.0 billion  3.3  3.2

—  Macau, China Asia $51.6 billion $43.7 billion  18.1  13.7

5  Italy Europe $43.9 billion $41.2 billion  6.6  4.2

6  Thailand Asia $42.1 billion $33.8 billion  24.4  24.4

7  Germany Europe $41.2 billion $38.1 billion  8.1  1.9

8  United Kingdom Europe $40.6 billion $36.2 billion  12.1  3.3

—  Hong Kong, China Asia $38.9 billion $33.1 billion  17.7  16.2

9  Australia Oceania $30.9 billion $31.7 billion  2.8  4.5

10  Turkey Europe $27.9 billion $25.3 billion  6.8  2.4

International tourism receipts (2013)World Tourism Organization

Rank CountryUNWTO

Region[21]

International

tourism

expenditure

(2013)[22]

International

tourism

expenditure

(2012)[22]

Market

Share

(%)

Change

(2012 to

2013)

(%)

1  China Asia $128.6 billion $102.0 billion 11.1  23.8

2  United States North America $86.2 billion $83.5 billion 7.4  3.3

3  Germany Europe $85.9 billion $81.3 billion 7.4  2.3

4  Russia Europe $53.5 billion $42.8 billion 4.6  28.9

5  United Kingdom Europe $52.6 billion $51.3 billion 4.5  3.5

6  France Europe $42.4 billion $39.1 billion 3.7  4.9

7  Canada North America $35.2 billion $35.0 billion 3.0  3.2

8  Australia Oceania $28.4 billion $28.0 billion 2.4  8.8

9  Italy Europe $27.0 billion $26.4 billion 2.3  1.0

10  Brazil South America $25.1 billion $22.2 billion 2.2  12.9

International tourism expenditures(2013)

World Tourism Organization