THC

• Components of the tourism and hospitality industry include food and beverage services, lodging services, recreation services, and travel-related services
• The food and beverage component:

  • Public looks for food and beverage services in hotels, motels, airlines, airports, cruise ships, trains, and shopping malls
  • Commercial restaurants, bars, kiosks, vending machines, supermarkets, food stalls, food carts, and food trucks offer food and beverage services
• The lodging component:

  • Involves providing overnight or long-term services to guests
  • Accommodates various customer preferences, from budget motels to luxury hotels and expensive resorts
  • Includes lodging establishments like Parador, Pensione, Chateau, Ryokan, and Hostel
• Recreation and entertainment component:

  • Originated from the traditional duties of a host to entertain guests
  • Offers various entertainment and recreational activities like hiking, golf, tennis, swimming, casino gambling, and concerts
• Travel and tourism component:

  • Refers to businesses providing primary services to travelers, including food and beverage, lodging, recreation, entertainment, transportation, travel agencies, and tour operators
• Transportation:

  • Main purpose is to enable people to travel from one place to another
  • Common means include automobiles, recreational vehicles, buses, trains, ships, and airplanes
• Travel agencies and tour operators:

  • Modern additions to the travel and tourism industry
  • Travel agent sells travel services in a travel agency
• Characteristics of tourism and hospitality:

  1. The product is not brought to the consumer; the consumer has to travel to the product to purchase

  2. The products of tourism and hospitality are not used up

  3. A labor-intensive industry

  4. People-oriented

  5. Multidimensional phenomenon

  6. Seasonal

  7. Dynamic
• Importance of tourism and hospitality:

  1. Contribution to the balance of payments

  2. Dispersion of development

  3. Effect on general economic development

  4. Employment opportunities

  5. Social benefits

  6. Cultural enrichment

  7. Educational significance

  8. Vital force of peace
• Elements of travel 1. Distance the difference between local travel or travelling within a person's home community and nonlocal travel or travelling away from home. 2. Length of Stay at the Destination the second basic element of travel used as criteria for defining travelers is the length of stay at a destination. 3. Residence of the Traveler - for business and research purposes, it is important to know where people live.
• The lodging component

  Lodging involves providing overnight or even long-term services to guests. For many people, lodging is place to sleep. For others, lodging facilities not only provide beds but also entertainment andrecreational facilities. Hence, the lodging industry component has began to accommodate several customer preferences- from budget motels to luxury hotels and expensive resorts
• In other countries, there are lodging establishments such as the: 1. Parador - an old Spanish monastery or castle that was converted to a hotel 2. Pensione - a French or Italian home in which guest are provided with room and board. 3. Chateau - a French castle or elegant country home used as hotel 4. Ryokan - a Japanese inn in which traditional customs are observed. 5. Hostel - lodging facility in which inexpensive accommodations are provided to students and guests on a non-profit basis.
• MODULE 2 The History of Tourism and Hospitality A. History of Tourism Industry B. History of the Hospitality Industry C. Pioneers in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry D. Origins of Tourism and Hospitality in the in the Philippines E. International Travel Patterns F. Factors that Favor the Growth of Tourism and Hospitality
• Early Tourism:

  • Travel and exploration are basic to human nature
  • The term "tourism" was only used in the 19th century
  • "Tourism" is derived from the Hebrew word torah, meaning studying, learning, or searching
• Tourism in Medieval Period:

  • Travel declined during this period
  • Travel became burdensome, dangerous, and demanding
  • No one travelled for pleasure during this time
• Tourism During the Renaissance and Elizabeth Eras:

  • Travel for education was introduced, largely by the British
  • Travel for education became popular in the 16th century
  • Young men sought intellectual improvement in the continent, while the sick sought remedies in "spas" or medicinal baths
  • The term "spa" is derived from the Walloon word espa meaning fountain
• Tourism During the Industrial Revolution:

  • The Industrial Revolution brought major changes in the scale and type of tourism development
  • It made travel desirable as a recreational activity
• Modern Tourism:

  • Tourism in the 19th Century:
  • Railway and steam power were two technological developments that had a great effect on the growth of tourism
  • Railway created more business and competition
  • Steam power provided the increased mobility needed by the tourism business
  • Tourism in the 20th Century:
  • Pleasure travel continued to expand at the beginning of the 20th century
  • Encouraged by increasing wealth, curiosity, outgoing attitudes of people, and the increasing ease of movement
• HISTORY OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY Early Tourism Travel and exploration are basic to human nature. Man has travelled since the earliest times although the term tourism was used only in the 19th century. "Tourism" is derived from the Hebrew word torah which means studying, learning, or searching.
• Tourism in Medieval Period During the medieval period, travel declined. Travel, derived from the word travail, became burdensome, dangerous, and demanding during this time. No one during this time travelled for pleasure.
• Tourism During the Renaissance and Elizabeth Eras A few renowned universities developed so that travel for education was introduced largely by the British. Travel for education became popular in the 16th century. As young men sought intellectual improvement in the continent, the sick sought a remedy for their illness in "spas" or medicinal baths. The term "spa" is derived from the Walloon word espa meaning fountain.
• Tourism During the Industrial Revolution The industrial Revolution brought about major changes in the scale and type of tourism development. It brought not only technological changes, but also essential social changes that made travel desirable as recreational activity.