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• Types of restaurants


  • Family or commercial
  • Coffee shops
  • Cafeterias
  • Gourmet restaurant
  • Ethnic restaurant
  • Fast-food restaurant
  • Deli shops
  • Buffet restaurants
  • Transportation restaurants
• Family-style restaurants


  • Offer a wide menu of "meat and potato" selections
  • Price range appeals to an average family income
  • Serve beer and wine if they have a liquor license
  • Normally located near a residential area and a highway
  • Operating hours are usually from early evening to midnight
• Coffee shops


  • Characterized by a fast-food service
  • Décor is simple and prices are relatively low
  • Located in an office building or shopping mall
  • Rent is high
  • Operating hours are from early morning to early evening
  • Staff are often minimally trained
• Cafeterias


  • Located in shopping centers and office buildings
  • Self service, limited menus of soups, entrees, desserts & beverages
  • Require large preparation area, staff minimally trained
  • Beer and wine may be offered
  • Fast service is necessary
  • Operating hours will depend on the location
• Gourmet restaurants


  • Higher initial investment than other restaurants
  • Require an expensive ambiance and décor
  • Cater to those who want a higher standard and are willing to pay the price
  • Menu and wines are carefully planned and the staff are highly trained
  • Evening period is the main emphasis
• Ethnic restaurants


  • Feature the food of a specific region or country
  • Can be Chinese or classical French cuisine
  • Décor usually has an ethnic motif
• Fast-food restaurants


  • Have increased in the past 20 years as people have become more mobile
  • Franchising is common
  • Limited menu with low prices
  • Operate for long hours and generally for seven days a week
• Deli shops


  • Provide delicatessen food service, combining traditional delicatessen cold meats and cheese with takeout sandwiches, salads, and similar items
  • Capital investment is low
  • Have low labor costs because only one or two owners and employees are involved
• Buffet restaurants


  • Established on a completely self-serve basis
  • An "all you can eat" hot and cold food for one price
• Transportation restaurants


  • Natural link between transportation and food service
  • Generally found along auto and bus transportation routes
• Food cost percentage


  Used to measure a restaurant's marketing success. Calculated by dividing the cost of food by the sales for that same period and then multiplying it by 100
• Average guest check


  Another profitability measure used in restaurants, representing the average spending per guest
• Break-even point


  1. Fixed costs / Contribution margin

  2. Fixed costs are those that remain the same regardless of volume

  3. Contribution margin is average check less variable costs
• Recreation


  The process of giving new life to something, of restoring something
• Leisure


  The productive, creative, or contemplative use of free time
• Types of organized recreation

  • Government recreation agency
  • Voluntary non-profit organization
  • Private membership organization
  • Commercial recreation enterprises
  • Employee recreation program
  • Armed forces recreation
  • Campus recreation
  • Therapeutic recreation services
• Theme parks


  • Concentrate on one dominant theme which may be historical, cultural, or geographical
  • Create an atmosphere in which the visitor is likely to experience fantasy, glamour, escapism, prestige, and excitement
• Water parks


  • Specialized type of theme park
  • Feature wave pools, slides, chutes, shows, and other forms of water-based play and entertainment
• Fun centers


  • Developed in heavily populated metropolitan areas
  • Range from children's play, gymnastics, to family party centers, video game arcades, and big restaurants with game areas
• Sports tourism


  The purpose is to participate directly in a form of sport or attend sports events as a spectator
• The evolution of tourism depended on the existence and development of attractions
• Classification of attractions


  • Historic houses
  • Museums and galleries
  • Wildlife attractions
  • Castles
  • Botanical gardens
  • Steam railways
  • Visitor centers
  • Country parks
  • Leisure parks
• Physical environment of attractions

  • Natural environments such as forests, mountains and national parks
  • Built environments not originally designed for visitors but adapted due to increasing popularity
  • Indoor or outdoor environments
• Ownership of attractions


  Owned and managed by organizations, trusts, and individuals working in the public, private, and not-for-profit-sectors
• Admission policy of attractions


  Some charge admission fees while others are free to the public
• Appeal of attractions


  May appeal to a local market, regionally, nationally, or internationally. Domestic tourists usually dominate the market
• Size and capacity of attractions

  Differ in land coverage. Some are housed in small buildings while others occupy several hectares. Designed for mass tourists are able to receive a large number of visitors
• Composition of attractions


  Located in or around a specific point such as a capital city. Some follow a line or route. Events may be found in one venue or occur in a variety of locations as part of a festival
• Environmental impact of attractions

  Caused by visitors raise a number of issues for managers of natural, built, and event attractions
• Destination planning


  Attractions function more effectively when they are clustered together
• Renewal and innovation


  Principal concept in tourism business
• Areas affecting the future of tourist attractions

  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Product development
  • Interpretation and communication
• Revenue generation for attractions

  Other than ticket sales, attractions can generate revenue through several means. Efficient management is necessary for success
• Marketing of attractions


  Significant in the success of attractions. Includes promotion, advertising, pricing, products, and distribution channels
• Product development for attractions


  A process in which managers engage in innovations that tend to develop new concepts and use new technology
• Significant brand themes in interpretation and communication

  • The role of technology known as "high tech"
  • The role of personal interaction known as "high touch"
• Airport name

  ICAO +

  IATA +

  Bacolod-Silay Airport

  RPVB

  BCD

  Bancasi (Butuan) Airport

  RPME

  BXU

  Cotabato Airport

  RPMC

  СВО

  Dipolog Airport

  RPMG

  DPL

  Sibulan (Dumaguete) Airport

  RPVD

  DGT

  Laguindingan Airport

  RPMY

  CGY

  Legazpi Airport

  RPLP

  LGP

  Naga (Pili) Airport

  RPUN

  WNP

  Pagadian Airport

  RPMP

  PAG

  Roxas Airport

  RPVR

  RXS

  San Jose Airport

  RPUH

  SJI

  Daniel Z. Romualdez (Tacloban) Airport

  RPVA

  TAC

  Tuguegarao Airport

  RPUT

  TUG