CHAPTER 5

• Travel


  Comprises all journeys from one place to another
• Tourism


  The temporary short-term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work, as well as their activities during their stay at these destinations
• All tourism should have some travel, but not all travel is tourism
• Comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for less than a year and whose main purpose of travel is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited
• Excluding the trips within the area of usual residence and frequent and regular trips between the domicile and the workplace and other community trips of a routine character
• Category of tourism

  • Domestic Tourism
  • International Tourism
• Factors that encourage / prohibit the development of tourism

  • Social factors
  • Political factors
  • Economic factors
  • Cultural and environmental factors
  • Technological factors
• Social factors


  The type of travel and tourism products and services radically change because of the demographic trends and social changes
• Political factors

  Political stability of a country is one major factor for the development of tourism. Policies implemented helps in the development like encouraging tourism activities such as investments in tourism infrastructures, openness in visa travel applications and favorable foreign tourism investments
• Economic factors


  People tend to spend more on traveling if they under a favorable economic environment although whether global economic environment is health or not, it will not affect people's intention of travelling to other countries
• Cultural and environmental factors

  Greater environmental awareness has affected travel and tourism development in the recent years. Green issues such as the development of eco-tourism, green hotels and conservation of heritage sites are becoming more and more important which becomes basis for sustainable tourism
• Technological factors

  Travel and tourism has always been an industry that has made extensive use of technological equipment. Computerized Reservation System (CRS), the use of sophisticated databases is very common for travel
• Travellers


  Any person who is taking a trip within or outside his/her own country of residence of the purpose of travel, means of transport used, even though he/she may be travelling on foot
• Tourist


  An overnight visitor; A person who travels to destinations outside his/her residence and working place, and stays for at least one night
• Tourist


  A person who travels to a place other than that of his/her usual environment for a period of at least 24 hours, for the purpose of leisure or business
• Types of Tourists

  • International Tourist
  • Domestic Tourist
• Excursionist


  A person who temporarily visits a destination and stays for less than 24 hours, for the purpose of leisure or business, but not for transit
• Types of Excursionists

  • International Excursionists
  • Domestic Excursionists
• Visitor


  Any person travelling to a place other than that of his/her usual environment for a period not exceeding twelve months and whose main purpose of visit is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the country visited
• Types of Visitors

  • International Visitor
  • Domestic Visitor