Important terminology in tourism

Visitor

‘Any person visiting a country other than that in which he has his usual place of residence for any reason other than being interested in an occupation remunerated from within the country visited.

Types of Visitor

TouristExcursionist

Tourist

Tourist – Is a temporary visitor staying for a period of at least 24 hours in the country visited and the purpose of whose journey can be classified under one of the following heads:

Leisure (recreation, holiday, health, study, religion and sport)

Business, family, mission, meeting.

Tourist

In the sense of the word of the origin, tourist is a person who undertakes a circular trip.

Characteristics of a Tourist He takes up his journey of his own free will. He takes up the journey primarily in search of

enjoyment. The money spent on the visit is the money

derived from home, not money earned in the places of visit.

He finally returns to his original starting point.

Who are not tourist

Persons arriving with or without a contract to take up an occupation or engage in any business activity in that country.

Residents in a frontier zone and persons domiciled in one country and working in an adjoining country.

Students and young persons in boarding establishments of schools/colleges.

Travelers passing through a country without stopping, even if the journey takes more than 24 hours.

Excursionist

is a temporary visitor staying for a period of less than 24hours in the country visited (Including travelers on the cruises).

(Cruise Passenger- he is a visitor who arrives in the country aboard cruise ships and who does not spend a night in an accommodation establishment in the country)

Traveler

A traveler is "any person traveling between two or more countries or between two or more locations within his/her country of usual residence".

A visitor is a traveler but all travelers are not visitors.

Types of travelers

1. Domestic traveler.2. International traveler.

1. Domestic traveler: any person on trip within his or her own country of residence irrespective of the purpose of the travel and means of transport used, even though she/he may be traveling on foot.

2. International traveler: any person on trip outside his/her own country of residence irrespective of the purpose of the travel and means of transport used and even though he/she may be traveling on foot.

Same day visitor

A visitor who does not spend the night in the destination visited.

It can be classified under two categories. 1. International same-day visitor 2. Domestic same-day visitor

1. International same-day visitor: any visitor who does not spend the night in the country visited. The definition includes the following categories of the visitors.i) Cruise passengers: who arrives in a country on a cruise ship and return to the ship each night to sleep on board, even though the ship remains in port for several days. Also includes in tourism group are, by extension, owners or passengers of yacht and passengers on a group tourism accommodated in a train.ii) Crew members: who do not spend the night in the country of destination- tourism group also includes crew of warships on a country visit to a port in the country of destinations, who spend the night on board the ship and not at the destination.

2. Domestic same-day visitor: a visitor who does not spend the night in the place visited.

Tourism Product

A tourism product is the sum of the physical and psychological experience got by tourist during their traveling to the destination. It is the composite product, as the combination of different services like tourist attraction, transport, accommodation and of entertainment which provide tourist satisfaction.

Main components of Tourism Product

Attractions Cultural Entertainment OTHERS

Accessibility Accommodation

CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM PRODUCT

1) Intangible 2) Psychological3) Highly Perishable 4) Composite Product 5) Unstable Demand

Tourism destination

Tourist Destination – is a geographical unit which the tourist visits and where he stays. The success of a tourist destination depends upon the interrelationship of three basic factors: attractions, amenities or facilities andaccessibility.

Three Basic factors of Tourism DestinationAttractions

Site attraction Event attractions Natural attractions Man-made attractions

Amenities and facilities Accessibility

Tourism resources

Tourism resources may be a physical or cultural feature of a particular place that individual travelers or tourists perceive as capable of meeting one or more of their specific leisure-related needs.

Types of tourism resources Man made resources Natural resources.

Man made resources

Architectural building.MuseumsParks and gardensTheme and amusement park.Caves.

Natural resources

National Parks and Reserves Waterfalls, lakes, dams and other water

catchments areas Beaches Caves, rock formations Scenic lookouts, viewing areas, vistas

and areas of impressive natural beauty.

Recreation

Recreation is anything that is stimulating and rejuvenating for an individual.

Pleasure

Pleasure describes the broad class of mental states that humans and other animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or worth seeking. It includes more specific mental states such as happiness, entertainment, enjoyment, ecstasy, and euphoria.

Relaxation

Relaxation is the act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed and Refreshment of body or mind through any recreational activity. Tourism activities are also termed as the major relaxation activities. One of the most relaxing and luxurious types of holiday is a spa holiday