tourism terminologies

1. Important terminology in
tourism

2. 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.

3. Types of Visitor
Tourist
Excursionist

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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)

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. Main components of Tourism Product
Attractions
 Cultural
 Entertainment
 OTHERS
Accessibility
Accommodation

14. CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM
PRODUCT
1) Intangible
2) Psychological
3) Highly Perishable
4) Composite Product
5) Unstable Demand

15. 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 and
accessibility.

16. Three Basic factors of Tourism
Destination
Attractions
 Site attraction
 Event attractions
 Natural attractions
 Man-made attractions
Amenities and facilities
Accessibility

17. 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.

18. Man made resources
Architectural building.
Museums
Parks and gardens
Theme and amusement park.
Caves.

19. 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.

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

21. 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.

22. 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