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MODULE 1: Tourism Definitions and Motivations Flashcards

1. Identify the differences between the tourism and the hospitality industry 2. Describe the various tourism definitions such as international and domestic tourism; and categories of tourist i.e. VFR’s, excursionists etc. 3. Explain tourists motivations for travel 4. Describe the “Pull and Push Factor Theory” 5. Describe the St. Lucian Tourism Product

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What are the 4 factors to be defined as a tourist?

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  1. Must leave your home/residence
  2. Must be there for more than 24 hours.
  3. Should be there for less than 1 consecutive year.
  4. Should NOT be earning an income.
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Define a tourist:

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People who travel to places outside their usual environment for more than 24 hours but less than a year for leisure/business/other purposes outside of earning an income.

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What are the types of tourists?

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International, Regional and Domestic

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Who/What is an international tourist?

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Someone visiting a country other than their own for more than 24 hours but less than a year.

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What’s an example of an international tourist?

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Travelling from Saint Lucia to England.

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Who/What is a regional tourist?

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Someone visiting a country other than their own but within a defined geographical region.

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What’s an example of a regional tourist?

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Travelling from Dominica to Antigua

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Who/What is a domestic tourist?

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Someone residing in a country, irrespective of nationality, traveling to another place within the country for no less than 24 hours but no more than a year.

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What’s an example of a domestic tourist?

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Travelling from Castries to Soufriere

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Define a traveller:

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Someone who moves from one place to another.

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What are the types of travelers?

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Inbound and Outbound

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What is an inbound traveler?

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Travelers arriving in a country other than their own.

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What is an outbound traveler?

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Travelers leaving their own country to visit overseas.

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What are the 4 characteristics of an excursionist?

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  1. Must leave your home/ usual place of relevance.
  2. Must be there for less than 24 hours.
  3. Should be there for less than 1 consecutive year.
  4. Should NOT be earning an income.
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Define tourism:

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The activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year for leisure, business and other places.

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What are the characteristics of tourism?

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  1. Intangible
  2. Inseparable
  3. Heterogeneous
  4. Labour intensive
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Explain how tourism is intangible:

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Tourism can’t be touched, therefore, no transfer of ownership.

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Explain how tourism is inseparable:

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The product cannot be taken away and stored but only consumed then and there.

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Explain how tourism is heterogeneous:

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It ranges in standard and quality; no 2 experiences will be the same.

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Explain how tourism is labor-intensive:

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The tourism industry is built entirely on people; the interaction between customer and staff determines perceived product quality.

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What are the types tourism:

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Medical, adventure and eco-tourism

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What is adventure tourism?

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Exploration with a certain
degree of risk, and which
may require special skills
and physical exertion.

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What is Eco-Tourism?

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Travelling to relatively
undisturbed natural areas.

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What is Medical Tourism?

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Tourism that involves
traveling to receive
medical, dental or surgical
care.

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What is motivation in tourism?

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The reason why people wish to become a tourist; the reason why we travel.

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What are a few reasons why we may be motivated to travel?

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Holidays
Business
Religion
Visiting friends and relatives (VFR)
Sightseeing
Exhibitions

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What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

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Self-fulfillment, Psychological and Basic Needs.

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What falls under self-fulfillment needs?

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Self-actualization: achieving one’s full potential; travel on religious pilgrimages or cultural tours.

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What falls under basic needs?

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Safety needs: security; when traveling expect things
like clean beaches and a police/ security presence
Physiological needs: food, water, warmth, rest; travel to achieve very little and
will care only about the basics.

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What falls under psychological needs?

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Esteem needs: prestige and a feeling of accomplishment; will take interest in 5-star resorts and luxurious vacations.
Belongingness and Love needs: intimate relationships and friends

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What is the push and pull model?

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A model based on the distinction between push factors and pull factors.

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What are push factors?

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what “PUSH” you away from your
country

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What are pull factors?

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what “PULL” or attract you to another country, the pull will, in some cases, be the opposite of the push.

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