Key Points on Tourism Topics 1.1, 1.2

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What is tourism best understood as?

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A complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that is best understood as a system.

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What does tourism involve?

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Flows of people, goods, and services between places.

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How is a tourist defined?

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A person who travels outside their usual environment for leisure or personal reasons.

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What are the two main categories of tourists?

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Domestic tourists (traveling within their country) and international tourists (traveling abroad).

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What are the three regions included in the tourism system?

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Traveler generating region, transit route region, and tourist destination region.

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What factors influence tourists' decisions to travel?

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A combination of push and pull factors from both generating and destination regions.

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What are push factors?

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Reasons that cause tourists to leave their origin country, such as stressful work environments or unpleasant living environments.

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What are pull factors?

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Reasons that attract tourists to a destination, such as places of scenic beauty or special events.

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How have international tourist arrivals changed from 1950 to 2030?

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Grown from 25 million in 1950 to a projected 1.8 billion in 2030.

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What are the categories for the growth of tourism?

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Motivation to travel, ability to travel, and mobility in travel.