Characteristics of Tourism

Definition of Tourism

• People who visit places away from their home

• People who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than 24 hours, but not more than one consecutive year. This travel may be for leisure, business, visiting friends and relatives, and other purposes.

• People who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than 5 hours, but not more than one consecutive year.

• People who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than 5 days, but not more than one consecutive year. This travel may be for leisure, business, visiting friends and relatives, and other purposes.

More than how many international tourists in 2018 world wide?

• 1.4 million

• 10.4 million

• 1.4 billion

• 10.4 billion

Globally, travel and tourism directly contributed approximately how many US dollars to GDP?

• USD$2.9 billion

• USD$20.9 billion

• USD$20.9 trillion

• USD$2.9 trillion

Define pilgrimage

• A journey undertaken for a religious motive. Pilgrims more commonly seek a specific place that has been sanctified by association with a divinity or other holy personage.

• A journey undertaken for a personal motive. Pilgrims more commonly seek a specific place that has been sanctified by association with a divinity or other holy personage.

• A journey undertaken whereby the person wandered continuously with no fixed destination, seeking a specific place that has been sanctified as a pilgrimage site.

• A journey undertaken for a historic motive. Pilgrims more commonly seek a specific place outdoors that is significant in their personal history or heritage.

A famous pilgrimage destination for muslims is Mecca in Saudi Arabia. How many people on average each year prior to 2020 would take this pilgrimage?

• 107,000

• 1,700,000

• 7,000,000

• 7,100,000

When does the modern era of tourism begin?

• 1400

• 1600

• 1800

• 1900

One example of tourism from the modern era is...

• Travel to famous spas and other countries to learn about culture and the arts in those countries

• Travel to famous hotels within their own country to learn about history of the area.

• Travel to countries that spoke the same language as them only.

• Travel for work in other countries.

What event significantly changed the way tourism occurred in the Modern Era?

• The Industrial Revolution meant by the 1800s, the new middle class in many countries had the time and the money to enjoy itself. Traveling for leisure was no longer exclusively for the upper classes

• The invention of the air transport in the 1950s meant people could travel internationally for leisure. It was no longer exclusively for the upper classes.

• The Industrial Revolution created the steam engine used in trains and boats. This allowed people to travel for leisure.

• The invention of the car in the 1920s meant people could travel internationally for leisure. It was no longer exclusively for the upper classes.

When did the 20th Century tourism boom occur?

• 1900 to 2000

• 1950 to 2000

• 1930 to 1970

• 1900 to 1950

Why was it called the 20th Century Tourism boom?

• People were given holidays rather than working seven days a week, which in turn saw more people travelling internationally.

• People could now travel internationally because of air travel.

• It saw the development of domestic tourism which was not recognised prior to the 20th Century.

• Tourism increase with more disposable income, air travel from 1950s and opening of interstate highways from 1950s