Concepts of Tourism
30 Aug 2019 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy
Different people undertands tourism from different aspects and they define tourism from their own perspectives. Some of the very common concepts of tourism are discussed below.
Tourism as a Social System
The approach tries to study tourism from a social perspective. Although tourism is an individual human experience, it is usually shared with other people. A tourist is a person from another culture who does not belong to the visiting society. They come in contact with local people and social institutions. The socialization process may be short, informal to intense interpersonal interaction. Friendship may be formed or conflicts may be created.
Tourism as Resource
Many communities, local governments, and even the central government prefer to define tourism as a resource. The most common saying is that ”a tourist brings money”. Their tourism management is related to revenue management. Local bodies and communities are interested in adding tourism to their system, because of its potential to bring money from other regions with minimal effort and environmental impact. Tourism can also be a positive force for the preservation of local sites, festivals, traditional skills, and cultural activities.
Tourism as a Business
This is the most popular approach among businessmen and people who work in the tourism industry. Under this approach is treated as business. According to this approach, tourism is related to improving business efficiency, marketing, and improving manpower.
Tourism as an Industry
This approach believes that tourism is not just several thousand businesses. It is an industry. It is a group of several related industries: transportation, accommodation, food service, attractions and events, and many retail activities.