October 28, 2012

Introduction And Meaning Of Tourism

Tourism industry has been agreed as a service industry. In tourism, service is anything which is provided to the traveler to travel, stay and involve in tourism activity.

Tourism is related to travelling and it is  a human character by nature..Travel has fascinated human beings throughout the ages.During the past  time travel was there but 'tourism' was not there. Because travel was not undertaken for the purpose of pleasure and their motive was not to seek holiday from the daily routine works. When people learned to differentiate between work and leisure then tourism started. When business agencies were developed to sale travel related services then tourism industry started.

Traveling is a human character but tourism is a new phenomena. Tourism is the most recent and important phenomena of the modern times.

Tourism is understood differently from different levels. Government tries to discuss the social and natural components of tourism. Businessmen view the tourism as an industry. They try to manage tourism product, production, distribution, promotion, pricing, customer relation etc. One may try to define tourism in fifty different ways but reality is that tourist must visit the destination and get involved in tourism activities. The visit and activities must generate economy at the place visited.
Tourism is related to broader economic and social issues including commodification  and globalization of culture hospitality, friendship, pleasure,and place and its attractions. Within this realm, tourism is regarded as experience industry where travel experience is sold as a commodity just like other household, recreation -oriented products.

     
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Therefore, tourism is related to travel, stay and involvement of the outsiders in tourism activities. Their travel and stay need to generate economy and economy is generated by service. For this there should be buying and selling process. Only tourism business are able to involve in motivating travelers to travel, organize travel formalities, and provide travel related services and they can sale tour.