1 / 6

Tourism: Front and Center

Tourism: Front and Center. Chapter Thirteen. Organizations Supported by Tourism . Restaurants, hotels, motels, and resorts All facets of transportation, including rental cars, airlines, travel agents, and gasoline service stations National and state parks or recreation areas

robbin
Download Presentation

Tourism: Front and Center

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tourism:Front and Center Chapter Thirteen

  2. Organizations Supported by Tourism • Restaurants, hotels, motels, and resorts • All facets of transportation, including rental cars, airlines, travel agents, and gasoline service stations • National and state parks or recreation areas • Various private attractions • Organizations that support the above firms’ retail activities, including advertising companies, publications, transportation equipment manufacturers, and travel research and development agencies

  3. Reasons for Increasing Tourism • More leisure time • Rising family incomes • Population growth in the age groups most likely to travel for pleasure

  4. Top Three Reasons Why People Travel • To visit family and friends • For outdoor recreation, entertainment, and other pleasure-related activities • To attend business functions and conventions

  5. Arrivals and Departures in the United States (1990s) Total U.S. arrivals—up 8% Total U.S. departures—up 21% Over half of foreign arrivals are from Canada and Mexico Number of overseas visitors—more than doubled since 1988

  6. Trends in Air Travel • Fierce competition • Hub-and-spoke system • Point-to-point service • Deregulation • Discounted fares • Partnerships between airlines • Frequent-flyer programs

More Related