Paris and the Eiffel Tower, world capital of tourism
The Eiffel Tower, a tourist symbol of Paris in France initially only linked to leisure (with the pejorative connotation of a journey made in a hurry) and health (trip to the sun to escape the bad weather), tourism includes now also all economic activities in which the person uses in an unusual move (transport, hotels, restaurants, etc.).
▶ It can be, for example a business trip (this is called "business tourism"), a religious pilgrimage ("worship tourism"), or seek care in a country other than where you reside when it comes to medical tourism. Practicing tourism also allows pausing in his schedule utility imposed by the need to earn a living time. Tourists are generally interested in culture or nature of the places he visits (eg. The beach).
▶ This has long been the preserve of the wealthy who could afford to travel as tourists to see remarkable buildings, works of art or taste other cuisines. Tourism has spawned an industry where the middle classes in Western countries (Europe and North America) could start traveling, lured by the advertising boom widely touted by radio or TV spots and commercials.
▶ This is a general improvement in living standards that allowed people to spend more time on leisure activities, including tourism, not to mention the considerable progress in transportation (marine, rail and especially air). Tourism is a large and versatile industry whose complexity is reflected in the terminology used to describe it. Although there are no standard definitions and accepted internationally for many of the terms currently in use, it is important to have at least a general understanding of their meaning.
Given the nature and extent of such a project, this section of the website will probably still under development for some time. You will find below a list of some terms and definitions of some of them. As we did research, other terms and definitions will be added.
➋ General Terms Tourism: activities of persons traveling to places outside their usual environment and staying in these places for less than one year consecutively for leisure, business or other purposes. (Definition established by the World Tourism Organization) Sustainable tourism: tourism actively fosters appreciation and stewardship of natural, cultural and historic resources and special places by local residents, the tourism industry, governments and visitors.
It is tourism that can be sustainable in the long term because it results in a net benefit for the social, economic and cultural development of the region in which it occurs environments.
▶ (Definition used by Parks Canada) Three general types of travel have been identified, according to the motivation, purpose or reason for the trip, as well as various sub-categories: Leisure travel / leisure - includes group travel and individual overseas travel business trip - includes conferences and meetings as well as staff travel incentive travel - includes visiting friends and relatives ecological Integrity: The condition that is determined to be characteristic of the natural region is part and likely to persist, including abiotic components and the composition and abundance of native species and biological communities, rates of change and supporting processes communities. (Definition in the Act on the Canada National Parks).
➌ tourist market segmentation:
Segments of the tourism market during the last decade or so, there has been fragmentation of the tourism industry in a growing number of different markets in order to help tourism operators to develop targeted products and consumers understand the products offered. These market segments have been labeled in different ways.
▶ Aboriginal Tourism: description of all tourist activities owned and operated by First Nations, Métis and Inuit.
▶ (Definition used by Team Canada - Aboriginal Tourism) Adventure Tourism Agricultural Tourism / Agri-Cultural Tourism Travel / Tourism focuses on the culture and heritage Ecotourism: sustainable tourism segment that offers experiences that enable visitors to experience natural lands while preserving their integrity and understanding through interpretation and education, the natural and cultural significance of the place.
➍ In addition, it promotes respect for the environment, reflects sustainable business practices, creates socio-economic benefits for communities and regions, and recognizes and respects the cultures, traditions and local and indigenous values.
▶ (Definition developed by the Association of Canadian tourism) Learning and Enrichment Travel: vacation means having authentic practice or interactive learning experiences on topics such as adventure, the agriculture, anthropology, archeology, art, culture, cuisine, education, forestry, gardening, oceanography, mining, nature, science, spirituality, sports, wine and wildlife, to name a few!
➎ These are the travel experiences that expand the mind and enrich the soul. (Definition used by Learning and Enrichment Travel Alliance) focusing on sports tourism Nature tourism Wellness Tourism: the sum of all the relationships and all the phenomena of traveling and living undertaken by people whose main motivation is to preserve or promote their health. They live in a specialized hotel that provides the appropriate professional expertise and personal care. They look for a comprehensive set of services including physical and / or packaging beauty care, healthy eating and / or diet, relaxation and / or meditation and mental activity and / or education.
▶ (Definition developed by the Research Institute for Leisure and Tourism, University of Bern, Switzerland) Tourism wine and food tourism, in which the ability to do experiments related to wine and / or cooking contributes significantly the reason to travel to a destination or plan a route located on the premises. ▶ (Definition used by the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation and the Wine Council of Ontario)
☞ Tourism Thermal Winter tourism marketing tourism to be considered ready for export, an organization must: be in business for at least one year and have an established history of safe and professional operation; provide net wholesale prices agreed to tour operators, travel wholesalers and retail travel agents.
➏ As a general guideline, the requirements are 15% of retail prices for activities and transportation and 20-30% of retail prices with regard to accommodation; provide detailed information on prices and programs to tour operators, travel wholesalers and travel agents at least one year in advance of the selling season, that is to say, in May 2004 for the season summer-fall 2005; communicate and accept reservations by phone, fax or email. Provide the same day, confirmation of reservation agreements; establish billing arrangements with the operator, agency or tour operator hospitality.
Accept vouchers customers like booking confirmation agreements; hold liability insurance adequate exploitation; provide support (free or at reduced rates) to the international media and familiarization trips; and hold all the appropriate operating license.
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