Introduction to Tourism. Definitions Tourism Travel for the purposes of leisure or recreation Tourist Someone who travels to a place outside their usual.

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Introduction to Tourism

Definitions Tourism Travel for the purposes of leisure or recreation Tourist Someone who travels to a place outside their usual environment and stays there for less than one year

What Does It Take to Be a Tourist? Disposable Income Time Infrastructure

Where would you go and why?

History of Tourism “Holiday” Derived from the words “holy” and “day” “Pilgrimage” Travel to a sacred place Mecca Required in the Muslim faith Graceland Home of Elvis Presley

History Cont’d Why did people start traveling? See things Buildings, art, etc. Learn new languages Taste new food

Grand Tour Rich English men traveled Europe England – France – Switzerland – Italy – Germany – Holland What is the modern equivalent?

Backpacking! It’s a rite of passage! Source: Wikipedia (

Activity Pick a time period outside of the last 100 years and create a tourist brochure that tries to get people to visit, such as: Rome (during empire) Greece (during ancient times) Europe (during black plague) Scotland (during Braveheart days) The more random the better Get creative