1. Visitor Industry
Business
Studies

2. What is a Tourist?
A tourist is anyone travelling for such purposes as recreation, holiday, health, religion, sport, family reasons, business on a mission, or as a delegate at a conference, staying 24 hours (i.e. overnight) not more than one year.

3. What is Tourism?
Tourism is a human activity in which different people and different countries interact and participate.
Tourism as a business activity may be understood to have three components:
Traveler
Service industries
Host community.

4. Reasons for travelling to Bermuda
Family functions(reunions, weddings, baby christenings, graduations.
Conventions(doctors, lawyers, business persons)
Business(Reinsurance, legal proceedings)
Vacation
Education

5. Vacationing in Bermuda
Vacationing Bermuda is enjoyable in that the weather is pleasant all year round.
Beaches are easy to access, historical sites to visit, a variety of athletic events..
The people in the visitor industry aim to make every stay memorable
The hotel accommodations range from two star to five star standards.

6. Types of travellers
Leisure
Business

7. Objective Identify the reasons as to why people travel to Bermuda
Discuss the functions and needs of corporate, commercial and institutional travellers.

8. Leisure Travel
Family
Special interest
Single resort travel

9. Functions of the Leisure Traveller
Families travelling together for pleasure
Special interest travellers for a special activity or event
Single resort travellers seek accommodations that cater to adults only.

10. Business Traveller
Corporate
Commercial group(s)
Institutional

11. Functions of the Business Traveller
Conducting business – meetings, selling goods and consulting
Attending conventions, meeeting and conferences
Conduct business for hospitals, schools and government.

12. Needs of the Business Traveller
Site for meetings
Clients
Machinery and Equipment

13. Benefits to Bermuda’s Economy
Employment
Generates revenue
spending

14. Impact of Visitor Spending on Population and Your Well-being
Local purchasing
Overseas purchasing
Income for government
Income for Bermudian households

15. Benefits to Bermuda’s Economy
Employment- jobs for hotel employees, taxi driver, construction workers, tour guides, entertainers, restaurant employees and transportation workers.
Generates revenue-departure tax (airport and cruise ship terminal.)
Spending-accommodations, restaurants, night clubs, bars, transportation, sporting activities, shopping and sightseeing activities, tours etc.

16. Impact of Visitor Spending on Population and Your Well-being
Local purchasing- purchase supplies and services in Bermuda.
Overseas purchasing-purchase supplies and services abroad.
Income for government-government spending for the public.
Income for Bermuda households-income in the form of wages, salaries and rents etc.

17. Identify characteristics of Bermuda that contribute to our popularity/unpopularity
Situations that would impact the Visitor Industry
Social
Environmental
Cultural
Economic
Political

18. Identify characteristics of Bermuda that contribute to our popularity/unpopularity
What impact might the positive/negative changes have on the visitor industry?

19. Situations that would impact the Visitor Industry
Social
Environmental
Cultural
Economic
Political

20. Impacts
Social-boys sitting on wall, sale of drugs, crime and negative attitudes towards
Visitors
Environmental trash pollution
Cultural-lack of international goodwill
On part of residents and the lack of understanding and appreciation of other’s culture and background’s on part of residents.
Economic-strikes, under employment and cost of living
Political-change in government and revolutions

21. Careers in the Visitor industry
Room attendants
Pool staff
Front Desk
Chefs
Supervisors
Managers
Concierge
Bellman
Laundry staff
Accountants etc.