HTT 303 Lecture : HTT303 – Lecture Notes.docx

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Hospitality/Tourism
• Course: HTT 303
• Professor: Sonya Graci

Document Summary

Week 1 travel product distribution/travel patterns16/10/2011 2:30:00 pm. The way to make money is to make money for someone else. Life is not dress rehearsal: don"t hold back, give it your all the first time. Structures of various combinations of travel organizations through which an originating producer/supplier of travel products/services to buyers and through which buyer(s) interact with suppliers. Suppliers own or operate things that we are trying to sell (restaurant, hotels, malls, theme parks, attractions) Intermediary people and companies that sell or re-sell travel products or services that they have bought or otherwise obtained from the supplies further back in the channel (travelocity) Why is domestic tourism larger than international tourism: cheaper, takes less time, more accessible because its less distance, money (exchange rate) Spain: most of the top 15 destinations are located in europe. Why does europe have the highest: easy to travel because of the european union, short distance between country, a lot of family ties.