REC280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: United Nations Environment Programme, Environmental Protection, Pulling Power
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Ecotourism- threatened environment, volunteers go to help the environment. Lgbtq- lesbian, gay, bi, transsexual and queer (providing people a safe environment for them to travel to, safe and welcoming) Spa/medical- belgium (medical- people are traveling to get treatment and surgeries) There are several different aspects, could be the food, scenery, golf (sports), objects (statue of liberty), wildlife, etc- The activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes (world tourism organization, Outbound tourism- inhabitants that live in canada leaves canada. Inbound tourism- individuals coming from other places to canada. Travel services (travel agents and tour operators) Recreation and leisure (different experience we participate in when we are at different locations) Accommodations (motels, hotels, air b & b properties) Helps us track the industry, figure out how the industry is. Vfr (visiting friends and relatives)- this is the number one growing.