REC100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Culinary Tourism, Pedicure, Family Car
1 Dec 2012
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Purposes: work (business meetings), conferences, medical purposes, religious purposes, personal matters (attending a weeding), visiting family/friends, travel for pleasure. World"s largest industry generating over trillion usd globally: not really an industry, it is something that people do. Different tourism industries: transportation, accommodation, travel agencies and tour operators, food and beverage services, sightseeing companies, recreation and entertainment, convention services. Tourism commodities products and services that draw a significant portion of their sales from visitors (ex. for transportation passenger rail, vehicle rentals, vehicle fuel, etc. ) 2003 86. 5 million trips, spending . 2 billion spent by canadians (. 5 billion international) Domestic destinations account for over 90% of all trips canadians take. International travel the us is the most frequently visited country (b/c of proximity to canada) Most popular foreign country to visit is mexico (proximity, resorts, good value) Marital status little impact on the tendency to take leisure trips. Still in high school less likely to travel. University degree more likely to travel.
