TOUR 1P91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Crewe Heritage Centre, Disposable And Discretionary Income, Destination Canada

• School: Brock University
• Department: Tourism Studies
• Course: TOUR 1P91
• Professor: David Tefler

Document Summary

Infrastructure: transportation (roads, airports, cruise ships, accommodations, restaurants. Tourism- comprise the activities pf persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes. Economic, environmental, social impacts & their measurement and control. Unwto higlights:2016 key trends and outlook look at statistic & examples. Key elements of the course ( hashimoto 2008) 2017 international year of sustainable tourism for development (unwto) Pro(cid:373)otio(cid:374) of touris(cid:373)"s role i(cid:374) : inclusive and sustainable economic growth, social inclusiveness, employment &poverty reduction, resource efficient, environment protection & climate change, cultural values, diversity & heritage, mutual understanding, peace & security. Introductory concepts in tourism: continued growth of leisure society and the significance of travelling to see new societies. Thursday, september 14, 2017: growth of consumer society, greater propensity to travel (china, asia, tourism is part of globalisation = change, complex changes within tourism and resulting impacts and management.