Tourism Industry; Characteristics And Nature
Tourism is rapidly growing industry which is connected to many other areas of human life; overall economy, politics, environment, socio-cultural etc. That is why it has complicated nature and multiple characteristics. The traveler’s destination is a physical unit that is seen by a tourist. It’s rather a town, community, region, country, or continent even. Different tourist destinations have different degree of significance depending on attraction, accessibility, and amenities. All types of services that are needed through the journey, during the stay static in the destination even though using tourism products can be studied as tourist services. Transportation services, accomodation, catering, and entertainment facilities come under tourist services.
Tourist products are those appeal or activity that any destination offer to the vacationers; existing or potential. The components of a tourist’s trip, comprising what he will on the true way to the destination even though remaining there, comprises the tourist product. Visitor services and the tourist products might sound similar, but there’s a significant difference. Tourist product may consist of several tourist services that combine it may serve as a single product. For example, nice hospitality in a terrace of resort in Nagarkot, transportation to there, good food, and pleasurable music in the background types of tourist services. Together with the view of Himalayas, they make a standard tourism product; connection with excellent panoramic mountain view.
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