Destination Awareness
“The traveler sees what he sees; the tourist sees what he has come to see…” − G. K. Chesteron, an English Writer, Poet, and Philosopher. Destination is the basic component…
Plog’s Model of Tourists Behaviour
Plog classifies tourists into three categories as described below − ● Allocentric (The Wanderers) − A tourist who seeks new experiences and adventure in a wide range of activities. This person is outgoing…
Tourism Management – Consumer Behavior
Consumer behavior is one of the most researched areas in tourism. This studies why a tourist chooses a particular destination and what are the driving factors that influence his decision…
Maslow’s Pyramid of Motivation
An American psychologist and a professor of the 20th century, Abraham Maslow proposed a theory on the hierarchy of human needs. It can be depicted as a model of five basic…
Motivation Factors of the Tourists
Motivation of the tourists stems from the domain of human psychology. It is the satisfaction-forming factor. The factors of motivation can be categorized into two types − Internal Factors of…
Tourism Management – Demand
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” − Gustave Flaubert, a French Novelist. Tourism demand is the total number of persons who…
Tourism Management – Factors Affecting
There are many factor that influence the running of the tourism industry. Some show immediate effect while, there are also factors which affect in the long run. Environment at Destination …
Tourism Management – Terminology
Let us now discuss a few terms that are frequently used in the tourism industry. ● Attraction − It is a physical or cultural feature of a place that can satisfy tourists’ leisure…
Tourism Management – Types
In this chapter, we will be discussing the various types of tourism and their characteristics. Mass Tourism It involves tourism of organized large groups of people to special tourist locations.…
Tourism Management – Introduction
Tourism, or the idea of people traveling to destinations away from their home for business or pleasure, is a growing field with many opportunities. For tourism professionals, these opportunities include work…
