what is tourism geography

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Geographical Components of

Tourism

By

Mohammad Alam

(Geography & Tourism)


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OBJECTIVES

The interaction of Geography & Tourism.

Identify the major Geographical Components ofTourism.


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GEOGRAPHY & TOURISM

Geography is fundamental to the study of tourism, because ;

Tourism is geographical in nature, it is part of Human geography;

Tourism occurs in places, it involves movement and activities betweenplaces.

An activity in which characteristics of place and personal self-identitiesare formed.

The relationships that are created among places, landscapes andpeople.

Physical geography provides the essential background, against whichtourism places are created and environmental impacts.


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Tourism is the activities of persons travelling to and staying in

places outside their usual environment for not more than oneconsecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes.

The study of the earth, its features and spatial distribution oflife/resources on the surface of earth, their interaction with eachother.

Geography

Tourism GeographyThe study of the tourism resources and their spatial distribution ofon the surface of earth, their effect on the land, nature andhumankind.

(Spatial analysis of where tourism develops and why)

Tourism


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CONCEPT OF TOURISM GEOGRAPHY

TourismGeography

(key concept)

Spatial scale

The Geographicalcomponents of the

Tourism System

Tourist-generating areas

Transit routes

Tourist-receivingareas

Spatial interactionbetween the

components of theTourist system.

The spatial distribution of tourism resources of the surface of earthand their interaction with each other.


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GEOGRAPHY & TOURISM

I. Spatial Scale

The spatial study can be undertaken at a variety of scales;

World distribution of climatic zones.

Regional assessment of tourist resources.

The local landscapes of resorts.

study the geography of travel and tourism, three keyconcepts need to be considered;

II. Spatial interaction between the components of the tourist system

Tourist flows. The regular patterns of tourist flows.


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III. The Geographical components of the tourismsystem.

A. The places of origin of tourists (the tourist-generating areas).

Represent the homes of tourists, where journey begin and end.

Geographical location of an area; its socioeconomic and demographiccharacteristic.

Areas main tourist markets in the world.

Major marketing functions of tourist industry are found here, such astour operation, and travel retailing.

A system is a set of elements or parts that are connected to each other by at least one distinguishing principle.


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B. The tourist destinations (the receiving areas).

Places that attract tourist to stay temporarily and will have featuresand attractions.

Comprise of the accommodation, retailing, service, functions,

entertainment, and recreation. Most important part of the tourism system, which attract the tourists

and energizing the system.

Rrecognized as the impacts recipient of the tourism industry, andtherefore where the planning and management of tourism is soimportant.


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C. Transit rout

The routes travelled between tourist-generating areas and the receivingareas.

Link the tourist-generating area and the tourist destination area.

As the key element in the system as their effectiveness andcharacteristics shape the size and direction of tourist flows.

It represents the location of the main transportation component ofthe tourist industry.


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Conclusion

It is important to recognise that each particular form of tourism involveall of the geographical components.

Forms of tourism based dominantly on the destination visited.

The destination visited influence the other components of the tourism

system The latest form of Tourism Geotourism is carrying the concept of

"best practice" tourism that sustains, or even enhances, thegeographical character of a place, such as its culture, environment,landscape, heritage, and the well-being of its residents.

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