Direct Elements of the Tourism Industry
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Structure and organization[edit]
The tourism industry is based on many different components and interrelated parts. For example, transport, accommodation, attractions, activities, marketing and government regulation. Many businesses span more than one sector and the impacts in one part of the tourism industry have significant implications for other sectors.
The tourism industry includes: 1. those sectors which enable the tourist to travel to and from the destination (for example travel agents, airlines, bus companies, tour operators and rental car companies) 2. those sectors which are part of the product at the destination (for example, accommodation, facilities and attractions) 3. the human component of tourism (the labour force) 4. public sector or government agencies, regional tourism organisations, professional associations and industry training organisations.
Direct elements of the Tourism Industry - Those areas of the tourism industry which come into direct contact with tourists * Sales * Accommodation * Transport * Activities * Attractions * Ancillary Services
Indirect elements of the Tourism Industry - Often called support sectors. Those parts of the tourism industry which may not come into direct contact with tourists, but without the rest of the industry could not function. * Infrastructure * Roads * Airports * Communications * Public Toilets * Signs * Manufacturing * Building Industry * Electricity * Water supply * Sewerage and waste disposal
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Direct Elements[edit]
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Transportation[edit]
Water Transportation[edit]
Transport by water can be an attraction in itself whether you are travelling on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean or on a ferry between Wellington and Picton. Travelling by water has been more popular as tourists seek to avoid the
Structure and organization[edit]
The tourism industry is based on many different components and interrelated parts. For example, transport, accommodation, attractions, activities, marketing and government regulation. Many businesses span more than one sector and the impacts in one part of the tourism industry have significant implications for other sectors.
The tourism industry includes: 1. those sectors which enable the tourist to travel to and from the destination (for example travel agents, airlines, bus companies, tour operators and rental car companies) 2. those sectors which are part of the product at the destination (for example, accommodation, facilities and attractions) 3. the human component of tourism (the labour force) 4. public sector or government agencies, regional tourism organisations, professional associations and industry training organisations.
Direct elements of the Tourism Industry - Those areas of the tourism industry which come into direct contact with tourists * Sales * Accommodation * Transport * Activities * Attractions * Ancillary Services
Indirect elements of the Tourism Industry - Often called support sectors. Those parts of the tourism industry which may not come into direct contact with tourists, but without the rest of the industry could not function. * Infrastructure * Roads * Airports * Communications * Public Toilets * Signs * Manufacturing * Building Industry * Electricity * Water supply * Sewerage and waste disposal
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Direct Elements[edit]
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Transportation[edit]
Water Transportation[edit]
Transport by water can be an attraction in itself whether you are travelling on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean or on a ferry between Wellington and Picton. Travelling by water has been more popular as tourists seek to avoid the