Tourism Components and Supply

Chapter 12: Tourism Components and Supply Tourism is a composite of activities, services, and industry that deliver a travel experience, it is important to identify and categorized its supply components. The quality and quantity of these determine tourism’s success in any area. The components and supply element of tourism that has in the article that I read are three components which are accessibility, accommodation and attraction. Accessibility means reachability to the place of destination through various means of transportation. Transportation should be regular, comfortable and safe. Example like airlines, train, and water transportation. The post World War II rise in automobile travel and the most recent increase in air transportation have heavily affected the patterns of tourism flows as well as destinations planning and development. Accommodation is a place where tourist can find food and shelter provided in a fit position to pay for it. There are various type of accommodation from a seven star hotel to a normal budget class hotel. Pearce (1981) classified accommodations in three major components. First, the commercial sector, which is mostly represented by hotels, motels, and vacation villages. There is also the private sector, which includes second homes, time-sharing properties, and residential buildings used to host family members and friends. Last, there is a hybrid classification, defined by camping and caravanning activities, where private tents and campers or caravans are situated in areas—campsites— managed by business firms. Attractions. This is an indispensable ingredient of tourism supply. In fact, all the other components of supply depend upon major tourist attractions. Attractions may be classified by ownership: nonprofit organizations, private businesses, and government agencies. Another classification is defined by the tourists’ length of stay: the Blue Ridge Parkway, a zoo, or an historic site are touring attractions whereas

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