CHAPTER 1
THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
A. ONE OF THE DISCUSSION QUESTION
Define tourism?
Tourism is defined as the activities of the person traveling to and staying in places
outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure,
business and other purposes.
B. ONE CHAPTER OF ACTIVITY
Research on tourist arrivals and expenditures for the past five years(2013-2017)?
C. CHOOSE FIVE WORDS IN THE KEY TERM AND CONCEPTS, AND
DESCRIBE THIS WORDS, AND USE THEM IN A SENTENCE/RELATE
EXPERIENCE ABOUT THEM.
Tourist - A person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure.
I’ve been a tourist for many years. Every year we have family outings we went in
zambales, manila, pangasinan, monasterio de tarlac etc. We stayed for almost 1 to
3 days
Domestic tourism - Involves resident of a country traveling only within that country
I consider myself as a domestic tourism because I only travelled within our
country. From my experience, I’m from pampanga going to zambales
Attractions - is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an
exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural, offering leisure and
amusement.
When we went in monasterio de tarlac there have a lot of attraction like different
kind of statue, trees, flowers and fish.
Excursionists - Temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours in the destination visited
and not making an overnight stay.
I consider myself as a excursionist because we stayed at least 24 hour. When
we went in manila waiting my sister arrive
Food and Beverage - It is a services sector contributes a great deal to the profits in
hospitality industry.
The foods and beverage of the hotels were delicious.
D. ANSWER ALL THE OBJECT TYPE OF TEST
I. Identify the following
Tourism 1. The temporary short term movement of people to destinations outside
the place where they normally live and work and their activities during their stay at
those destinations.
International migration 2. Movement of people across international boundaries.
Tourist destination 3. A geographical unit where the tourist visit and stay.
Excursionists 4. Temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours in the destination
visited and not making an overnight stay.
Tourist product 5. It consists of what the tourist buys.
Individual inclusive tour 6. A tour in which the tourist travels to his or her
destination individually.
Inclusive tour 7. Another term for package tour.
Side attractions 8. An attraction in which the destination itself has appeal.
Amenities 9. Facilities such as accommodation food, transportation, communication,
and entertainment at the destination.
Tour operator 10. The manufacturer of the tourist product.
II. Enumerate the following
11-14. The elements of travel
Distance
Length of stay at the Destination
Residence of the traveler
Purpose of travel
15-18. The basic components of the tourism and hospitality industry
Food and beverage
Lodging
Travel and tourism
Recreation and entertainment
19-20. Kinds of visitors
Excursionists
Tourist
