Tour Guiding Interpretation

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This document discusses factors that influence tourism consumer behavior and decision making. It covers motivation theories, roles and psychographics of tourists, and models of the consumer decision process. Key elements discussed include attitudes, perceptions, images, and motivators that differ between individuals and affect travel decisions.

BY- S M MUJAHIDUL ALAM DEPUTY MANAGER BANGLADESH PARJATAN CORPORATION FORMER HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL AND TOURISM, NHTTI

This document provides an introduction to tourism. It outlines the course objectives, which include defining tourism, describing international and domestic tourism organizations, and examining the economic and socio-cultural impacts of tourism. It also provides a history of tourism from early travel through the modern tourism industry, and defines key tourism concepts like tourists, destinations, and the tourism system.

This presentation is a collection of student reports and based on the curriculum of the subject Tour Guiding Services for the students enrolled at the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management of the Lyceum of the Philippines Cavite Campus.

The lecture on the topic "Destinations" from the Student Learning Guide of the subject Principles of Tourism II for the students of the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management of Lyceum of the Philippines Cavite Campus.

An itinerary is a plan of a journey showing the route and the places that the visitor will visit. Thus, it is a schedule or timetable produced in association with a package tour. It is basically designed to identify the route, day-by-day journey format, origin, destination, and all the enroute halting points, period of halts along with accommodation, mode of travel, activities and other services offered during a visitor’s tour.

The tourism industry has experienced significant growth over the past 60 years, with international tourist arrivals growing from 25 million in 1950 to over 800 million in 2005. Technology has played a key role in this growth by reducing geographical barriers through innovations in transportation and communication. Looking ahead, international tourist arrivals are projected to reach 1.8 billion by 2030. Technologies like the internet, mobile phones, and applications are increasingly important for the tourism sector and have transformed how people plan, book, and experience travel. Augmented reality in particular holds great potential to enhance tourism experiences through virtual information overlaid on the real world.

Tourism products are anything that satisfies a tourist's wants or needs during their travel, including attractions, accessibility, accommodation, amenities, and food. They have characteristics of being intangible, perishable, composite, unstable demand, and fixed supply in the short run. Types of tourism products include natural and man-made attractions, as well as culture, education, religion, traditions, entertainment, business, events, health, eco, rural, ethnic, and golf tourism. Tourism products are produced through a system using primary resources like land and labor, intermediate facilities and services, and result in final tourist experiences.

This document provides an overview of key concepts in tourism. It defines tourism and discusses its characteristics, objectives, growth drivers, types of tourists and destinations. It also examines various forms of tourism like religious, historical and adventure tourism. Finally, it outlines the economic benefits and components of the tourism industry.

This document discusses tourism resources and planning. It outlines the characteristics of tourism resources, including that they are tangible objects not solely used by tourists and are perishable. It also discusses the evolution of tourism planning from a physical approach to a more flexible process that maximizes benefits and minimizes costs. Key concepts discussed include carrying capacity, which determines the sustainable level of use for resources, and the tourist area life cycle, which outlines the stages of development and decline of tourism destinations.

Travel agents can be either retail agents who sell directly to customers, or wholesale agents who sell to other agencies. They organize travel by assembling different components like accommodation, transportation, and activities. Full service agencies handle all types of travel while specialized agencies focus on certain interests or business travelers. Online travel agents allow customers to book travel online. The key functions of travel agencies are providing information, planning itineraries, making reservations and payments, and coordinating with suppliers.

The presentation summarizes the roles and functions of travel agents. It discusses what a travel agency is and how they make travel arrangements. It then describes the different types of travel agencies, including retail and wholesale agencies. Specific agency functions are outlined such as travel information, reservations, ticketing, and tour packaging. Common travel terminology and the skills required of agency personnel are also summarized.

The document discusses tourism development at multiple scales, from individual sites and destinations to regional scales involving many jurisdictions over long time periods. It addresses factors like transportation, attractions, utilities, and links between sites that are important for planning tourism destinations and regions. Additionally, it outlines considerations for developing tourism businesses and attractions as well as planning transportation, information/promotion, and accounting for social and environmental impacts.

Tourism is a complex, multi-sector industry that involves the movement and activities of people outside their normal places of residence. The document defines tourism from several perspectives and outlines the key elements that make up the tourism system, including tourists, destinations, generating regions, and transit routes. It also discusses push and pull factors that influence travel and introduces Leiper's model of the tourism system, which views tourism as interactions between these geographical and organizational components.

A tour operator is responsible for arranging all aspects of a tour such as transportation, accommodation, meals, guides, and optional activities. They contract with various service providers and package the components together. Tour operators focus on select destinations and provide convenient travel options for tourists. A travel agent sells tour packages to clients and acts as an intermediary between tour operators and customers, helping clients book packages that meet their needs and budgets.

The Mathieson and Wall model outlines a 5-stage process for tourist decision making: 1) problem recognition, where a need for travel is identified; 2) information search, where sources are consulted to learn about options; 3) evaluation of alternatives, where a destination is selected; 4) purchase/booking arrangements, where travel is planned; and 5) post-purchase experience, where satisfaction is evaluated. This linear model examines how internal and external factors influence each stage of a tourist's purchase process.

There are two main types of interpretation techniques - personal and non-personal. Personal techniques involve a human guide and allow for person-to-person interaction but have limitations like pace and language barriers. Non-personal techniques use printed materials, audiovisual aids and interactive exhibits which can be translated and accessed independently but lack immediate feedback and personalization. The key is selecting the right technique based on the audience, environment and desired interpretive message.