Tourism Words

attraction - a place, event, building or area which tourists want to visit
biodiversity - a variety of wildlife in an area
business plan - an action plan that entrepreneurs draw up for the purpose of starting a business; a guide to running one's business
component - a constituent part
culture - people's customs, clothing, food, houses, language, dancing, music, drama, literature and religion
destination - the end point of a journey
diversity - variety; multiplicity; range; assortment
domestic - within one's own country. A domestic tourist is a person who engages in tourism in his/her own country; domestic flights are those within the airline's own country.
economy - wealth of resources of a community
ecosystem - an area where living and non-living things interact
eco-tourism - a combination of tourism and the environment (e.g. planning before development; sustainability of resources; economic viability of a tourism product; no negative impact on either the environment or local communities; responsibility for the environment from developers, the tourism industry and tourists; environmentally-friendly practices by all parties concerned and economic benefits flowing to local communities)
endangered species - in severe danger of becoming extinct in the near future unless immediate steps are taken to protect the species
environment - the diverse community activities and cultures of a country's inhabitants, as well as its scarce and sensitive natural resources
event - an occurrence of importance
excursionist - a temporary visitor, staying less than 24 hours, including cruise travellers but excluding travellers in transit
fauna - all the animals of a particular area
flora - all the plants of a particular area
gateway - the point of access to a country or region, usually an airport or seaport, although certain frontier points and railway stations can be given the designation
global - worldwide
Greenwich meridian - the meridian of longitude that passes through Greenwich (London) and from which all other meridians are numbered; also known as the prime meridian or the zero meridian
heritage - a very broad expression that describes anything that has a link with some past event or person (e.g. cultural heritage refers to past customs and traditions with the unspoken implication that these are worthwhile or creditable)
heritage site - a place that capitalises on its connection with heritage
human-made attraction - an attraction created by people
icon - a symbol representing something
inbound tourist - tourist coming into a country from another country
international tourist - tourist travelling to and between foreign countries
itinerary - the written details of a customer's travel arrangements in the form of dates, times and destinations
local - belonging to a particular place or region
macro business - a large, formal business that employs many people
micro business - a small, often informal, business that employs very few people
natural attraction - a tourist attraction that has not been made or created by people
natural disaster - a destructive force (e.g. earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption)
outbound tourist - a tourist departing to a destination beyond the borders of the country of residence
profitability - capacity to make profit
region - an area of land having more or less definable boundaries
sector - a part or branch of the whole industry that provides particular goods and/or services
service - work done for the benefit of another
service delivery - the manner in which customer needs are met
service provider - a person or company that supplies a particular service
souvenir - a product purchased by a tourist as a reminder of a holiday
sustainable - something which can be kept in the same or a better condition for the future
tourism - the all-embracing term for the movement of people to destinations away from their place of residence for any reason other than following an occupation, remunerated from within the country visited, for a period of 24 hours or more
tourism geography - the knowledge of countries, regions, major cities, gateways, famous icons, monuments, building structures, and geographical features such as rivers, seas, mountains, deserts and time zones
tourism industry - a group of businesses that provide services and facilities for consumption by tourists
tourism infrastructure - roads, railway lines, harbours, airport runways, water, electricity, other power supplies, sewerage disposal systems and other utilities to serve not only the local residents but also the tourist influx (suitable accommodation, restaurants and passenger transport terminals form the superstructure of the region)
tourism product - different things to the various members of the tourism industry. To the hotel it is `guest- nights'. To the airline it is the `seats flown' and the `passenger miles'. To the museum, art gallery or archaeological site, the product is measured in terms of the number of visitors. For the tourist the product is the complete experience resulting from the package tour or travel facility purchased, from the time they leave home until their return.
tourist - one who travels for a period of 24 hours or more in a place other than that in which he or she usually resides, whose purpose could be classified as leisure (whether for recreation, health, sport, holiday, study or religion), business, family, mission or meeting
tourist facility - a feature created for utilisation by tourists
tourist route - a route developed to attract tourists to an area to view or experience something unique to that area (e.g. wine route, whale route, heritage route, battlefield route)
tourist trend - a general tendency to visit a country, region or destination or to pursue a specific tourist activity
world heritage site - a site designated by UNESCO as being of special historical, cultural or natural importance