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Chapter 2

The document provides an overview of various forms and classifications of tourism, including self-organized and pre-packaged tours, as well as domestic and international tourism. It outlines different types of tourism such as cultural, sport, religious, health, and adventure tourism, and discusses various approaches to studying tourism, including geographical, marketing, and economic perspectives. Additionally, it examines the economic, social, and environmental impacts of tourism, highlighting both positive and negative effects.

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Chapter 2

The document provides an overview of various forms and classifications of tourism, including self-organized and pre-packaged tours, as well as domestic and international tourism. It outlines different types of tourism such as cultural, sport, religious, health, and adventure tourism, and discusses various approaches to studying tourism, including geographical, marketing, and economic perspectives. Additionally, it examines the economic, social, and environmental impacts of tourism, highlighting both positive and negative effects.

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INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM

FINAL REVISION

❖CHAPTER TWO
Forms of tourism
1. Self-organized Tour: Everything is organized by the tourist.
2. Pre-packaged Tour: The tour operator offers the package.
Classification of tourism
1. Domestic tourism: travelling inside the home country.
2. International tourism: visiting other countries not the home.
Divided into two types:
1-Inbound: foreign tourists coming to new country
2- Outbound: Resident going out of the home country.
→Transit tourism passing through a region while travelling to a
specific destination (not the home or the destination country)
Internal tourism: tourism in a particular region by a resident or non-
resident.
TYPES of Tourism
1. Cultural tourism focuses on the historical sites, cultural heritage.
2. Sport tourism Go to compete in international games, marathons.
3- Religious tourism to practice their religion as (Mecca)
4- Health tourism Travelling to notions with the best medical
facilities
5-Wild life tourism Practice of observing wild views as (Africa)
6. Adventure tourism Exploration, travelling to exotic locations.
7. Educational tourism
8. Ecotourism Local's quality life, environmental travels.
9. Sustainable tourism in order to meet social and economic needs.
10. Special events like the Olympics
11. Rural tourism to spend vacations in rural settings, or at least
ones that are near to nature
Tourism Approaches
1. Geographical Approach includes; location, climate, tourist regions,
destinations and transit route.
2. Marketing Approach Tourist wants, needs and motivations
3. Economical Approach Tourism Analysis, impact of tourism, supply
and demand
4. Law approach: study of Laws with direct, indirect impacts
5. Institutional Approach studying, planning, advertising and
supervision.
6. Sociology Approach Identify the social effects of tourism on social
traditions.
Impacts of Tourism
1. Economic Impact:
a. Positive Impacts
One of the major sources of income for the country.
b. Negative Impacts
Migration, sometimes destinations import experts from other
countries, may cause leakage.
2. Social Impacts:
a. Positive Impacts
Cultural exchanging, increasing work opportunities, being pleased
with the visitors, enable young Local's with their small projects.
3- The environmental Impacts
a. Positive Impact:
Establishment of animal parks, national parks.
b. Negative Impact:
Hunting and fishing
overcrowded beaches
overcrowding in historical sites.

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