dynamic, complex, and highly inter-connected. Travel, hospitality, and attractions are among the words associated with tourism.

social, cultural, and economic phenomenon related to the movement of people to places outside their usual place of residence, pleasure being the usual motivation

traveler taking a trip to a main destination outside his/her usual environment, for less than a year

visitor (domestic, inbound, or outbound) wherein his/her trip includes an overnight stay in a country or place visited.

refers to any person who does not spend even a night in a collective or private accommodation at the place of visit. same day tourist

consists of tangible and intangible elements of a trip, including what a person does on the way to his/her destination and when staying there.

refers to the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes, boats, trains, and other transportation modes) from one (1) place to another.

refers to the travel by a person from the time of departure from his usual residence until s/he returns. It is made up of visits to different places.

It is an act of providing food, beverages, and lodging to travelers.

involves planning, organizing, directing, and controlling human and material resources within the lodging, restaurant, travel and tourism,

comprises businesses that provide accommodation, travel, food and beverage, and entertainment to the traveling public.

departments or personnel working with direct contact with guests, such as the front office, food and beverage, sales and marketing, and concierge.

departments or personnel performing behind the scenes, such as housekeeping, finance, engineering, and human resources.

involves residents of a given country traveling only within that country.

involves non-residents traveling to a given country.

involves residents of a country traveling to another country.

consists of inbound and outbound tourism.

Tourism products cannot be directly seen, tasted, felt, or heard before their purchase and consumption.

cannot be separated from the person or the company that provides them.

products and services that do not allow for the product or service to be stored for sale at a future date.

services are rendered by humans to humans.

Purchasing an overnight stay at a hotel is not the same as buying material things.

tourism product involves other sectors in its production, and a single enterprise cannot provide it.

predictable  changes over a year in a business or economy based on the seasons

hours for leisure increase, so does the opportunity for travel. Changes in workdays or hours and school calendars will affect how and when people can travel.

majority of travel requires discretionary income

the access to transportation (car, bus, plane, train, or ship) and the hours required to get to a destination.

why people travel. Motivations may include seeking novelty, education, meeting new people, adventure, or stress reduction.

These are written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence.

These motivators are concerned with an individual's physical health and well-being, which involves physical relaxation, sporting activities, medical care or treatment, and specific remedial health management.

revolve around the desire of a person to make new friends, visit and meet relatives and friends,

based on tourists' curiosity and want to experience different cultures, traditions, lifestyles, art, and music.

engage the need for fame and status or self-esteem and personal development.

These factors initiate the desire to travel in an individual and engage in recreational activities or tourism. Some push factors of traveling are exploration and evaluation of self, escape, relaxation, health, fitness, visiting family, facilitation of social interaction, enhancement of kinship relationships, novelty, cultural experiences, education, and prestige.

attract individuals toward specific things or destinations, such as attractions, climate, culture, and the locals.

includes the tourism facilities of a destination such as food and
beverage establishments, accommodation properties, roads, and security facilities.

refers to all activities and services available for tourism.

refers to the geographical features of a tourist destination

tourism industry aids and supports foreign exchange reserves.

Tourism is a continual source of income for the public and private sectors.

Tourism also aids and encourages infrastructure development by making way for dams, roads, bridges, ports, airport improvements,

Tourism is a wonderful method for cultural exchange.

Tourism helps explain the beauty, art, history, and culture of a country.

Tourism has been of great importance for education.

Tourism has spillover benefits such as preserving the environment that covers historical sites and cultural values and improves the status of the environment.

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