Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Nature of tourism


The nature of tourism is cloesely connected with travelling. It has been a human phenomenon since the beginning of human civilization. It is sensitive factor of the human nature in the context of moving to survive, explore, and to know the unknow. In the early times,they started travelling as nomads in search oe pqey and food. Later, the development of the agricultural system created a base of the moment of people as a traveller. Then the output of industrial revolution made travelling prominent to various destinations. It made the traveller's life style easier and safer to realize their tourism activities.
Thus, the modern tourism is absolutely changed due to complete development of over all sectors of tourism components and comsciousness of the people. The nature of tourism is described in the following headings:
* Tourism and service
Tourism is a service industry, which is composed of those sector of the economy that are involved in providing service, such as accommodation, food, bevrage, transportation and reacreations as well as distribution and sales services. Tourism industry has been taken as the term that denotes work, productivity, employment income, economic growth, social development, etc.
*Tourism is a contributor to the economy
Through tourisn, a great deal of income is gemerated in economy in the form of domestic or international exchange. A large bhunk oe workforce gets employed in this industry. It is also a major contributor to the public revenue. The nature too can be conserved owing to tourism. The natural resources of the economy can be tapped and the friendly relation with other countries can reasult in the benefit of the economy.
*Tourism products are stationary
In tourism industry the attractions inspire the aspirations oe the tourists. The attractions, such as the mountains, lakes, historical monuments, museums, theme and fun parks, gorges, valleys, waterfalls, climate and seasons, flora and fauna, etc. Are sonething which cannot be copied or imitated by any other countries. At the same time they are0immocile. A prospective tourists need to approach these beauties and not vice a versa.
*Tourism is an incessant industry
There is no any horhzon or end to the tourism activities. Creative minds can always come up with new ideas and creativity. In tourism industry there is non-stop moment of people and the incessant move give rise to more tourism activities.
*Tourism helps in edvcating the mass
There exists a spontaneous process of learning and exchange of ideas in this industry. The scope of exploration and discovery is very higher among adventure tourists. Due to tourism there exists a respect for eachother'realigious belief, cultural values, tradition, rites and rituals.

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