TOUR AND TRAVEL POINTERS 16.

Educational Tourism - Focuses on learning experiences

and intellectual enrichment
Tourism - The temporary short-term movement of people to 17. Farm Tourism - Involves visitors traveling to agricultural
destinations outside the places where they normally live and areas to experience and participate in farming activities
work and their activities during their stay at these and rural life.
destinations. 18. Heritage Tourism - Heritage tourism focuses on visiting
places of historical and cultural significance
4’A’s of Tourism 19. Dark Tourism - also known as grief tourism, involves
1. ATTRACTION - Refers to the unique features and points of visiting sites that are associated with death, tragedy, or
interest that attract visitors to a destination. suffering
2. ACCESSIBILITY - Relates to the ease with which visitors can 20. Sex Tourism - refers to the travel or tourism activities
reach and explore a destination. undertaken for the purpose of engaging in sexual
3. ACCOMMODATION - Involves the availability and quality of activities
lodging options for tourists.
4. ACTIVITIES - Encompasses the range of experiences and Tourism Sector
things to do at the destination. • The Department of Tourism is the executive department
of the Philippine government responsible for the
2 Classes of Visitors regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the
1. Tourist: Temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours, whose promotion of the Philippines as a tourist destination.
purpose could be classified as: • The Philippine Tourism Promotions Board is an attached
a. Leisure b. Business c. Family d. Mission e. Meeting agency of the Department of Tourism which is primarily
2. Excursionist: Temporary visitors staying less than 24 hours responsible for implementing an integrated domestic and
in the destination visited. international promotions and marketing program for the
Philippines as a tourism destination as well as for tourism
Classifications of Tourism investments.
• Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority is
1. Domestic Tourism - Refers to travel taken exclusively mandated to designate, regulate and supervise the TEZs
within the national boundaries of the traveler’s country. established under this Act, as well as develop, manage
2. International Tourism - It involves the movement of and supervise tourism infrastructure projects in the
people across international boundaries. country.
3. Mass Tourism- Involves a large number of tourists • As a body corporate, DUTY FREE PHILIPPINES, DFPC is
visiting a destination at the same time. tasked to operate the duty-and tax-free merchandising
4. Individual Tourism - Tourist goes individually on tours to system in the Philippines aimed to augment the service
satisfy their lust for travel facilities for tourists and to generate foreign exchange
5. Short term Tourism - Involves trips of a relatively short and revenue for the government
duration, typically a few days or weeks. • LGUs play a major role in a community's
6. Long term Tourism - Involves extended stays, often for a development, provide the links between the people and
month or more. government, address its community's problems and
7. Leisure Tourism - Involves travel for relaxation, concerns, enforce policies and hold influence over its
recreation, and enjoyment. communities.
8. Business Tourism - Involves travel for work-related
purposes, such as conferences or meetings. Hospitality Industry
9. Cultural Tourism - Focuses on exploring the cultural
heritage and attractions of a destination. The hospitality industry is part of a larger enterprise known
10. Adventure Tourism - Involves activities with an element as the travel and tourism industry. The travel and tourism
of risk and adventure, such as hiking, trekking, or industry is a vast group of businesses with one goal in
extreme sports. common: providing necessary or desired products and
11. Eco-Tourism - Emphasizes responsible travel to natural services to travelers.
areas, with a focus on conservation and sustainability.
12. Medical Tourism - Focuses on activities that promote The hospitality industry consist of lodging and food and
physical and mental well-being. beverage operations
13. Pilgrimage Tourism - Involves travel to religious
destinations or sites. HOTEL - an establishment that provides lodging,
14. Gastronomic Tourism - Centers around the exploration accommodation, and often other services to travelers or
of local cuisine and culinary traditions guests.
15. Sports Tourism - Involves travel to attend or participate
in sports events and activities.
 4. Extended Stay Hotels - Catering to guests with longer
Characteristics of hotels stays, these hotels offer suites or apartments with
1. Lodging Facilities kitchen facilities, making them suitable for business
2. Amenities and Services travelers on extended assignments or families on
3. Accommodation Types vacation.
4. Booking and Check-In 5. Luxury Hotels - Aimed at high-end clientele, luxury hotels
5. Location provide top-notch services, amenities, and
6. Classification accommodations.
7. Hospitality Services 6. Budget or Economy Hotels - These establishments focus
8. Specialty Hotels on providing clean and functional rooms without the frills
Classification on the Basis of Location of Hotel associated with higher-end hotels.
7. Family-Friendly Hotels - Geared towards families with
1. COMMERCIAL HOTELS - also called downtown hotels. children, these hotels often offer family suites, child-
Mainly businessmen and commercial executives friendly amenities, and activities,
patronize these hotels 8. Health and Wellness Hotels - Targeting guests focused
2. Suburban hotels are situated in suburbs, with quiet on health and well-being, these hotels offer fitness
surroundings. They have moderate to low tariff and are centers, spa services, and healthy dining options.
generally patronized by budget guests. 9. Casino Hotels - Centered around gaming and
3. Resort hotels are located at resort places such as islands, entertainment, casino hotels feature on-site casinos
exotic locations, hillstations, beaches and health resorts along with other amenities such as theaters, restaurants,
and spas i.e. Summer - resorts, winter sports resorts and and nightlife options.
all season resorts etc. with breathtaking beauty and 10. Historic Hotels - Housed in historic buildings or with
typical scenery significant historical value, these hotels offer a unique
4. Motels, motor hotels and motor courts are designed to experience, often combining modern amenities with a
serve the needs of motorists. They must provide car sense of the past.
parking, garage, accommodation, rest facilities and 11. Bed and breakfast inns (B&Bs) - They are usually family-
recreational facilities and hence motels are generally owned. They are private homes whose owner lives on or
equipped with filling stations, motor garage, service near the premises and rents out rooms to overnight
stations, accessories, elevator service to automobile customers.
entrants, restaurants etc. 12. Cabins - They are bedrooms on a ship or train for
5. ROTELS - The hotels which rotate on wheels are called passengers.
Rotels. It is also called Motel on Wheels. It is a luxurious 13. Villas - They are self-catering accommodation in a private
train, fully air-conditioned, well- furnished, with attached bungalow, usually rented to prestigious or renowned
restaurant and bar; the fare is inclusive of train ticket, customers
food, alcoholic beverages and sightseeing.
6. FLOATELS - This type of hotels are located on the surface
of water such as sea, lake etc. Such hotels provide Special Hotels Worldwide
exclusive and exotic atmosphere.
7. BOATEL - These are luxury boats/yachts which can ferry 1. Capsule Hotels - It is a type of hotel originated in
you from one place to other Japan which provides small and ‘bed-only’ cabinets
8. TRANSIENT / TRANSIT HOTELS - Hotel guests who fall for its guests. The cabinet size is roughly 2m x 1m x
under the category of transient guests are those who are 1.25m and they are mainly designed for local citizens
en route guest i.e. who are in the process of moving from who look for cheap accommodations when traveling
one destination to another and stop at the hotel for a back to their homes is not an option.
short period of time as against a terminal guest who has 2. ice hotels are mainly built by using snow and ice.
reached his final destination. The first ice hotel is located in Sweden and its
concept has been followed by Canada and some
other European countries in building their own ice
Classification on the basis of type of clientele hotels to attract visitors.
3. Cave Hotels - Typical examples of cave hotels can be
1. Business Hotels - They focus on amenities that cater to found in Turkey which are originated from
the needs of professionals, including meeting facilities residences for people in the old times who stayed in
and convenient locations. the caves to avoid the disturbance and attack of wild
2. Airport Hotels - They prioritize convenience and often animals.
provide shuttle services to and from the airport. 4. Tree House or Treetop Hotels - Hotel rooms are
3. Boutique hotels are characterized by their unique and built in harmony with trees which mainly follow the
distinctive design, intimate atmosphere, and building method of the native tree houses. The most
personalized service. valuable experience is not provided by the ‘no-
gimmick’ in-room facilities but a variety of tours and
 tourist activities, such as jungle walk, nightlife animal
tours and visiting to native’s houses.
5. Underwater Hotels - The hotel concepts associating
with water have contributed to the development of
innovative hotels with their rooms being built under
the water.
6.