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MACRO PERSPECTIVE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY - refers to the broader, overarching view of these industries on a global scale, considering various interconnected factors that influence their development, impact, and sustainability. It involves analyzing trends, patterns, and impacts from a wide- ranging perspective, taking into account economic, social, environmental, and political aspects. THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY The Relationship of Tourism and Hospitality The tourism and hospitality industries strongly affect one another. Several associations and industry leaders consider the combined industries of tourism and hospitality as one large industry - the tourism and hospitality industry. The components of this large industry include:
There are lodging establishments that use different terms such as bed and breakfast, resort hotel, resort condominium, conference center and time-sharing. There are lodging establishments that offer special facilities such as the ski lodges in Colorado and casino hotels in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Campgrounds, transient trailer parks, school and college dormitories, summer camps and health spas also attend to the lodging needs of those who are away from home.
3. Recreation and Entertainment Component - Entertainment originated from the traditional duties of a host to entertain his or her guests, whether they are neighbors or travelers from other places. The host has always felt the obligation to attend to the needs of his or her guests not only food and beverages and lodging but also for entertainment. Centuries ago, innkeepers, tavern-keepers and their descendants have attended to their guest’s needs for entertainment by talking, telling stories, providing games such as darts, draughts, backgammon or chess, engaging performers and traveling minstrels to their guests. Recent concept of entertaining guests is broader. Guests are offered different kinds of entertainment and recreational activities such as golf, tennis, hiking, boating, swimming, handball, casino gambling and concerts.
- Passenger transport - The principal tourist services which provides the means to reach destination and the movement at the destination. Distinctions in transport are between public and private, domestic and international and the various modes-land, sea and air. - Accommodation, food and beverage and entertainment - It constitutes the second group of tourist services. Hotels are of vital concern to a large proportion of tourists. However, many stay with friends and relatives, other private accommodations and other provide their own accommodation in form of caravans and tents. Presently, food and beverage operations cut across all sectors of the travel industry since eating is necessity and as pleasure for travelers.