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[9] THE BUSINESS OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT - http://www.stile.coventry.ac.uk/cbs/staff/beech/BOTM/Glossary.htm
[10] The Tourism network - http://www.tourismnetwork.org/Tourism_Network_Intro_Guide_to_Tourism.pdf
[11] International Ecotourism Society - http://www.ecotourism.org/
[13] Thesaurus.Com - http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Tourism Marketing
Holiday Destination
Tourist Destination
Training Centre
Health Spa and Relaxation
Cruise Liner
A passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises [2].
Visiting Friends and Relatives
Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure [2].
Independent Traveller
Extreme Sports
Gateway City
Tourism where the prime purpose of the trip is to take part in sports events as either a participant or spectator [9].
Sports Tourism
Regional Tourist Board
Promotes a region by marketing nationally
Synonym of ForeignCountry
Tourist Activity
Tourist Accommodation
Specialist tourist accommodation. For Hotels etc. see Context: Accommodation.
Tourism Development
Permanent Place of Residence and Work
Leisure Tourist
A person who primarily travels for pleasure and/or visiting friends, family or relatives, and who may temporarily live away from their permanent home base.
A road or path along the front at a seaside resort [1].
Company or consortia (often a public/private partnership) responsible for the promotion of a specific area or town. DMOs are becoming increasingly popular in the UK [10].
Destination Marketing Organisation
Beach Resort
International Tourist
Back Packer
A hiker who wears a backpack and often seeks low-cost travel
Travel Agent
A person or organisation that sells or arranges trips or tours to customers on behalf of third party companies
Guest House
Visitors who arrive and leave the same day, irrespective of why they are travelling
Day Visitor
Domestic Tourist
City Break
A short package holiday to a major urban destination, typically including hotel accommodations and transportation
Could be freight or passenger carrier using road or air. Synonym Low-costAirline
Low-cost Carrier
Fly-Cruise Holiday
Environment Conservation
Short Break
Ground Operator
A company making all arrangements for incoming groups or travellers from overseas, from the moment they arrive in a country to the moment they leave the country. This may include anything from accommodation booking to arranging sightseeing tours [10].
Budget Traveller
A traveller seeking low-cost travel, accommodation or meals
A flight that enables a cruise holiday tourist to join a cruise ship
Flight to join a Cruise
Tourism Sector
Domestic Tourism
The activity of people visiting destinations within their own country's boundaries.
Charter Aircraft
An aircraft chartered to fulfill a non-scheduled flight operation - often for some Package Holiday or leisure trip.
Tourism Skills Training and Development Organisation
The temporary short term movement of people to destinations outside places where they normally live and work, and their business or commercial activities during their stay at these destinations. Tourism where all costs are met by the business tourist's business.
Business Tourism
Regional Development Agency
Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure [2].
Self Catering Villa
Cruise Holiday
Foreign Country
Synonym of Abroad
Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local people - International Ecotourism Society: http://www.ecotourism.org/
Serves as a place of interest to attract tourists. Typified by cultural, historical, natural or amusement characterisitics. Synonym entertain:VisitorAttraction
Tourist Attraction
Implicitly a passenger carrier. Synonym indust:Low-costCarrier
Low-cost Airline
Overseas Tourist
A passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises [2].
Cruise Ship
A person who travels for pleasure, family or business purposes, and who may temporarily live away from their permanent home and work base.
Tourism Organisation
Self Catering Apartment
Government Department
Conference Management
Sun Sea and Sand Holiday
Tourist Area
Sporting Activity
Tour Operator
Cultural Tourism
Tourism focusing on culture and cultural environments including local beliefs, lifestyles and traditions, heritage, visual and performing arts, industries, and landscapes of the destination.
Package Holiday Traveller
National Tourist Board
Promotes a country by marketing internationally
NB to get as s/c of TouristActivity define TouristActivity with with some thing linking to sport:WaterSport ???
Swimming
Tourism Education and Training
Package Holiday
A holiday offered with an inclusive price that may include various pre-arranged holiday components e.g. travel to destination, food and accommodation, car rental, and leisure and sightseeing activities.
Ski Resort
Natural Area
Booking Accommodation
Foreign Tourist
Sightseeing Tour
Charter Flight
A non-scheduled flight operation, using a chartered aircraft, usually for leisure purposes.
A basic customer service provided at low-cost
No-frills Service
Tour Management
Visitors who arrive and leave the same day, irrespective of why they are travelling
Day Tripper
A company that handles all bookings and arrangements for tours or conferences in a specific destination. Tour operators or conference planners are likely to use the services of a DMC because of their specialist local knowledge [10].
Destination Management Company
Exploring Locations
Activity Holiday
Tourist Information Centre
Relaxation
Mountaineering
The activity of climbing a mountain [2]. NB to get as s/c of TouristActivity define TouristActivity with some thing linking to sport:ExtremeSport ???
Low-cost Travel Provider
Recreation
A person who travels for primarily business purposes, and who may temporarily live away from their permanent home and work base.
Business Tourist