Characteristic of Tourist 51 • Tourist takes a journey as per his choice and stays above 24 hours at the destination. • His prime intention is recreation, enjoyment, knowledge of art, culture, solace, medical treatment, etc. • He never earns remuneration at the tourist destination. • He is a temporarily residing and finally returns to his original starting point or place of residence. • He is always not a local and differs from them in terms of social and economic background. • He might be same national or foreigner. •www.cuidol.in Unit-1(MAP-607) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
Types of Tourist 52 • Tourist can be categorized on the basis of different parameters: 1.On the Basis of Approach: • FIT: Free Individual Tourist, they are the tourist as individual or group who plans the tour on themselves without help of tour operator or travel agent. • GIT: Group Inclusive Tourist, these are the tourist who prefers travelling with travel agent or tour operator guided tours www.cuidol.in Unit-1(MAP-607) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
Types of Tourist 53 2.On the Basis of Age • Student Tourist: Students travelling for educational tour for knowledge. • Millennial Tourist: Millennial Generation is individuals born from 1980-2000, the youngest generation with disposable income, they are the leaders in travel and tourism. They are decision maker and are strongly influenced by digital media. They prefer adventurous, thrilling and exploring tours. • Baby Boomers: Senior citizens or silent generation. The Baby Boomers generation are those individuals born between 1946 and 1964. They are financially sound and prefer relaxation, less adventurous and luxurious tours. • On the basis of spending power: • Budget Tourist: Low spending power tourist. • Standard Tourist: Average or medium spending budget tourist. • Luxury Tourist: High spending power tourist. www.cuidol.in Unit-1(MAP-607) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
Types of Tourist 54 3.On the Basis of Citizenship: • Domestic tourist: A national of same country who don’t require to carry travel documentation • International Tourist: A national of foreign country who needs to carry travel documentation. www.cuidol.in Unit-1(MAP-607) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
Types of Tourist 55 4.On the Basis of Purpose: • Leisure Tourist: Tourist who travels for pleasure or leisure. • Recreational Tourist: Travelling for recreation, relaxation and entertainment. • Holiday Tourist: Travelling for enjoying vacations. • Study Tourist: Travelling for educational study, tour or research. • Special Mission Tourist: Travel for special mission like shopping, Religious seminar etc • Religious Tourist: Travelling for finding solace or paying gratitude to god at the pilgrimage places. • VFR Tourist: Travelling to meet friends or relatives for attending family social functions or courtesy visits. • Sports Tourist: Travel to play or watch sports events. www.cuidol.in Unit-1(MAP-607) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
Types of Tourist 56 • Business Tourist: Tourist coming under MICE tourism. • Incentive Tourist: Tourist benefited with reward or loyalty programs for achieving targets or milestones given by employers. • Adventure Tourist: Tourists usually of youngsters who are keen in adventurous endeavour like rock climbing, river rafting, etc. • www.cuidol.in Unit-1(MAP-607) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
REFERENCES 57 Reference Books: 1. Roy A. Cook, Laura J. Yale and Joseph J. Marqua, “Tourism: The Business of Travel”, Third Edition, Pearson. 2. Pran Nath Sethi and Sushma Seth Bhat, “An Introduction to Travel and Tourism”, Sterling Publishers Private Limited. 3. Sampada Kumar Swain, “Tourism Principles and Practices”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi. 4. “India Tourism”, Year Book 2018-19. www.cuidol.in Unit-1(MAP-607) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
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