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Travel increases his sociability and makes him more interesting to himself and to others.
The social nature of Travel
He feels more comfortable on a group tour. It enables him to develop friendships that often last for years.
The social nature of Travel
Man's desire to travel is due to his social nature.
The social nature of Travel
Behavior which has to reconcile gain and benefits with the cost of living with strangers
Social effects of Tourism
The behavior of people released from any of the social and economic restrains of everyday life
Social effects of Tourism
Socioeconomic Travels and their effect on Travel
Age
Income and social status
Life stages of the family
Education
The elderly prepare more passive forms of recreation such as visiting friends and relatives, fishing, sightseeing
Age
Younger people tend to select more active recreational activities
Age
The presence of children in the family limits travel
Life stages of the family
Higher income tourist stay longer and spend more per day than those with lower income
Income and social status
Which persons with higher social status, travel more than those with lower income
Income and social status
They prepare activities that require the development of interpretative and excessive skills such as attending plays, concert, museum, reading books, playing golf, and skiing
Education
Better educated members of the population have greater desire to travel; they tend to be more sophisticated in their life
Education
THE RISE OF NEW TRAVEL PATTERNS
Special Interest Tours AIRLINE GROUPS AND ARRANGEMENT
Travel clubs
In this group travel plan, a club member enjoys travel opportunities and vacation facilities at much cheaper price than paid by a nonmember
Travel clubs
intended for those affiliated to a legitimate group for a period of six months and longer.
Charter service
is given by some airlines to affinity group tours
Charter service
Groups of __ or more are given reduced fares
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which are given by firms to employees as a reward
Incentive tours
in which an entire airline is made available to a group of persons who travel to the same destination
Public charter
Preference of the international Tourist
Relaxation versus Activity
Familiarity versus Novelty
Dependence versus Autonomy
Order versus Disorder
These are tour arranged for those who are interested in a particular activity such as bird watching, festivals, fishing, hunting, scuba diving, photography, flower and arrangements
Special Interest Tours
Prefers familiar environment
Organized Mass Tourist
Seldom makes decision by himself
Organized Mass Tourist
The itinerary is fixed
Organized Mass Tourist
Type of tourist which is least adventurous
Organized Mass Tourist
Explorer dares to leave his country
Explorer
Type of tourist that arranges the trip by himself and looks for comfortable accommodations and reliable means of transportation.
Explorer
Almost similar with organized mass tourist except the tourist has a certain degree of control over his time and itinerary.
Individual mass tourist
Does not have a fixed itinerary
Drifter
Tries to live the way the people he visits live.
Drifter
Type of tourist that goes farthest away from the accustomed ways of life of his own country.
Drifter
Subsidized system of travel through the intervention of the government, employer, or labor union to achieve social goals
SOCIAL TOURISM