WEEK 8: SOCIO NATURE OF TRAVEL
1. travel is brought about by the social nature of travel
2. in some subcultures travel is the accepted way of spending one's vacation
3. tourism evolves a mutual trust and respect for one another and the dignity of life on earth
SOCIAL EFFECT OF TOURISM
1. social relation between people who would not normally meet
2. confrontation of different cultures, ethnic groups, lifestyle, language levels of prosperity, etc
3. behavior of people released from many of the social and constraints of everyday life
4. behavior of the host population, which has the reconcile economic gain and benefits with the
cost of living with strangers
SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES AND THEIR EFFECT ON TRAVEL
1. AGE
• younger people tends to select more active recreational activities
• elderly prefer more passive forms of recreation
• older tourist tend to travel to farther
• young tourist spend less
• middle ages tourists are more than the young and elderly
2. INCOME AND SOCIAL STATUS
• rich people as well as persons with higher social status travel more than those with lower
income and social class status
• higher income tourist stay longer and spend more day than those with lower income
3. EDUCATION
• the better educated members of the population have a great desire to travel
4. LIFE STAGES OF THE FAMILY
• the presence of the children in the family limits travel
THE RISE OF NEW TRAVEL PATTERNS
1. TRAVEL CLUBS [ CLUB MEDITERRANEE ] – Western Europe to North America
• enjoys travel opportunity and vacation destination facilities at a much cheaper price
• accommodation [ deluxe to very modest ]
• why choice of locations climates and other vacation features
2. AIRLINE GROUP AND ARRANGEMENTS
• airline group rates [ charter flights ]
• introduction of different types of tour pairs promoted by airlines [ development of travel ]
a.) group of 15 or more are given reduced pairs
b.) charter service is given by some airlines to affinity group tours which are intended for those
appreciated to a legitimate group for a period of 6 months or longer
c.) public charter in which an enter airplane is made available to a group of persons who travel
to the same destination
d.) incentive tours which are given by firms to employees as a reward for a special achievement
or as a motivation for achievement
3. SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS
• becoming more popular at present
• arrange for those who are interested in a particular activity [ bird, watching, festivals, fishing,
photography, flower arrangement, golf skiing, etc ]
4. ORDER VS DISORDER
past - to result holiday which enforce the traditional concept of conformity [ et meals at fixed
time, guide books which told them the right place to visit, and resorts ]
TYPES OF TOURIST ROLES
a.) THE ORGANIZED MASS TOURIST b.) THE INDIVIDUAL MASS TOURIST c.) EXPLORER
d. ) DRIFTER
SOCIAL TOURISM
SOCIAL TOURISM – subsidized system of travel through the intervention of the government
employer or labor union to achieve social goals and purposes
1930 – when many european countries pass laws on paid holidays it was recognized that the
right to legal holiday could only be meaningful if the ordinary worker will be able to apport to
travel for recreation and rest
