There are many different types of tourism that make up the tourism industry- as a Tourism Lecturer and avid world traveller, I should know! In this post I have created a comprehensive list of over 120 different types of tourism!! Next to each type of tourism I have provided a short explanation of what it […]
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What Is The History Of Aviation?
The history of aviation is actually quite an interesting one. It is one of the first things that you will learn when you begin to study aviation management, or perhaps travel and tourism. What most people don’t realise is that aviation and flight has actually been around for thousands of years! Dating back to the […]
The Role of the Private Sector in Tourism Planning and Development
This post explains what is the role of the private sector in tourism planning and development, giving examples of the benefits of private sector involvement
Why tourism planning is important
Tourism planning should be an integral part of any destination’s tourism development plan in order to achieve the best results and satisfy all stakeholders. Tourism planning is key to maintaining sustainable tourism and whilst some destinations do this very well, others (often developing countries), fail the recognise the importance of effective tourism development planning. In […]
20 reasons why you should volunteer: Benefits of volunteer tourism
This post was last updated on May 13th, 2019 at 03:32 pmIn this post, I will reflect on the benefits of volunteer tourism, alongside the positive impacts to the volunteer as demonstrated through a number of academic studies. As somebody who has been a volunteer tourist myself, and studied the concept at length in an […]
What is tourism? A definition of tourism
Whilst most of us have been tourists at some point during our lives, you might find yourself asking ‘what is tourism?’ or ‘what is the definition of tourism’? Having studied, work in and taught tourism management for many years (see-about Hayley Stainton), I can tell you that there is no straight-cut answer to this question! […]