WEL COME TO TOURISM GEOGRAPHY


Tourism geography is one of the part of my course in tourism here i am trying to share what i gain from the class including notes, points and question's and for more information i used to get update with internet. My try is to share a things what i learn from the class.

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suman khatiwada

Monday, November 15, 2010

Definition of Geography and Tourism (Note)

The major definition of geography are listed out are as follows:

  • Vidal De La Bleach: Geography is the science of place.
  • Marthe:Geography is the science of earth description.
  • Varrows: Geography is the study if human ecology.
  • General: Geography is the study if space and its nature.   
 More over latest definition of HUNTINGTON and CARLSON say that geography is the study of different environmental factor along with their activities in which they modify or make proper use of their environmental elements.

Defination of Tourism
"It is a business activity directly linked with providing accommodation services and entertainment for people who visit places for their pleasure."

Two scholars "Mathison" and "Wall" are considered as export in tourism and they defined it in 1982 A.D. as at temporary movement of people to various destination out side the normal place of work and residence.

The history of tourism has started as the dawn of the human civilization with different name and activities.However the french is the first country that has use the word tourism in the dawn of 19 century and gain its popularity after 1930's. Traveling for recreation is general definition at that time. In 1910 HERMON VON define tourism as a some total operation mainly economic nature related to entry,stay and movement of foriengers inside and outside of certain region,city or country it self.

ProfessorAdmond define the tourism as an activity to import tourism sources.





             

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