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Chapter5Tourismresourcesandtourismindustry
Chapter5TheTourismResourcesandTourismIndustry
Teachingpurposes
☐listthemajortypesofnaturalandculturaltouristattractions
☐appreciatethediversearrayoftheseattractions
☐discussthemanagementimplicationsthatareassociatedwiththevarioustypesofattractions
☐describethevariousattractionattributesthatcanbeassessedinordertomakeinformedmanagementandplanningdecisions
☐understandthebasiccharacteristicsofthetourismindustry’smainsectors
☐appreciatethegrowingdiversificationandspecializationofproductsprovidedbythetourismindustry
☐discusstheconceptsofintegrationandglobalizationastheypertaintothetourismindustry
☐identifyandaccountforthecircumstancesunderwhichadestinationismorelikelytoexperiencenegativeratherthanpositiveeconomicimpactsfromtourism
☐appreciatethenegativeconsequencesofrevenueleakagesforadestination
Timeallocation
Chapter5Thetourismproductandtourismindustry(8periods)
TourismProducts
2periods
Touristattraction
3periods
Tourismindustry
2periods
Industrystructure
1periods
Emphasisanddifficultpoints
Emphasis:
Thevariousattractionattributesthatcanbeassessedinordertomakeinformedmanagementandplanningdecisions
Difficultpoints:
Theintegrationandglobalizationastheypertaintothetourismindustry
Teachingmethods
Lecturemethod;brainstorming;colloquiummethod;casestudy
Teachingpoints
5.1Introduction
(1)Thedefinitionoftourismproduct
(2)Thecharacteristicsoftourismproduct:
TheCharacteristicsoftheTourismProduct
●Intangibility
●Perishability
●Inseparability
●notransferofownership
5.1.1Intangibility
Theserviceproductisintangiblewhenitcannotbeeasilyevaluatedordemonstratedinadvanceofitspurchase.Forexample,atravelagentcannotprovideforthetestingorsamplingofthetourismproduct.Ontheotherhand,anautomobileorcomputergamecanbetestedpriortopurchase,andclothingcanbetriedon.Muchofthesellingoftourismandhospitalityisrelatedtothepromiseofsafeandtimelydeliveryofthepurchaseroftheservice.
Theproblemmaybeovercomebyprintingawiderangeofliterature,byproducingvideosorbyprovidingtheproductonaspecialofferinanattempttoincreasetangibility.Inaddition,thereisaneedtoensurethatmarketingprovidessufficientpublicityforname-recognitionofwell-managedorganizationsprovidingaccommodation,transportationanddistribution.Thispositionsthebrandnamemoretangiblyinthemindoftheconsumer.
5.1.2Perishability
Perishabilitymeansthatserviceproductssuchastourism,unlikegoods,cannotbestoredforsaleonafutureoccasion.Forexample,ahotelbedoranairlineseatunsold,oraconventioncentreleftempty,isrevenuethatcanneverberecouped.Thisillustratesthehigh-risknatureofthetourismindustry.Marketersinthetourismandhospitalitysectorhavetodevisecomplexpricingandpromotionpoliciesinanattempttosell‘off-season’periods.
Thereactiontoperishabilityisformarketerstotrytosmoothoutdemandcurvesbycarefuluseofthemarketingmix-forexample,cheaperticketsformatineeshows.Thereisalsoaconcentrationontheuseofcomputerizedreservationsystemsinordertoforecasttheneedfortacticalactionifdemandisbelievedtobebelowexpectedlevels.
5.1.3Inseparability
Tourismproductsareoftenreferredtoasbeinginseparablewhichmeanstheproductisoftenconsumedandproducedsimultaneously.Becausethereislessopportunitytopre-checkatourismorhospitalityproduct,itcanvaryinthequalityofitsservicedelivery.Greatervarianceoccurswhenthecustomerispartoftheproductionsystem.Thesimultaneousprocessofproductionandconsumptioncanleadtosituationswhereitisdifficulttoensuretheoverallsatisfactionofconsumers.
Forexample,thereisthepotentialproblemofhavingincompatibleclientswithconflictingneedswhichmayresultinfriction.Whetheronanaircraft,inahotelorinarestauranttherecouldbeaclashofsocialvalues,excessivenoise,drunkenness,highspiritednessorachildcrying.Staffmayhavepersonalproblems,befeelingillortired,andthiscanaffecttheirlevelofcommitmenttotheirperformanceofprovidinggoodserviceorresolvingproblems.
5.2RisksoftheTourismProducts
5.2.1Economicrisk
Economicrisk,whethertheproductofferisofsufficientlygoodvalue,isassociatedwitheachdecisionmadebypotentialtourists.Allconsumersfaceeconomicorfinancialriskwhentheypurchasetourismproductswhichtheyarenotsurewilldeliverthedesiredbenefits.Tourisminvolvesthepurchaseofanexpensiveproductthatcannoteasilybeseenorsampledpriortoconsumption.Thistypeofriskisheightenedforthosewithlowl