Unit 1 Understanding Travel Tourism Travel Draws 1

Unit 1 – Understanding Travel & Tourism

Travel Draws 1. Adventure - usually attracts younger people that enjoy strenuous physical activity and that want something unusual ex. Skydiving

Travel Draws 2. Specialty Travel - usually is a once in a lifetime travel ex. Climbing Mt. Everest

Travel Draws 3. Recreation Travel - usually involves a lot of relaxation and typically revolves around warm climates with water ex. Mexico

Travel Draws 4. Family/Social - going with family members or with others to visit family members ex. Family trip to Ireland to visit grandparents

Travel Draws 5. Environment - travelling to enjoy the wonder and beauty of natural areas such as National or Provincial Parks ex. Canoe camping in Algonquin Provincial Park

Travel Draws 6. Business Travel - involves travelling with business to go to a conference, convention or tie up a business deal ex. Tim Horton’s franchise owner flying to Red Lake to open up a new store

Travel Draws 7. Cultural - travelling to see and learn about the historic, cultural, musical, and architecture of a place ex. Backpacking across Thailand visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Travel Deterrents 1. Fear - a lot of people do not want to travel for fear of being robbed or becoming ill ex. Not travelling to Africa because of diseases that are more prevalent than in North America

Travel Deterrents 2. Climate - some people avoid coming to North America during our winters ex. Travelling to Winnipeg in January is very unpleasant

Travel Deterrents 3. Health - poor health may limit when people can travel ex. An 85 year old travelling to India

Travel Deterrents 4. Money - people may want to travel, but find it difficult to save enough money ex. Saving money to go to college, no money to travel across Canada

Travel Deterrents 5. Lack of Motivation - some people prefer staying close to home and are not interested in travelling ex. Staying in Oshawa for a 2 week vacation

Travel Deterrents 6. Holidays - some do not have long enough holidays to really fulfill their true travel destinations ex. Travelling to Australia for a week

Travel Deterrents 7. Life Stage - if you have young children this will likely limit your options for destinations and types of travel ex. Taking a 3 and 5 year old to Nepal to hike the Annapurna Circuit