Definition of Terms

Chapter 1

Adapted - make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify,become adjusted to new
conditions.

Culture- people's customs,clothing,food,house,language,dancing,music,drama,literatur and

religion.

Cousrework-covers topics related to financial planning, personnel management, marketing,

promotion and amenities management.

Comprehensive-planned and developed as an integrated system within itself and also is

integrated into the overall plan and total development patterns of the area.

Countryside-the land and scenery of a rural area.

Diverse -involves the movement of people from their usual surroundings to places of interest
either within the country or across international borders for leisure, business, fun or adventure.

Destination-the place to which traveler is going in the travel industry,ang city area or country.

Desireable-worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment. arousing

desire or longing

Foreseeable-event or situation is one that can be known about or guessed before it happens

Heritage- a very broad expression that describe anything that has a link with some past event or
person (e.g. cultural heritage refers to past customs and traditions with unspoken implications.

Highly competitive-several people or groups are trying hard to win against each other. When
something is very competitive, you describe it as "highly competitive".

Intergrated Tourism-can be defined as the kind of tourism which is explicitly linked to the
localities in which it takes place and, in practical terms, has clear connections with local
resources, activities, products, production and service industries, and a participatory local
community

Impacts- Effects,which may be either positive or negative.Felt as a result of toursim -associated

activity it also the Measure of the tangible and intangible effects (consequences).

Literature Review-discusses published information in a particular subject area, and sometimes

information in a particular subject area.
Local- belonging to a particular place or region.

Long term activity-forecasting deals with the problem of pre- dicting how an agent will complete
a full activity, defined as a continuous trajectory and a discrete sequence of sub-actions.

Mitigating-are factors in the commission of a crime that lessen or reduce its moral and legal
consequences.

Multi- Faceted -having multiple sides or skills

Minimal disturbance - should seek to disturb the order of non-promoted blocks to the smallest
extent possible

Numerous-something that has many elements or that is large in number.

Overlaps-simultaneous talk by two or more conversational participants, irrespective of its status

in participants' minds as an interruption.

Sustainbale-is the concept of visiting somewhere as a tourist and trying to make a positive
impact on the environment, society, and economy.

Socio-economic- refers to an individual's social and economic ranking within society based on
access to resources

Satisfaction levels-is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or
surpass customer expectation. Customer satisfaction is defined as "the number of customers, or
percentage of total customers, whose reported experience with a firm, its products, or its
services (ratings) exceeds specified satisfaction goals."

Tourism expansion-leads to economic growth (One-way causality: the tourism-led economic

growth)

Tourism Destination - a place for tourists to visit and stay, could be a country, state, region or
city which is marketed or markets itself as a place for tourists to visit.

Tourism Development-is to create strategies and plans to increase/develop/encourage tourism

for a country (place). Develop the tourism sector. The reason behind planning and implementing
strategies for developing the tourism sector is to INCREASE the GDP of a country.

Toursim Sector-very vast, vibrant, dynamic and growth oriented industry

Toursim Industry-the total of all businesses that directly provide goods or services to facilitate
business, pleasure and leisure activities away from the home environment.
Time frames-set period of time in which covers certain events or in which certain things are
expected to occur

Un- spoilt-a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by civilized.

Viral-something that is absolutely essential or necessary or a person who is lively and full of life.

Variuos-refer to several different or many different things, people.

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Aethestic Value - the value that an object, event or state of affairs (most paradigmatically an art
work or the natural environment) possesses in virtue of its capacity to elicit pleasure (positive
value) or displeasure (negative value) when appreciated or experienced aesthetically.

Archeological-study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The
archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts and cultural
landscapes.

Allocation- is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or

used for a particular purpose.The allocation of something is the decision that it should be given
to a particular person or used for a particular purpose

Ancestral- called roots tourism, is a segment of the tourism market consisting of tourists who
have ancestral connections to their holiday destination. These genealogy tourists travel to the
land of their ancestors to reconnect with their past and "walk in the footsteps of their".
forefathers

Beliefs-something that you believe or accept as true. You might believe something based on a
fact, an opinion or an assumption. When you believe something you might not have immediate
personal knowledge but you are satisfied that something is the way it is.

Capital Investment-sum of money provided to a company to further its business objectives. The
term also can refer to a company's acquisition of long-term assets such as real estate,
manufacturing plants, and machinery.

Conservation-protecting species from extinction, maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing

ecosystem services and protecting biological diversity.

Commencement-act, instance, or time of commencing.

Customs- the common terms for a government agency charges with a collecting duty on
specified imported into that country. They also restricts the entry of persons and forbidden
items without legal travel documents.

Decision Making - the combination of inputs into purchasing decisions.

Defacing-defined as to spoil the appearance, mar or disfigure

Domains-an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government.

Environment- the diverse community activities and cultures of a country's inhabitant as well as
its scrace and sensitive natural resources.

Ethno-linguistic-part of anthropological linguistics concerned with the study of the interrelation

between a language and the cultural.

Extendable-Extending the range of visitor opportunities to a broader audience.

Entities- A person, partnership, organization, or business that has a legal and separately
identifiable existence.

Exploration-the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources.

Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans.

Gross Income Taxation-is all income from all sources that isn't specifically tax-exempt under the
Internal Revenue Code

Habitat-the type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

Harmonious- those people are living together peacefully.

Indigenous People- inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to
people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political
characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live.

Issuance-The act of dispersing or supplying an item.

Investment- an investment is the purchase of goods that are not consumed today but are used
in the future to create wealth.

Livelihood programs- means of making a living. It encompasses people's capabilities, assets,

income and activities .

Liquidation-finance and economics is the process of bringing a business to an end and

distributing its assets to claimants.

Migrants-person who makes a conscious choice to leave their country to seek a better life
elsewhere.

Mechanism-state control (regulation) of tourist-recreational sphere is reduced to the definition

of basic terms – “mechanism”, “state control (regulation)”, “mechanism of state control” and
other.

Negotiate- to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms.

Prohibition- is a law or order forbidding something, or is the condition of forbidding something.

Protection-refers to keeping something or someone safe. Through protection, we shelter and

defend things.

Prevailing- to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority.

Possession-is the control a person's intentional exercises toward a thing.

Prime- It plays an essential role in city tourism development, as it is often the prime means for
visitors – whether on business or for leisure – to get about the city, to access heritage and
cultural sites, and to access local businesses

Relocated - A change in the physical location of a business and place that attracts and exploits
tourists.

Resident- a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term.

Repatriate- is the process of returning a person back to one's place of origin or citizenship.

Remit-To make payment for goods or services rendered.

Requisition-is a request for goods or services made by an employee to the person or

department in a company that is responsible for purchasing.

Repercussions- is the reaction to another event or action.

Sanctuaries- (whose main purpose is to protect wild animals); Although there is an increasing
awareness of animal welfare issues, many tourists are unaware of how their daily decisions
impact both animals and local residents in tourist destinations.

Tax Credit- is an amount of money that taxpayers can subtract from taxes owed to their
government.

Tourist spots- is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited
natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and
amusement.

Traditions-is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning
or special significance with origins in the past.

Tourist- one who travels for the period of 24 hrs or more in a place other than that in which he
or she resides,whose purpose could be classified as leisure, business,family,mission or meetin.
Utilization- it was taken to mean tourism visits to the destinations. Each visitation was taken as a
measure and unit of utilization

Visa-stamp of approval recorded on a passport to enter a country for a specific purpose.

Values-which is 'the. perceived benefits provided to meet the customer's needs and. wants,
quality of service received, and the value for money.

Wildlife-can be broadly defined as trips to destinations with the main purpose of visit being to
observe the local fauna. This therefore implies that wildlife tourism includes other niche
markets such as bird watching and the exploration of marine life.
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Accreditation- is the act of granting credit or recognition, especially to an educational institution

that maintains suitable standards.

Aforementioned- sustainable tourism development shares many features of the term

sustainable development.

Alleviate- is to make something easier to deal with or endure.

Accentuates-means to focus on something or make something stand out.

Attractions-place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural
or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.

Anthropogenic-tourism resources are human creations, the features of which attract tourists.
They impact on how the cultural needs of tourists are met.

Adaptation-can be described as the process of dealing with irreparable changes, which have
occurred in the environment due to climate change.

Awareness-as a state of understanding with regard to the activities of tourists and

conservancies surrounding an individual or community which provides them with some context
about activities that may affect them directly or indirectly.

Cultural affirmation-the subset of tourism concerned with a traveler's engagement with a

country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas,
the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion(s), and other elements that helped
shape their way of life.

Civil aviation-A Symbiotic Relationship, Concurrently, tourism provides passengers and creates
opportunities for new and increased business for the Air Transport sector. Thus the relationship
between Tourism and Air Transport is mutually reinforcing and inter-dependent.

Convention-provides helpful and time-saving resources for meeting that provides information,
resources, and support for the hospitality and tourism industry .

Capability-the ability to do things and to choose for a way of life according to one's personal
values. As it applies to human capital, capability represents performing or achieving certain
actions.
Collaborative-grounded in finding common ground and complimentary skills between teams
that help everyone involved.

Compulsory-something that is required, not optional.

Citizenry-the group of people who live in a particular city, town, area, or country.

Dissemination-spread information, knowledge, opinions widely.

Design plans-specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation
of an activity or process.

Employment- is a paid work agreement between an employer and employee.

Equitable-distribution means everyone gets their fair share of something.

Exploitation-the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

Estate-refers to a tract of land with defined boundaries, suitable for development into an
integrated resort complex, with prescribed carrying capacities of tourist facilities and activities,
such as, but not limited to, sports and recreation centers and accommodations.

Eco-cultural- is a concept where both ecological and cultural aspects of a landscape are
combined together creating a tourist paradise.

Eco-tourism-is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed
natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard
commercial mass.

Ecological Protection- is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals,

organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing
natural environment and, where possible, to repair damage and reverse trends.

Empowerment-refers to measures designed to increase the degree of autonomy and self-

determination in people and in communities in order to enable them to represent their
interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority.

Framework-would enable each of its basic facets to be identified. They become the elements of
the system.

Foreign Exchange- The value of any particular currency is determined by market forces based on
trade, investment and tourism.
Forestry- forest uses, such as recreation, tourism and biodiversity have increased in importance,
and they can provide alternative income and employment opportunities for the local economy

Government Agencies-permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of

government that is responsible for the oversight and administration

Integrated-localities in which it takes place and, in practical terms, has clear connections with
local resources, activities, products, production and service industries, and a participatory local
community.

Multi- stakeholder-is a governance structure that seeks to bring stakeholders together to

participate in the dialogue, decision making, and implementation of solutions to common
problems or goals.

Mainstream-the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the
dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts.

Non- formal education-refers to education that occurs outside the formal school system. Non-
formal education is often used interchangeably with terms such as community education, adult
education, lifelong education and second-chance education.

National economy- products are offered at a natural price generated by the use of competition -
supply and demand - and the division of labor. He maintained that the basic motive for free
trade is human self-interest.

National interest-the interest of a nation as a whole held to be an independent entity separate

from the interests of subordinate areas or groups and also of other nations or supranational
groups any foreign policy which operates under the standard of the national interest.

Pioneers- a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for
occupation and development by others.

Penalize-subject to some form of punishment.

Rural- defined as the movement of people from their normal place of residence to rural areas
for a minimum period of twenty-four hours to the maximum of six months for the sole purpose
of leisure and pleasure.

Services-Meaning and concepts of tourism and travel industry.

Spelunking-to explore natural caves.

Tour Service- means any act by a company, as herein defined, by which touring information is
furnished without cost to holders.

Tourism Act -was enacted to provide for the development, management ,marketing and
regulation of sustainable tourism and tourism related and services and for connected services.

Tourism Planners-the process of considering the needs of people planning a trip and using those
factors to determine the best resources, programs and activities for their trip.

Urban- is a term describing multiple tourist activities in which city is main destination and place
of interest. This form of tourism is relatively old and very complex. ... Tourism within cities is
strongly connected with their growth and technology development as well (roads,
transportation, railway.

Vulnerability-refers to the inability (of a system or a unit) to withstand the effects of a hostile
environment.

Ventures- type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small,
early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have
demonstrated high growth.

World-class-cost effective environmental accessible and facility audit services.

Zone- is an area consisting of tourism sites that are closely linked in terms of nature, history and
culture.