CHAPTER 12: TOURISM COMPONENTS AND SUPPLY
Accomodationsm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmFormsuccessfulmtourism,maccommodationsmmustmbemavailablemin
msufficientmquantitymtommatchmthemdemandmofmthemtravelersmwhomarrivematmthemdestina
tion.mGivenmaccessmtomthemdestination,maccommodationsmshouldmprecedemanymothermtype
mofmdevelopment;mtheirmimportancemcannotmbemoveremphasized.
builtmenvironmentm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmBuiltmenvironment.mThismincludesmtheminfrastructuremandmsuperst
ructuremdiscussedminmChapterm1.mThismcomponentmhasmbeenmdevelopedmwithinmormupon
mthemnaturalmenviron-
mment.mOnemofmthemmostmbasicmelementsmofmthembuiltmenvironmentmismtheminfrastructu
remofmthemregion,mwhichmconsistsmofmallmundergroundmandmsurfacemdevelopmentalmconstr
uc-
mtion,msuchmasmwatermsupplymsystems,msewagemdisposalmsystems,mgasmlines,melectricalmlin
es,mdrainagemsystems,mroads,mcommunicationsmnetworks,mandmmanymcommercialmfacilities.
culturalmresourcesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmspiritmofmhospitalitymandmculturalmresources.mPervadingmallmofmt
hemforegoingmphysicalmelementsmofmthembuiltminfrastructuremandmsuperstructuresmismthems
ocialmfounda-mtionmofmthemdestination—
itsmculture,mwhichmconsistsmofmthemlanguage,mcustoms,mandmreli-
mgionsmofmthemresidentsmofmthemregion,masmwellmasmtheirmworkmandmleisure-
relatedmbehaviors.
entertainmentmandmrecreationmactivitiesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmThemrecreationmandmothermactivitiesmengagedminmbymtouristsmat
mtheirmdestinationmcom-
mprisemammajormcomponentmofmtourism.mThus,mconsiderablemthoughtmandmeffortmshouldm
bemdevotedmtomthemtypemofmactivitiesmthatmvisitorsmaremlikelymtomenjoy.
infrastructurem-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmOnemofmthemmostmbasicmelementsmofmthembuiltmenvironmentmi
smtheminfrastructuremofmthemregion,mwhichmconsistsmofmallmundergroundmandmsurfacemdev
elopmentalmconstruc-
mtion,msuchmasmwatermsupplymsystems,msewagemdisposalmsystems,mgasmlines,melectricalmlin
es,mdrainagemsystems,mroads,mcommunicationsmnetworks,mandmmanymcommercialmfacilities.
hospitalitymresourcesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmThemdevelopmentmofmhospitalitymresourcesmismperhapsmthemmos
tmimportantmfactorminmtourism.mThemfinestmphysicalmfacilitiesmwillmbemworthlessmifmthemt
ouristmfeelsmunwelcome.
multiplemusem-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmMultiplemuse.mThisminvolvesmsupplementingmpeak-
seasonmattractionsmofmamdesti-
mnationmwithmothermattractionsmthatmwouldmcreatemdemandmformtravelmtomthatmdestinati
onmduringmoff-
seasonmperiods.mInmeffect,mthempeakmseasonmformthemdestinationmismextended.
naturalmresourcesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmNaturalmresourcesmandmenvironment.mThismcategorymconstitutesm
themfundamentalmmeasuremofmsupply—
themnaturalmresourcesmthatmanymareamhasmavailablemformthemusemandmenjoymentmofmvisi
tors.mBasicmelementsminmthismcategorymincludemairmandmclimate,mphysi-
Accomodationsm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmFormsuccessfulmtourism,maccommodationsmmustmbemavailablemin
msufficientmquantitymtommatchmthemdemandmofmthemtravelersmwhomarrivematmthemdestina
tion.mGivenmaccessmtomthemdestination,maccommodationsmshouldmprecedemanymothermtype
mofmdevelopment;mtheirmimportancemcannotmbemoveremphasized.
builtmenvironmentm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmBuiltmenvironment.mThismincludesmtheminfrastructuremandmsuperst
ructuremdiscussedminmChapterm1.mThismcomponentmhasmbeenmdevelopedmwithinmormupon
mthemnaturalmenviron-
mment.mOnemofmthemmostmbasicmelementsmofmthembuiltmenvironmentmismtheminfrastructu
remofmthemregion,mwhichmconsistsmofmallmundergroundmandmsurfacemdevelopmentalmconstr
uc-
mtion,msuchmasmwatermsupplymsystems,msewagemdisposalmsystems,mgasmlines,melectricalmlin
es,mdrainagemsystems,mroads,mcommunicationsmnetworks,mandmmanymcommercialmfacilities.
culturalmresourcesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmspiritmofmhospitalitymandmculturalmresources.mPervadingmallmofmt
hemforegoingmphysicalmelementsmofmthembuiltminfrastructuremandmsuperstructuresmismthems
ocialmfounda-mtionmofmthemdestination—
itsmculture,mwhichmconsistsmofmthemlanguage,mcustoms,mandmreli-
mgionsmofmthemresidentsmofmthemregion,masmwellmasmtheirmworkmandmleisure-
relatedmbehaviors.
entertainmentmandmrecreationmactivitiesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmThemrecreationmandmothermactivitiesmengagedminmbymtouristsmat
mtheirmdestinationmcom-
mprisemammajormcomponentmofmtourism.mThus,mconsiderablemthoughtmandmeffortmshouldm
bemdevotedmtomthemtypemofmactivitiesmthatmvisitorsmaremlikelymtomenjoy.
infrastructurem-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmOnemofmthemmostmbasicmelementsmofmthembuiltmenvironmentmi
smtheminfrastructuremofmthemregion,mwhichmconsistsmofmallmundergroundmandmsurfacemdev
elopmentalmconstruc-
mtion,msuchmasmwatermsupplymsystems,msewagemdisposalmsystems,mgasmlines,melectricalmlin
es,mdrainagemsystems,mroads,mcommunicationsmnetworks,mandmmanymcommercialmfacilities.
hospitalitymresourcesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmThemdevelopmentmofmhospitalitymresourcesmismperhapsmthemmos
tmimportantmfactorminmtourism.mThemfinestmphysicalmfacilitiesmwillmbemworthlessmifmthemt
ouristmfeelsmunwelcome.
multiplemusem-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmMultiplemuse.mThisminvolvesmsupplementingmpeak-
seasonmattractionsmofmamdesti-
mnationmwithmothermattractionsmthatmwouldmcreatemdemandmformtravelmtomthatmdestinati
onmduringmoff-
seasonmperiods.mInmeffect,mthempeakmseasonmformthemdestinationmismextended.
naturalmresourcesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmNaturalmresourcesmandmenvironment.mThismcategorymconstitutesm
themfundamentalmmeasuremofmsupply—
themnaturalmresourcesmthatmanymareamhasmavailablemformthemusemandmenjoymentmofmvisi
tors.mBasicmelementsminmthismcategorymincludemairmandmclimate,mphysi-
