Different modes of transport Introduction to tourism
• Travelling by road – cars, buses/coaches, shuttle buses, Tourism concepts
metered taxis, minibus taxis and motor cycles.
• Travelling by air – aeroplanes, chartered flights, helicopters • Domestic tourism - taking trips within your home country.
and microlights. • Regional tourism - people from a specific geographical
• Travelling by rail - Shosholoza Meyl trains, Metrorail, area travelling within that area.
Gautrain, the Blue Train, Rovos Rail, Bullet trains and trams. • International tourism - people travelling outside their
• Travelling by water – luxury cruise liners, boats and yachts. country of residence.
• Extraordinary modes of transport – camel rides, donkey cart
rides, hot air ballooning and bicycles.
• Reasons for travel
T1: Tourism • Business, leisure, to visit friends and
relatives (VFR) or to take a gap year.
Sample sectors (A)
Types of tourists
Summaries after sample Tourists travelling for
leisure and holiday reasons
Tourists travelling for business
and professional reasons
• Business tourists – MESE.
Youth travel • Adventure and cultural tourists.
• Education tourists - travelling to a place to study or
• Ecotourists.
• Backpacking - little luggage, on a improve a qualification.
• Religious and shopping tourists.
budget, want to experience adventure. • Incentive tourists - people who are awarded a company-
• SIT.
• Gap year tourists - travel, work, earn paid holiday as a reward.
• Sport and recreation tourists.
money, learn skills and volunteer in • Health/medical tourists - visiting a health spa, requiring
another country. • special medical treatment, wanting cheaper procedures
• and a healthier recovery environment.
Tourists travelling to VFR
•
• Want to stay in contact with friends and relatives.
• Attend weddings, funerals or birthdays.
•
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, Public entities The public sector (government)
• SANParks - manages state-owned national parks like
Kruger National Park. The National Department
• South African Tourism - promotes SA as a global of Tourism (NDT)
tourist destination.
• National Gambling Board (NGB) - regulates the • Provincial tourism departments - promote and
gambling industry. regulate tourism.
• South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) - • Provincial tourism authorities - issue permits for
maintains and promotes SA’s heritage. hunting trips or whale watching.
• Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) - manages, • Regional Destination Marketing Organisations – public
controls, operates, and maintains SA’s airports. and private sectors in the same region join forces for
• THETA (this SETA is changed to CATHSSETA) - marketing.
regulates training and education in culture, arts, T1: Tourism • District/municipal organisations (DMOs):
Sample
tourism, hospitality, and sport sectors. o Districts – smaller areas than regions with
• . sectors (D) organisations based in a central town.
• . o Municipality/municipal area – where the provincial
tourism department’s affairs are managed around
• Partly state-owned agencies the central town of the district.
Summaries after sample
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•
Ownership is shared between the government and
a private sector company.
Managed like private sector businesses.
•
•
Local Tourism Organisations (LTOs) - promote local
tourism attractions and businesses.
• TEP works in partnership with privately owned
companies and National Department of Tourism. Other government departments
• . • The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) - promotes good international
• . relations and national security.
• The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) -
• State owned enterprises coordinates SA’s international relations and foreign politics.
(parastatals) • Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Economic
Development (DED) - guide the government's economic policies.
• Parastatals - large organisations owned by the • Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) - conducts surveys and publishes
government, managed like private businesses. South African statistics.
• E.g. SAA and SA Express. • The Department of Sports and Recreation - arranges international
• . and local sporting events.
• Department of Transport.
•
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,Sample
Summaries after sample
• Travelling by road – cars, buses/coaches, shuttle buses, Tourism concepts
metered taxis, minibus taxis and motor cycles.
• Travelling by air – aeroplanes, chartered flights, helicopters • Domestic tourism - taking trips within your home country.
and microlights. • Regional tourism - people from a specific geographical
• Travelling by rail - Shosholoza Meyl trains, Metrorail, area travelling within that area.
Gautrain, the Blue Train, Rovos Rail, Bullet trains and trams. • International tourism - people travelling outside their
• Travelling by water – luxury cruise liners, boats and yachts. country of residence.
• Extraordinary modes of transport – camel rides, donkey cart
rides, hot air ballooning and bicycles.
• Reasons for travel
T1: Tourism • Business, leisure, to visit friends and
relatives (VFR) or to take a gap year.
Sample sectors (A)
Types of tourists
Summaries after sample Tourists travelling for
leisure and holiday reasons
Tourists travelling for business
and professional reasons
• Business tourists – MESE.
Youth travel • Adventure and cultural tourists.
• Education tourists - travelling to a place to study or
• Ecotourists.
• Backpacking - little luggage, on a improve a qualification.
• Religious and shopping tourists.
budget, want to experience adventure. • Incentive tourists - people who are awarded a company-
• SIT.
• Gap year tourists - travel, work, earn paid holiday as a reward.
• Sport and recreation tourists.
money, learn skills and volunteer in • Health/medical tourists - visiting a health spa, requiring
another country. • special medical treatment, wanting cheaper procedures
• and a healthier recovery environment.
Tourists travelling to VFR
•
• Want to stay in contact with friends and relatives.
• Attend weddings, funerals or birthdays.
•
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, Public entities The public sector (government)
• SANParks - manages state-owned national parks like
Kruger National Park. The National Department
• South African Tourism - promotes SA as a global of Tourism (NDT)
tourist destination.
• National Gambling Board (NGB) - regulates the • Provincial tourism departments - promote and
gambling industry. regulate tourism.
• South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) - • Provincial tourism authorities - issue permits for
maintains and promotes SA’s heritage. hunting trips or whale watching.
• Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) - manages, • Regional Destination Marketing Organisations – public
controls, operates, and maintains SA’s airports. and private sectors in the same region join forces for
• THETA (this SETA is changed to CATHSSETA) - marketing.
regulates training and education in culture, arts, T1: Tourism • District/municipal organisations (DMOs):
Sample
tourism, hospitality, and sport sectors. o Districts – smaller areas than regions with
• . sectors (D) organisations based in a central town.
• . o Municipality/municipal area – where the provincial
tourism department’s affairs are managed around
• Partly state-owned agencies the central town of the district.
Summaries after sample
•
•
Ownership is shared between the government and
a private sector company.
Managed like private sector businesses.
•
•
Local Tourism Organisations (LTOs) - promote local
tourism attractions and businesses.
• TEP works in partnership with privately owned
companies and National Department of Tourism. Other government departments
• . • The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) - promotes good international
• . relations and national security.
• The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) -
• State owned enterprises coordinates SA’s international relations and foreign politics.
(parastatals) • Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Economic
Development (DED) - guide the government's economic policies.
• Parastatals - large organisations owned by the • Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) - conducts surveys and publishes
government, managed like private businesses. South African statistics.
• E.g. SAA and SA Express. • The Department of Sports and Recreation - arranges international
• . and local sporting events.
• Department of Transport.
•
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,Sample
Summaries after sample
