Perspective of Tourism

1.       The Tourist

a.       the tourist seeks carious psychic and physical experiences and satisfaction. The nature of these will largely the destinations chosen and the activities enjoyed.

2.       Service provider business people

a.       Business people see tourism as an oppertunity to make a profit by supplying the goods and services that the tourist market demand.

3.       The government of host community or area

a.       Politicians  view tourism as wealth factor in the economy of their juridictions. Their perspective is related to the incomes their citizen can earn from their business. Politicians also consider the forign exchange receipts fron international tourism as well as the tax receipts collected from the tourist expenditures, either directly or indirectly. The government can play an important role in tourism policy, development, promotion and implementation.

4.       The host community

a.       Local people usually see tourism as a cultural and employment factor of importance to this group, for example is the effect of the interaction between large numbers of international visitors and residents. This effect may be beneficiall or harmful, or both.