Similarities and Differences Between T&H
1, Definitions:
1.1. Tourism: according to F.W. Ogilvie (1933), tourism can be defined as ‘persons who go to somewhere rather than home or workplace for a period of time and spend money in that place’. But this definition has its limitations as it is too broad and it does not have specific standards or criteria to define tourism.
Many organizations have been tried to come up with an accurate definition of tourism, but till now they only commonly accepted some factors that help to define tourism. Tourism is an activity of human beings which must comply with three factors--- time range, distance parameter, and a circular journey. The time ranges from 24 hours to 1 year, the travel distance should be more than 100 kilometers and the activity must finish at where it started. (French, C 2000 p4-p6)
1.2. Hospitality: The Oxford English Dictionary (Soanes & Stevenson, 2003, p. 839) gives hospitality a definition as ‘the act or practice of being hospitable; the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors or strangers with liberality or goodwill’. Giving a working definition, todays’ hospitality is operated in a commercial way in which services related to travel, accommodation, entertainment, foodservice, gaming, attractions, meeting and exposition are provided. (Tom Baum, 2011, p.20). Despite of how hospitality was interpreted, the main concept is that in hospitality there will be someone acts as a host and treat visitors with respect, make they feel comfortable and happy and help them as much as you can.
2. Similarities
The similarities between tourism industry and hospitality industry will be discussed at individual, community and government level.
2.1. Individual level
From an individual prospective, tourism and hospitality can be seen to be comprised of 3 equal components: transportation, foodservice and lodgment. All which are just as essential to each other.
Transportation can be linked with tourism and hospitality, as they are often seen to be
1.1. Tourism: according to F.W. Ogilvie (1933), tourism can be defined as ‘persons who go to somewhere rather than home or workplace for a period of time and spend money in that place’. But this definition has its limitations as it is too broad and it does not have specific standards or criteria to define tourism.
Many organizations have been tried to come up with an accurate definition of tourism, but till now they only commonly accepted some factors that help to define tourism. Tourism is an activity of human beings which must comply with three factors--- time range, distance parameter, and a circular journey. The time ranges from 24 hours to 1 year, the travel distance should be more than 100 kilometers and the activity must finish at where it started. (French, C 2000 p4-p6)
1.2. Hospitality: The Oxford English Dictionary (Soanes & Stevenson, 2003, p. 839) gives hospitality a definition as ‘the act or practice of being hospitable; the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors or strangers with liberality or goodwill’. Giving a working definition, todays’ hospitality is operated in a commercial way in which services related to travel, accommodation, entertainment, foodservice, gaming, attractions, meeting and exposition are provided. (Tom Baum, 2011, p.20). Despite of how hospitality was interpreted, the main concept is that in hospitality there will be someone acts as a host and treat visitors with respect, make they feel comfortable and happy and help them as much as you can.
2. Similarities
The similarities between tourism industry and hospitality industry will be discussed at individual, community and government level.
2.1. Individual level
From an individual prospective, tourism and hospitality can be seen to be comprised of 3 equal components: transportation, foodservice and lodgment. All which are just as essential to each other.
Transportation can be linked with tourism and hospitality, as they are often seen to be