In order to understand the study, planning and development of tourism, one must understand the definition of tourism. However, in the academia of tourism, there is no distinct definition of tourism to which everyone complies. Consequently, the definitions of tourism differ according to one’s philosophical approach. While some definitions offer a heuristic concept, others provide a more technical definition. Thus, the relevance of Lloyd Stear’s interpretation of tourism to the planning and development of tourism today can be seen through the progression and evolution of the differing explanations of tourism.
Due to the lack of unanimity on the definition of tourism, definitions constantly change. Some definitions are approached in technical manner whereas others focus on a heuristic understanding. This can be seen as Stear defines tourism as:
Travel and temporary stay, involving at least one night away from the region of a person’s usual home that is undertaken with the major expectation of satisfying leisure needs that are perceived as being more enjoyably able to be satisfied by being at places outside of, and qualitatively different to, the home region” (Stear, cited in Wixon 2007, p 12).
It is evident that Stear’s definition does not present a technical explanation but approaches the definition of tourism in a theoretical manner. As a result, Stear’s definition has a predominately heuristic concept where, according to Wixon (2007), the primary focuses within Stear’s definition are marketing, tourism management and policy issues. Stear is able to achieve these focuses by evoking readers to remember core terms such as “travel”, “temporary stay”, “at least one night away”, “region”, “major expectation” and “leisure needs” (S...
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...and development of the academia of tourism as there is no distinct definition to which everyone adheres. Consequently, the definitions of tourism differ depending on one’s philosophical approach. To understand tourism, the definitions should mention the purpose in which they are travelling, how far one must travel and the length of their stay. As a result, Stear and Mathieson et al provide a functional definition that offers a theoretical foundation to understanding tourism. However, Weaver et al and Leiper’s technical approach to interpret tourism provides a well-detailed definition of tourism as a system. Thus they suggest that tourism is an industry. Due to these changes, differing perspectives of tourism expand and evolve causing the definitions of tourism to continuously change and as a result, affecting the planning and development of the academia of tourism.
Various definitions of tourism exist. Tourism is defined by Macmillan Online Dictionary as the business of providing services for those people travelling for holidays. Tourism has experienced continued growth over the years and diversification and has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. For countries like Australia, it has become one of the major contributing sectors in the economy generating large proportions of the national income and at the same time increase employment opportunities. The future is still bright for the industry in the country with possible future growth in expansion and diversification. The industry however has both the pros and cons impacts to various ranges of environments (Tourism Research Australia).
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