At local government level, leisure and tourism provision includes:
• public gardens and recreation facilities,
• libraries (reading rooms and borrowing facilities),
• leisure centres and swimming pools,
• arts centres,
• tourism support (free local maps, tourism advice bureau).
While some facilities (parks) are generally provided for free, others may be
payable so as to meet operational costs (arts and leisure centres). Whether the
municipality provides subsidised rates and public provision or lower local taxes
and private-sector provision will depend much on the local political party in power.
In large countries, neighbouring towns may have different policies, while a single
rule might apply in a small country, notwithstanding that political parties are
influenced by:
• the national government,
• the local press,
• pressure groups,
• trade unions.
Private sector organizations (non-government-owned) can provide many of the
services that can or are provided by the government organisations, except that the
services are not free. These organizations can be divided into profit-making and
nonprofit-making ones.
1.2.10 Tourism
The tourism industry basically considers people
(1) moving from one region (where they live or work) of the world to another,
(2) making visits of a few days to a few weeks,
(3) with different modes of travel,
(4) at the resorts or destinations catering to the needs of the visitors.
Thus, tourism involves a complex mixture of material factors (accommodation,
transportation, the attractions and entertainments available) and psychological
parameters (the wide spectrum of human attitudes and expectations based on
recreational pleasure, culture and education, ethnology, and generally business,
major events, adventure, sociology).
The multiplier effect spreads the benefits of tourism far beyond the resort.
Broadly speaking, there are three categories of economic impact:
(1) A direct expenditure: tourists spend money on accommodation, food, and on
tourist facilities in the region.
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• public gardens and recreation facilities,
• libraries (reading rooms and borrowing facilities),
• leisure centres and swimming pools,
• arts centres,
• tourism support (free local maps, tourism advice bureau).
While some facilities (parks) are generally provided for free, others may be
payable so as to meet operational costs (arts and leisure centres). Whether the
municipality provides subsidised rates and public provision or lower local taxes
and private-sector provision will depend much on the local political party in power.
In large countries, neighbouring towns may have different policies, while a single
rule might apply in a small country, notwithstanding that political parties are
influenced by:
• the national government,
• the local press,
• pressure groups,
• trade unions.
Private sector organizations (non-government-owned) can provide many of the
services that can or are provided by the government organisations, except that the
services are not free. These organizations can be divided into profit-making and
nonprofit-making ones.
1.2.10 Tourism
The tourism industry basically considers people
(1) moving from one region (where they live or work) of the world to another,
(2) making visits of a few days to a few weeks,
(3) with different modes of travel,
(4) at the resorts or destinations catering to the needs of the visitors.
Thus, tourism involves a complex mixture of material factors (accommodation,
transportation, the attractions and entertainments available) and psychological
parameters (the wide spectrum of human attitudes and expectations based on
recreational pleasure, culture and education, ethnology, and generally business,
major events, adventure, sociology).
The multiplier effect spreads the benefits of tourism far beyond the resort.
Broadly speaking, there are three categories of economic impact:
(1) A direct expenditure: tourists spend money on accommodation, food, and on
tourist facilities in the region.
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