Figure 1.1 Welcoming storefronts in Nelson The Hospitality Industry The same is true of the other four groupings, and the rest of this text explores these industry groups, and other aspects of tourism, in more detail. As such, they can be grouped together under the heading of accommodation. All these businesses need staff to check in guests, provide housekeeping, employ maintenance workers, and provide a place for people to sleep. For instance, the types of employees and resources required to run an accommodation business - whether it be a hotel, motel, or even a campground - are quite similar. These industry groups are based on the similarity of the “labour processes and inputs” used for each (Government of Canada, 2013). Food and beverage services (commonly known as “F & B”).The tourism-related groupings created using NAICS are (in alphabetical order): The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) was jointly created by the Canadian, US, and Mexican governments to ensure common analysis across all three countries (British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, 2013a). Given the sheer size of the tourism industry, it can be helpful to break it down into broad industry groups using a common classification system. NAICS: The North American Industry Classification System For more information, visit the UNWTO website. It promotes tourism as a way of developing communities while encouraging ethical behaviour to mitigate negative impacts. Its membership includes 156 countries and over 400 affiliates such as private companies and non-governmental organizations.
UNWTO is the United Nations agency responsible “for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism” (UNWTO, 2014b).
Spotlight On: United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) The scope of tourism, therefore, is broad and encompasses a number of activities. Outbound (residents of one country travelling in another country).Inbound (non-residents travelling in a given country).Domestic (residents of a given country travelling only within that country).The United Nations World Tourism Organization (1995) helps us break down this definition further by stating tourists can be: Definition of Touristīuilding on the definition of tourism, a commonly accepted description of a tourist is “someone who travels at least 80 km from his or her home for at least 24 hours, for business or leisure or other reasons” (LinkBC, 2008, p.8). Using this definition, we can see that tourism is the movement of people for a number of purposes (whether business or pleasure). These people are called visitors (which may be either tourists or excursionists residents or non-residents) and tourism has to do with their activities, some of which imply tourism expenditure (United Nations World Tourism Organization, 2008). Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes.
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