Study Guide
The growth and changing purpose of leisure time for societies in different geographic and developmental contexts.
Definitions
Leisure: Any freely chosen activity or experience that takes place in non-work time.
Sport: A physical activity involving a set of rules or customs. The activity may be competitive.
Tourism: Travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure (IB definition). I would argue that tourism does not have to involve a night away from home. I think people going on day trips should also be included in a definition of tourism.
Recreation: A leisure time activity undertaken voluntarily and for enjoyment.
Domestic tourism: Tourism within the country of residency.
International tourism: Tourism outside the country of residency.
Day trips (day tourism): Visits to places of interest e.g. the beach or a ruin, but without staying overnight.
Mass tourism or package holiday: Large-scale tourism when flights, accommodation, tours and transfers are booked together and often part of a group.
Sustainable tourism: Tourism that preserves primary tourist resources and supports the livelihoods and culture of local people.
Ecotourism: Like sustainable tourism, but with a focus on the natural environment.
Heritage tourism: Tourism based on historic legacy as its main focus e.g. natural landscape, historical buildings.
Honeypot: A location that attracts a large number of tourists. Antigua in Guatemala would be considered a honeypot location in Central America.
(Economic) Leakage: Money that is lost from a tourist destination. This money is often taken overseas by TNCs e.g. Intercontinental or Hilton.
Medical tourism: When people travel to other countries to undergo medical procedures e.g. dentistry or plastic surgery. This is done either because medical standards are better in the destination, or because medical treatment is cheaper in the destination.
Primary tourist/recreational resources: Pre-existing tourist attractions that often exist naturally e.g. the weather, wildlife, beaches, indigenous people or mountains.
Secondary tourist/recreational resources: Facilities that have been purposefully built for tourists e.g. hotels, restaurants, golf courses and airports.
Safari: Tourism that goes to view wildlife in its natural habitat. Safaris are very common in Africa e.g. Kenya, Tanzania and Botswana.
Resorts: A settlement where the primary function is tourism. Resorts are normally associated with the coast. Large hotel complexes are considered to be resorts.
Sports tours: Trips that either go to play sport or view sport. Trips to the football World Cup or Olympics are becoming much more common.
Health spas: Hotels or resorts that tourists visit for health treatments. This may include massages, detoxes or mud treatments.
All-inclusive: When tourists pay a hotel complex one price which includes all meals, drinks, entertainment, activities, etc. All-inclusive holidays are very common in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
Low-cost (budget) airlines: Airlines that offer cheaper than normal flights, by removing add ons like airport check-in, in flight meals, checked baggage and pre-selected seats.
Sport: A physical activity involving a set of rules or customs. The activity may be competitive.
Tourism: Travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure (IB definition). I would argue that tourism does not have to involve a night away from home. I think people going on day trips should also be included in a definition of tourism.
Recreation: A leisure time activity undertaken voluntarily and for enjoyment.
Domestic tourism: Tourism within the country of residency.
International tourism: Tourism outside the country of residency.
Day trips (day tourism): Visits to places of interest e.g. the beach or a ruin, but without staying overnight.
Mass tourism or package holiday: Large-scale tourism when flights, accommodation, tours and transfers are booked together and often part of a group.
Sustainable tourism: Tourism that preserves primary tourist resources and supports the livelihoods and culture of local people.
Ecotourism: Like sustainable tourism, but with a focus on the natural environment.
Heritage tourism: Tourism based on historic legacy as its main focus e.g. natural landscape, historical buildings.
Honeypot: A location that attracts a large number of tourists. Antigua in Guatemala would be considered a honeypot location in Central America.
(Economic) Leakage: Money that is lost from a tourist destination. This money is often taken overseas by TNCs e.g. Intercontinental or Hilton.
Medical tourism: When people travel to other countries to undergo medical procedures e.g. dentistry or plastic surgery. This is done either because medical standards are better in the destination, or because medical treatment is cheaper in the destination.
Primary tourist/recreational resources: Pre-existing tourist attractions that often exist naturally e.g. the weather, wildlife, beaches, indigenous people or mountains.
Secondary tourist/recreational resources: Facilities that have been purposefully built for tourists e.g. hotels, restaurants, golf courses and airports.
Safari: Tourism that goes to view wildlife in its natural habitat. Safaris are very common in Africa e.g. Kenya, Tanzania and Botswana.
Resorts: A settlement where the primary function is tourism. Resorts are normally associated with the coast. Large hotel complexes are considered to be resorts.
Sports tours: Trips that either go to play sport or view sport. Trips to the football World Cup or Olympics are becoming much more common.
Health spas: Hotels or resorts that tourists visit for health treatments. This may include massages, detoxes or mud treatments.
All-inclusive: When tourists pay a hotel complex one price which includes all meals, drinks, entertainment, activities, etc. All-inclusive holidays are very common in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
Low-cost (budget) airlines: Airlines that offer cheaper than normal flights, by removing add ons like airport check-in, in flight meals, checked baggage and pre-selected seats.
Leisure time - what is leisure?
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Use the resources here to discuss and agree as a group your own definition of leisure.
Once you have agreed, calculate how much leisure time you have in a typical week? Do you have the same amount of leisure time each day? How might your available leisure time change across your week? What about over a year? Your life? Draw sketch graphs and explain what they show. |
 http://www.oecd.org/berlin/42675407.pdf
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leisure
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leisure
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Leisure time
Study the sources below
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American Time Use Survey - click image to see full simulation
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