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Citizens now demand more meaningful involvement and
more responsible and sustainable tourism practices. Local communities and
Non Government Organizations today have a very important voice in the way
in which tourism is developed and resources allocated. It is this more
responsible and sustainable tourism that the Government of Trinidad and
Tobago wishes to develop and promote. Tourism provides entrepreneurial
opportunities for small operators, can foster balanced development and
empower rural communities, youth and women, and can dynamise other
sectors of the economy, particularly the agriculture sector.
The Tourism Industry now demands more meaningful
involvement and more responsible and sustainable tourism practices. Local
communities and Non Government Organizations today have a very important
voice in the way in which tourism is developed and resources allocated.
It is this more responsible and sustainable tourism that the Government
of Trinidad and Tobago wishes to develop and promote. Tourism provides
entrepreneurial opportunities for small operators, can foster balanced
development and empower rural communities, youth and women, and can dynamism
other sectors of the economy, particularly the agriculture sector.
The Tourism Industry includes everything that a
traveler does on a trip – eat, sleep, party, attend a conference, rent a
car, take a taxi, shop, change foreign currency etc. It means that all of
the economic activities of farmers, fishermen, cooks, shopkeepers, bartenders,
tour guides, banks, hotels, carnival bands, entertainers, electricians,
customs, immigration and literally every job that impacts directly or
indirectly on tourism are all part of the tourism value chain. For
specialist events, sports, and weddings the value chain is even greater.
It is clear that the tourism industry is far-reaching and is indeed
everybody’s business.
It is also important to recognize that the travel and
tourism industry is global, highly competitive and unstable. We must be
able to continuously undertake our research and market intelligence,
anticipate change, be prepared and not be caught off guard in the
management of the industry
The tourism sector is as significant to the Tobago
economy as the oil and manufacturing sectors are to the Trinidad economy.
In 2007, domestic arrivals to Tobago were 11.4 times larger than
international stay-over arrivals, demonstrating the critical importance
of the domestic market to the development of tourism in Tobago. In
addition, most of the tourist accommodation establishments in Trinidad
and Tobago are locally owned, allowing locals to meaningfully benefit
from the sector. This underscores the need to ensure that quality and
value for money is produced by these establishments so that they are financially
viable, environmentally sustainable and generate measurable economic
benefits for local people.
Vocabulary
Þ Accommodation : akomodasi
Þ Underscore : di bawah hasil
Þ Environmentally sustainable:
lingkungana yang brekelanjutan
Þ Entrepreneu rial : wirausaha
Þ agriculture sector : sector
pertanian
Þ immigration :imigrasi
Þ sustainable : berkelanjutan
Þ responsible : bertanggung jawab
Þ generate measurable : terukur
Þ anticipate change :
mengantisipasi perubahan
questions
1. Why the tourism is so important?
2. The words meaningful in
tourisms are closest meaning to?
3. When the domestic arrivals to Tobago?
4. What is the benefit of
tourisms for local people
5. How the concept of tourism
industry
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