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Why is it difficult to decide how long a person must be away from home environment in order to be classified as a tourist?
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Word Count: 1850 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY TOUR 2001 ASSIGNMENT 1 - COMPLEXITIES OF DEFINITIONS (VALUE 30%) SEMESTER 2 2004 Name : Choo Peng Saelim Student No. : 100025933 Subject : Perspective Tourism and Hospitality Code : Tour 2001 Course Coordinator : Ms. Shirley Chappel Tutor : Ms Shirley Chappel Tutorial Group : Tuesdays 12 pm - 2 pm Assignment 1 : Complexities of Definitions Due Date : 27th of August 2004 Question 1 - Why is it difficult to decide how long a person must be away from home environment in order to be classified as a tourist? Weaver and Lawton (2000 pp 25 -35) suggests that there are three components that describe a tourist. One of the components is the temporal component which focuses on the dimension of time. Cohen (1974 pp 527-555) suggests that the length of time is one of the way to differentiate a tourist from the other forms of travellers. In addition, the length of time to decide who should be classified as a tourist also varies according...
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