71. Consolidator
: An operator that
purchases a large number of airline seats every year from individual airlines
at a low price, which it then sells to tour operators and travel agents at
discounted prices.
72. Cuisine
Tourism : Tourism
that focuses on culinary products, such as a tour of wineries, a short course
at a cooking school, or a series of lectures on foods of a region, combined
with a local food festival.
73. Escorted
Tour : An
organized tour led by a professional tour guide.
74. Excursionist
: Any person who
travels at least 40 km from the place of residence, stays less than 24 hours,
and is not commuting to work or school or operating as part of a crew on a
train, airplane, truck, bus, or ship.
75. Fly /
Coach Tour : A
tour that combines airfare with an escorted bus tour.
76. Franchise
: A business
purchased as a turnkey operation, with everything in place.
77. Greenwashing
: Using the
"eco-label" to lure unsuspecting tourists into believing your company
uses sound environmental practices.
78. Hallmark
Event : Major
happening that brings tourists from around the world to a destination and has a
huge economic impact on the community (e.g., the Olympics).
79. Hard Adventure
: Tourism activity
that takes place in an unusual, exotic, remote, or wilderness setting and involves
some form of unconventional means of transportation, high or low levels of
physical activity, and some risk or challenge.
80. Industrial
Tourism : Tourism
that includes visits to industrial sites, such as the oil fields of Alberta, or
the salmon fisheries of British Columbia.
