Historical Perspective of Tourism and Geographic Consideration

Geography may be defined as the study of the structure and interaction of two
major systems: (1) the ecological and social systems that link humans to each other
and to their environment and (2) the spatial system that links one area of the earth ’s
surface with another. From a geographical point of view, tourism studies requires an
understanding of the places of tourist origin (or tourist generating areas), tourist destinations,
and the relationship between the place of origin and the destination, which
includes transportation routes, business and marketing relationships, and traveler
motivations.