Classification of tourist demand

Faqar Saadoun Hassan
M.M. Haider Diaa Salman

A- The first classification according to the geographical factor: –
 Domestic tourist demand is the one that includes tourists who move from their residence to any other region within the same country.
 Global tourist demand, which includes the number of tourists coming from outside the country for the purpose of benefiting from the tourist facilities and services provided to them (Aati, 22: 1984)
B- The second classification: according to the extent of its achievement: –
 General tourist demand, which means this type of demand – the general demand for all tourist services or for tourist services in general regardless of the type, time or duration. Hence, general demand is linked to the tourism process as a whole and not to a specific type or a special program of its programs (Al-Khadiri, 50: 1997).
 Private tourist demand: It is the demand that is linked to a specific tourist program determined by the tourist to satisfy his desires and needs. Hence, this demand for a specific program is a special demand for a tourist or a group of tourists, not all tourists, such as visiting the open forests of Africa (safari), or traveling to India for a specific type of tourism such as mountain climbing or visiting Canada to see Niagara Falls or traveling to America to visit Disneyland.

 Derived tourist demand: This type of demand is linked to the possible tourist services or components of the tourist program. Such as the demand for hotels, the demand for airlines or tourist transportation or agencies, which is done through the demand for the tourist program.  Actual or effective tourist demand is the demand that combines the desire to travel to the desired tourist areas, and their ability to use their services and facilities, i.e. it combines within it the basic determinants of demand, the desire to obtain this product, and the ability to pay, i.e. the ability to pay the requirements for obtaining this tourist product (Kafi, 2008: 100)
 Potential tourist demand is a demand that lacks one of the basic elements, meaning that one of these elements is not currently available to the tourist:
1- The ability to pay the costs of the trip.
2- The lack of appropriate conditions.
3- Tourists do not obtain appropriate information.
4- Weak media, advertising and promotion (Al-Dabbagh and Shaber, 2014: 53)
 Deferred demand is the demand that includes elements that differ from the latent and potential demand, as it is represented in the ability to pay the expenses of the recreational or entertainment trip and its requirements, but it loses Desire or motivation for the trip due to incomplete information, opportunities or facilities.
 The frustrated demand: This type of demand is basically linked to the concept of actual behavior or actual consumption as two components of the concept of real tourism demand and the difference between the occurrence of actual behavior in taking a recreational trip, for example, and the desire to achieve this behavior by carrying out the actual consumption of tourism services and activities available in the destination area (Al-Hadith, 1983: 242)
3- Factors affecting the tourism demand process
A: – Natural factors, including:
– The geographical location of tourist areas (Jay, 159: 2007)
– The distribution of land and water.
– Surface shape (Abdul Aziz, 37: 2011)
B: – Human attraction factors, including:
– Historical monuments.
– Modern landmarks
– Religious factors (Al-Dulaimi, 23:2009)
C:- Tourist services and facilities, which are
1- Means of transportation. (Bazazo, 180:2001)
2- Travel facilities.
3- Infrastructure. (Abdul Aziz, 38:2011)