Definitions of Tourism Demand

It vary according to the subject perspective of the author. FOR e.g:economists consider demand to be the schedule of the amount of any product or service that people are willing and able to buy at each specific price in a set of possible prices during a specified period of time. in contrast, psychologist view demand from the perspective of motivation and behaviour.Geographers, on the other hand, define tourist demand as,'the total no. of persons what travel, or wish to travel,to use tourist facilities and services at places away from their places of work and residence'(Mathieson and wall,1982).
Each approach is useful. The economic approach introduces the idea of elasticity which describes the relationships between demand and prices, or other variables. The geographer's definition implies a wide range of influences, in addition to price, as determinants of demand and includes not only those who actually participate in tourism, but also those who wish to, but for so many reason do not on the other hand, the psychologist scratches. Underneath the skin of the tourist to examine the interaction of personality, environment and demand for tourism.