| A | B |
| infrastructure | the physical components of a destination, such as hotels, restaurants, roadways, and transportation, that support tourism |
| economic multiplier | the process of how money filters through a local economy and is spent and respent, creating income for other businesses |
| leakage | tourist dollars spent on imported goods so that revenue ends up in foreign economies |
| globalization | the increasing integration of the world economy |
| sustainable tourism | tourism that allows a destination to support both local residents and tourists without compromising future generations |
| aesthetic pollution | the spoiling or contamination of the natural beauty and features of an environment due to poor planning and design of tourism projects |
| venturers | travelers who tend to be the first to discover a new, unspoiled destination |
| dependables | travelers who prefer familiarity and creature comforts and seldom try anything new or different |
| business travel | travel for the sole purpose of conducting an individual's or company's business |
| meeting and incentive travel | business travel by employees to attend a business meeting or as a reward for having met or exceeded company goals |
| meeting planner | a person who organizes and plans a meeting |
| VFR travel | travel for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives |
| leisure travel | travel for the sole purpose of enjoyment |
| Maslow's hierarchy of needs | a theory that explains what motivates people to act in certain ways or make certain decisions |