Handout 3 - Leisure
Handout 3 - Leisure
Handout 3 - Leisure
What is a Resort?
• A resort is a
compound of building
and facilities located
in a scenic area,
providing lodging,
entertainment, and
relaxing environment
for people on
vacation
This compound definition of a resort
can be divided into certain areas:
1. Compound of Building
and Facilities.
- A resort is a complex
that is composed of
different buildings and
facilities.
2. Located in a Scenic Area.
The resort guest is of
main consideration if we
will be developing
facilities inside the resort.
A guest who goes to a
resort wants to see
something out of the
ordinary, everyday life
that could make them
“getaway from it all”---
the city life.
3. Provides Lodging,
Entertainment and
Relaxing Environment.
Services such as lodging
and entertainment, also
poses a basic need in
the construction of a
resort. Most guests
want their vacations
fully-spent and would
want to maximize their
experience, specially, if
it is a destination
resort.
4. For People on
Vacation. These are the
target market of a
resort: vacationers.
Basically, these are two
reasons why people
travel: business and
leisure.
History of Resorts:
International
Setting
Early European Origins of Resorts
• Based on current historical and
archaeological evidence, the
origins of the resort form can
be traced to the Romans, who
were probably the first to build
hotel entirely for recreational
purposes. These hotels, or
rather embryonic structures
containing elements
consistently associated
with resort hotels, were built
around public baths.
The Development of Spa Resorts
• There are a couple of different
explanations of the origin of the
word and concept of SPA. The
most popular refers to the times
of the Roman Empire when the
legionnaires sought for a way to
recover from their ailments and
wounds received in the battles.
• They discovered thermal water
to be a relief to their aches, and
built baths at the spring areas,
naming them “aquae”. The hot
water treatments undertaken
there were referred to as “Sanus
Per Aquam” (SPA), which means
health by/through water.
The first period: classical age
• According to proximity to
our target market, resort can
be classified as:
• Destination Resorts. These
are resorts that are many miles
away from their target market.
Usually, these resorts are
reached by the use of air
transportation to minimize the
travel time and maximize the
guest experience.
• Non-Destination Resorts. As
the name implies, non-
destination resorts are resorts
which easily can be reached
upon when travelling
Setting and Primary Amenities