SUPPLEMENTARY ACCOMMODATIONS

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INTRODUCTION

Supplementary accommodation plays a veryimportant role in the total available touristaccommodation in a country. This type ofaccommodation can cater to both internationalas well as domestic tourist traffic.

In fact, in some countries more tourists utilizethis type of accommodation than hotels. InFrance and Italy, as also in some othercountries in Europe and elsewhere, there aremore campers than hotel clients.

PRINCIPAL FORMS OF SUPPLEMENTARY

ACCOMMODATION

(i) Motel,

(ii) Youth hostel,

(iii) Camping sites,

(iv) Pension,

(v) Bed and breakfast establishments

(vi) Tourist holiday villages, and

(vii) Time-share and resort condominiums.

MOTELS

The concept of motel and motel-hotel originated inthe United States of America. Motel was meant forlocal motorists and foreign tourists travelling by road.Primarily designed to serve the needs of motorists,motels almost exclusively meet the demand for transitaccommodation.

The services provided by motels include parking,garage facilities, accommodation, restaurant facilities,public catering and recreational facilities. With a viewto provide the above services to the motorists, all themotels are equipped with filling stations, repairservices, accessories, garages, parking space,elevator service to the automobile entrance,restaurants, etc.

MOTELS

There is also equipment and tools availablewhich the guest can use himself if he wishes torepair his vehicle. The price charged foraccommodation and meals/refreshments ismuch cheaper as compared to that in hotels.

Motels are mostly located outside the city limitsin the countryside along with the main highwayand preferably at an important road junction.

They serve the function of a transit hotel exceptthat they are geared to accommodate motor-travelling guests, for overnight stay.

YOUTH HOSTELS

In the form of a movement, youth hostels made theirfirst appearance in Germany in about 1900. Themovement which spread rapidly all over the worldwas based on the educational principles emphasizingthe need by youth of large cities to travel on footthroughout the country.

In order to provide some sort of accommodation andservices, the dormitories in the inns were equippedwith cots, mattresses, sheets and blankets. Largerooms in inns were used as dining and living areasproviding full board at low cost to the guests.

YOUTH HOSTELS

Since the movement was started with a view toencouraging youth to travel in order to learn andknow more about the country and also to socialize, ithad an educational value. As such, no service wasprovided in the inns.

The persons staying were themselves required tolook after the unit. Subsequently, exclusive youthhostel buildings were constructed to accommodateyoung travelers.

There was also provision of additional kitchen wheretravelers could themselves prepare their own meals.

YOUTH HOSTELS

Youth hostel can be defined as a building which offersclean, moderate and inexpensive shelter to young peopleexploring their own country or other countries andtravelling independently or in groups on holiday or foreducational purposes.

It is a place where young people of different socialbackgrounds and nationalities meet together and come toknow each other.

The objective of youth hostel is therefore not merely toprovide accommodation and board, but also to serve ascenters which offer opportunity to young people comingfrom different parts of the country as also young travellersfrom abroad to know and understand each other.

CARAVAN AND CAMPING SITES

Caravan and camping sites constitute asignificant accommodation category in manyholiday areas. These are very popular in someEuropean countries as also in the United States.These are also known as open air hostels,tourist camps or camping grounds.

Camping, originally practiced by hikers on foot,is increasingly giving way to car camping. Thesites are usually located within the large cities inopen spaces.

CARAVAN AND CAMPING SITES

Equipped to receive mobile accommodation in theform of caravans, the camping sites provide facilitiesfor parking, tent- pitching, water, electricity, toilet, etc.

Tough the services provided generally includerestaurants, recreational rooms, and toilets and atcertain places a grocer’s shop, the type of servicesoften vary from place to place. Some countries haveenacted legislation establishing the minimum facilitiesthat must be provided which include health andsanitation standards and prices to be charged forproviding various services.

PENSION

A pension is also described as a private hotel, aguesthouse or a boarding house. Pensions are verypopular in certain European countries, particularly inItaly, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Theseestablishments are used extensively by the tourists.

Catering facilities are optional and are usuallyrestricted to the residents. Many of them stay for alonger period than a week or a fortnight. Thereservation for accommodation is made in advance.Mostly managed by a family, pension accommodationis much cheaper than hotel accommodation.

BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS

Also known in some countries as apartmenthotels and hotel garnish, they represent agrowing form of accommodation units cateringfor holiday as well as business travelers. Theseestablishments provide only accommodationand breakfast and not the principal meals.

These are usually located in large towns andcities along commercial and holiday routes andalso resort areas and are used by en-routetravellers. Some of these establishments arevery popular with holidaymakers.

TOURIST HOLIDAY VILLAGES

Tourist villages were established in some Europeancountries after World War II. These villages are situated atwarm seaside’s and in the regions which offer certainfacilities for the tourists.

In some countries like Italy and Spain, tourist villages arelocated in the regions which are economically notdeveloped thereby helping the region economically. Thevillages are mostly promoted by important clubs, socialorganizations and also by tourist organizations.

The village complex is a centre of accommodationproviding extensive sports and recreation facilities, riding,swimming, tennis, volleyball, football, sauna, mini-golf,badminton, table tennis and yoga.

TOURIST HOLIDAY VILLAGES

These provide both board and lodging. Theatmosphere in these villages is kept as informal aspossible. Telephones, radios, newspapers and TV arebanned unless there is an emergency. Wallets andother valuables are locked away at the beginning ofone’s stay. Instead of money, one uses colorful beadswhich can be worn anywhere as bracelets, necklaces,etc.

The staff is educated young people who live on anequal basis with the holiday makers. Theaccommodation provided is usually in multiple unitsand may provide for self-catering. The furnishingprovided in the rooms is minimal.

The easy mixing of guests is encouraged by thebanning of advance booking of tables in the villagerestaurants so one rarely finds oneself sitting with thesame group twice.

TOURIST HOLIDAY VILLAGES

The holiday villages are usually based onfamily units, each providing a convertibleliving room, bath/shower and sometimes akitchen. The villages are self-sufficientproviding almost all necessities required bythe residents.

There is also a small shopping complexwhere one can buy articles of daily need. Theservices of a doctor are also available in thevillage.

The accommodation is sold for a week or afortnight at an all-inclusive price. In Spain andItaly, these are classified into three categoriesaccording to the service and amenitiesprovided.

TIME-SHARE AND RESORT CONDOMINIUMS

Time-share and condominiums provide a uniquerange of accommodation to a tourist. This type ofaccommodation provides on-site fun, flexibility andaffordability to a large number of tourists around theworld.

In the case of condominium, a tourist owns a room ora suite within a condominium or hotel complex anduses the same as required. The sameaccommodation unit can also be rented out to hertourists.

Normally, the owned condominiums are locatedwithin a complex of rooms or suites that are rentedout as regular hotel or resort rooms.

TIME-SHARE AND RESORT CONDOMINIUMS

Time-share holiday, on the other hand; represents avery unique example of both international anddomestic accommodation. It is a modification ofcondominium-ownership concept.

In the past, in Western Europe the tradition has beenfor prosperous individuals to buy or build secondhomes. However, as these properties are often emptyfor large parts of the year, these are costly tomaintain.

Resort Condominiums International (RCI) in theworld’s premier and largest exchange company in thefield of time-share resorts. Established in 1974, RCIis widely recognized as a catalyst for the growth ofthe global time-share industry.

TIME-SHARE AND RESORT CONDOMINIUMS

RCI is credited with having invented andpioneered the time-share holiday conceptworldwide. Today, RCI is the largest time-shareexchange company with over 3,300 resorts in 90countries with more than 2.4 million time-share-owning households.

Many hotel properties around the world havebenefited from this concept. This concept enablesthem to tide over low occupancy rates during leanor low seasons.

Several hotel chains worldwide have opted for themixed use concept whereby a certain number ofhotel rooms are put into time-share. This enablesthem to tide over the problem of low occupancyduring lean seasons.

TIME-SHARE AND RESORT CONDOMINIUMS

Many time-share properties are affiliated with atime-share exchange programme that permitmembers to trade their weeks for time atanother property with which it has an affiliationagreement. RCI exchange programme workslike this.

When a member asks to make an exchangerequest, his/her weeks are deposited into theSPACEBANK Pool for someone else to take.The computer searches through its data bank tofind a suitable holiday match to the member’srequest.

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