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Characteristics of Tourism Supply:

Tourism supply has various characteristics stated as follows:

- Tourism supply depends upon provision of variety of

tourism products in a particular market.

- Tourism supply is directly related to tourism demand.

- Tourism supply varies across different markets.

- Tourism supply varies due to numerous dependent and

independent variables.

- Tourism supply depends upon numerous factors i.e.

geographical, climatic, seasonal, political and international

factors.

Types of tourism demand:

Tourism demand is of following types depending upon its existence:

1) Active demand.

2) Potential demand.

3) Deferred demand.

4) Suppressed demand.

5) Future demand.

6) Creative demand.

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