Tourism Demand - Primary Factor of the Tourism Services Market

The demand for tourism services is essential and defining in the tourism services market, because the tourism motivations that underlie the formation of demand for tourism services determine the tourism supply and, consequently, the production of tourism services.The demand for tourism services is the primary factor determining tourism activity for transportation services, accommodation services, restaurant services, leisure services, as well as for travel agencies that organize tourism service packages.This paper focuses on the demand for tourism services as a primary factor in the tourism services market and analyzes the factors that determine it.