Recreation, Attractions, and Clubs Chapter 10 John

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Recreation, Attractions, and Clubs Chapter 10 John R. Walker Introduction to Hospitality, 6e and Introduction to Hospitality Management, 4e Recreation, Leisure, and Wellness The word recreation is defined as the use of time for therapeutic refreshment of one’s body or mind Recreation allows people to have fun together and form lasting relationships built on the experiences they have enjoyed together This recreational process is called bonding Leisure is best described as time free from work, or discretionary time Government-Sponsored Recreation Various levels of government that constitute government-sponsored recreation are intertwined, yet distinct, in the parks, recreation, and leisure services The founding fathers of America said it best when they affirmed the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence Government-Sponsored Recreation Government raises revenue from income taxes, sales taxes, and property taxes Additionally, government raises special revenue from recreation-related activities such as automobile and recreational vehicles, boats, motor fuels, transient occupancy taxes (TOT) on hotel accommodations, etc. The monies are distributed among the various recreation- and leisure-related organizations at the federal, state/provincial, city, and town levels National Parks in the United States The National Parks Service was founded in 1916 by Congress to conserve park resources and to provide for their use by the public in a way that leaves them unimpaired The system’s current roster of 367 areas covers more than 80 million acres of land More than 300 million visitors go to the parks each year National Park Management The National Park Service is in the Department of the Interior and is overseen by a director who reports to the Secretary of the Interior. There are 397 National Parks divided into seven regions. The Director of the National Park Service establishes and approves service-wide natural resource policies and standards The National Park Service budget for 2011 is $3.14 billion, and it employs a staff of 21,501 Public Recreation and Parks Agencies By the early 1900s, fourteen cities had made provisions for supervised play facilities, and the play ground movement gained momentum Boston established the first metropolitan park system in 1892. In 1898, the New England Association of Park Superintendents (predecessor of the American Institute of Park Executives) was established to bring together park superintendents and promote their professional concerns. Commercial Recreation - Attractions Recreation management came of age in the 1920s and 1930s, when recreation and social programs were offered as a