Tourism G1 Flashcards
Who are the tourists
- people travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment
- more than 24 hours-less than 1 consecutive year
- international or domestic
How do tourist destinations differ
-diff places and environments provide different opportunities for tourist activities depending on characteristics of the location SGRC -scenic beauty -good facilities -rich culture -conflicts
Places of scenic beauty
EH MAKAN AHK DI PASTAMANIA
- earths natural environments have become major tourist destinations
- maintains,waterfalls
- awe-inspiring scenery
- different from built environments of towns and cities
- provide opportunities like mountaineering swimming
Honeypot tourism
AAH OK TENGOK HARI
- attracts large number of ppl due to a sites scenic beauty
- overcrowded during peak seasons
- tourists facilities are developed,MORE tourists are sttracted
- hotels,shopping centres,transport stations a
Places with good facilities
O O MAKAN-MAKAN TAK
- offer a wide range of activities
- outstanding characteristics that will attract and serve tourists
- MICE
- Medical facilities
- Theme parks
MICE Facilities
HAIS SYIBRAH ASAL BOLEH LAH DIA
-have venues that can host large scaled events such as meetings and conventions
-supporting infrastructure and services such as hotels and retail shops
-attract organisers who organise trade fairs and international conferences
-brings in more business travelers
Singapore
-leading convention city in Asia-Pacific in 2012
-drew 3.2 million business travelers in 2012
Medical Facilities
GOSH MAKAN SAYUR ANAK-ANAK
- growing number of people are travelling internationally for medical reasons
- many from DCs
- some from LDCs seeking better quality medical procedure that may not be readily available in their home country
- avoid long waiting periods and high costs
- attract more if it offers quality healthcare services at affordable prices
Medical Tourism
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-undergo medical procedures that enhances or restore health.
-often travel to destinations w excellent reputations for medical procedures
SOUTH KOREA
-popular destination for those seeking cosmetic surgery.
-renowned for its highly skilled doctors and advanced technology
Theme Parks
-amusement park settings that have central theme such as movies
-cater to a variety of people including young and old
WALT DISNEY FLORIDA
-occupies and area one-fifth size of S
-consists of 6 theme parks and waterparks,5 golf courses,dozens of recreational venues and 23 on-site themed hotels.
attracted 17 million visitors in 2011 making it the most visited site in the world
Places with rich culture
DIE
- distinct ways ppl live that has developd over time
- includes their language,social customs,values and beliefs
- experience the rich cultures of past and present
- Heritage
- Film-induced
- Plgrimage
Heritage Tourism
URP
-understand the history better
-reinforce national identity for domestic
-promotes a country’s identity,culture and history to international
-some are so unique that UNESCO has declared them WHS
-selected for cultural significance to he world and their own countries.
-2012,745 WHS have been listed
LONDON UK
-attracts 15 million each year
-Buckingham Palace
Pilgrimage Tourism
PASTA IKAN-IKAN PASTA
-ppl travel to take part in a religious activity
-involves a journey to a sacred place
-important to ones beliefs
-play a major role in drawing large crowds to these sites
-300 million pilgrims each year
MECCA SAUDI ARABIA
-annual Hajj is worlds largest pilgrimage
-3 mill pilgrims annually
Places of conflict
RECIPE PASTA?
-refers to areas where wars,battle,man-made tragedies have occurred
participate in dark tourism
Dark Tourism
II
-involves travelling to sites associated w death and tragedy
-includes survivors as well as ppl who are interested to know more about an event
GROUND ZERO USA
-terrorist attack
-world trade center which collapse aft 2 hijacked planes slammed into the buildings
-killed more than 3K ppl
Role of government
POLITE COOL DUCKS PLAY SMTG MAD
-play a crucial role in promoting tourism in their country
-can influence no.pf visitors,authorize air landings
-directly involved in planning,funding and building infrastructure projects linked to tourism
-play a major role in ensuring safety and security of sites that tourists frequently visit
-set up government agencies that devises strategies to help promote tourism in their country
-may include tourism marketing campaigns and promotional events
STB
GOOD DEMONS EXPECT CIRCULAR ATOMS
-government agency that promotes SG as a tourist destination
-develops tourism as an industry facilitating tourism based businesses to invest in SG
-encourages development of new attractions (river safari)
-creates business opportunities for T industry
-aims to develop SG as a leading T destination in the region
