tourism- gateway one Flashcards
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what are the types of tourism
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- domestic tourism: when people travel within their own country
- international tourism: when people travel outsides of one’s country for more than 24 hours
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places with scenic beauty (give examples)
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- attracts tourists with their scenery
- earth’s natural environment (mountains, waterfall, rivers)
- give tourists opportunities to do hiking, mountaineering, cycling, swimming
- examples: 1.wildlife sites in the plains of kenya give tourists opportunities to watch wildlife animals like lions, giraffe, elephants up close in their natural habitat. 2.Grand Canyon park in the USA
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what is honeypot tourism
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- tourism that attracts large number of people due to sites scenic beauty.
- these sites tend to be overcrowded during peak seasons
- as tourists facilities like hotels, shopping centre, transport stations are developed at these sites, more tourists will be attracted to these sites
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places with good facilities, MICE facilities (give examples)
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- attracts more business tourist, those who organise trade fairs and international conferences
- MICE locations usually hosts large-scale events such as meetings a conventions.
- the availability of infrastructure like shopping, resorts, entertainment allows a more successful growing market.
- example: Singapore attracted 2.4 million business travellers in 2017. Singapore has hosted important meetings, conventions and events
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places with good facilities, medical facilities (give examples)
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- people travel to seek for better quality and affordable medical treatment that may not be available in their own country. Also, some may want to avoid long waiting periods for medial attention.
- example: South korea is a popular destination for people seeking cosmetic surgery. They are renowned for their advance technology and highly skilled doctors.
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what is medical tourism
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- people travel to a destination to undergo medical procedures to restore or enhance health
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places with good facilities, theme parks (give examples)
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- amusement park settings that can be based on movies, history, education and fantasy.
- theme parks cater to a variety of people, young to old.
- example: Walt Disney World in Florida, attracted 17 million people in 2011, making it the most visited tourists site
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places with rich culture, heritage tourism (give examples)
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- it is when people travel to locations to experience different heritage cultures and to understand the history.
- heritage sites and activities help to reinforce national identities for domestic tourists.
- help promote a country’s identity, culture, history to international tourists.
- heritage sites and events include, museums, traditional festivals, national and historical monuments.
- example: London, UK. this city attracts over 15 million international tourists each year to sites such as the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace.
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places with rich culture, film-induced tourism (give examples)
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- people visits these site that are featured in films
- tourists can understand how certain scenes of the film were filmed or how these places inspired part of the film.
- films can influence the destination choices of tourists
- example: 3-D film Avatar, inspired by Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China.
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places with rich culture, pilgrimage tourism (give examples)
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- people travel to take part in religious activities.
- usually involves a journey to a sacred place, such as a shrine, church, a mosque, temple, that is important to a person’s belief and faith.
- major religious holidays or events play a big role in drawing large crowds to these sites.
- example: the annual Haji to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the world’s largest pilgrimage. It attracts over 3 million pilgrims, that include 1.8 million from other countries.
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places of conflict, dark tourism (give examples)
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- tourism that involves travelling to sites associated with death or tragedy.
- people that take part in dark tourism are usually survivors, relative an friends of those affected, as well as people that are interested to know more about an event.
- dark tourism sites include battlefields, museums and memorials.
- example: concentration camp/prison in Auschwitz, Poland. one of the several concentration camps developed by the Nazis in World War II for Jews and prisoners of war
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roles of different groups promoting tourism, government (give examples)
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- the government can influence the number of visitors an their length of stay, authorise air landings and allow the building of facilities such as hotels.
- they are often directly involved in planning, funding and building infrastructure projects linked to tourism, such as airport, roads and ports.
they play a major role in ensuring the safety and security of the sites that tourists frequently visits. - set up agencies that devise strategies to help promote tourism in their country. these strategies include, marketing campaigns and promotional events.
- example: the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is a government agency that promotes Singapore as a tourists destination. STB encourages development of new attractions which also creates new business opportunities for the tourism industry in Singapore
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roles of different groups in promoting tourism, media (give examples)
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- media reports could influence the decisions of tourists to visit it.
- news and information are communicated to the public through television, radio, newspaper, the Internet.
- positive reports: (friendliness of the local, an interesting culture, good shopping opportunities and attractive scenery) can encourage tourist to visit
- negative reports: (incidents of violence, disease outbreaks and natural disasters) can deter visitors.
- media allows tourists to be more aware of destinations that they previously not considered.
- travel writers can post comments on various media platforms like travel websites, travelogues and guidebooks.
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roles of different groups if
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