Tourism KQ1 (Types and places of tourism) Flashcards

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6As for tourism

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1) Awareness
2) Accommodation
3) Amenities
4) Affordability
5) Activities/Attractions
6) Accessibility

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Places of tourism

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1) Scenic Beauty
2) Good Facilities
3) Rich Culture
4) Conflict

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Tourist Sites

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1) Honeypot

2) MICE
3) Medical
4) Theme Park

5) Heritage
6) Pilgrimage
7) Film-Induced

8) Dark

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Places of Scenic Beauty

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1- Earth’s natural environment
2- Awe-inspiring scenery
3- Different from built environments of towns and cities
4- Provides different opportunities (i.e. Sightseeing/mountaineering)

e.g. Plains of Kenya

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Honeypot tourism

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1- Attracts large number of people due to site’s scenic beauty
2- Tends to overcrowd during peak season
3- Amenities and facilities developed at these sites, attracting more people

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Honeypot tourism example

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Victoria Falls, Zambezi River bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia, Africa

  • 1.7km Wide
  • 100m deep
  • 300,000 visitors/year
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Places with good facilities

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1- Wide range of activities
2- Facilities attract and serve tourists
3- Specialised buildings for functions and accommodations for visitors developed

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Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events (MICE)

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1- Able to host large scale events
2- Have supporting infra and services
3- Attract trade fairs and international conferences, attracting more business travellers
4- Cities along international air routes that are well-developed with availability of reliable telecommunication networks and variety of shopping and entertainment options tend to be more successful
5- Provides advantages for cities associated with other attractions

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MICE Examples

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e.g. Singapore

  • major air, sea and telecommunications hub in Asia.
  • strategic position offers market access to 4 billion people within a 7-hour flight radius
  • International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
  • SG leading convention city in A-P in 2017, 16 consecutive years
  • 2.4million business travellers in 2017, 14% of all visitors
  • Youth Olympic Games, 2010
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Medical tourism

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1- Practice of travelling across international borders to obtain healthcare
2- From both DCs and LDCs seeking better treatment than what is offered in their homeland
3- Countries with excellent reputation and offers quality healthcare at affordable pricings more successful

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Medical tourism examples

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> South Korea
- Popular destination for cosmetic surgery
- Renowned for highly skilled doctors and advanced technology

> Singapore
- Located at heart of SEA
- 550,000 foreign patients seek medical treatment in Singapore yearly
- Singapore ranks 1st in Asia, 4th in the world in medical tourism index

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Theme parks

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1- Places with amusement park settings
2- Attractions with central themes and subjects
3- Caters to variety of people (young to old)
4- Often part of a large-scale enterprise part of an international chain

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Theme parks examples

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> Walt Disney World, Florida
- 1/5th times of Singapore
- 6 theme parks and water parks, 5 golf courses, dozen recreational venues and 23 on-site themed hotels
- Attracted 17million visitors in 2011, making it the most visited tourist site in the world

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Places of rich culture

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1- Culture: Distinctive ways in which people live that have developed over time
2- Includes their language, social customs, values and beliefs
3- Tourists travel to experience the rich cultures of the past and present

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Heritage tourism

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1- Travel to locations to experience different cultures and to understand the history of places better
2- Reinforces national identity for domestic tourists
3- Promotes a countries identity, culture and history of international tourists

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United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Site

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  • Some places are so unique that they are declared as UNESCO world heritage sites
  • Selected for their cultural significance to the world and their own countries
  • Prestigious label benefits country (Promotion and awareness)
  • People travel to visit these sites (Benefits tourism related business)
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Heritage Tourism Example

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> Machu Picchu, Peru
- 2.4km above sea level in Andes Mountains of South America
- Last stronghold of the Inca Civilisation,
- 500y/o stone architecture, walls, ramps, and terraces
- Spectacular sight of Peruvian Andes (Scenic Beauty)

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Film-Induced Tourism

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1- People travel to see locations featured in films
2- Influence people to travel to places previously not considered
3- Help tourists understand how film was inspired

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Film-Induced tourism examples

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> Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
- Avatar: Last Airbender
- Park’s rock columns renamed as “Avatar Hallelujah Mountains” in attempt to ride on films success
- Special avatar themed tours for tourists

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Pilgrimage tourism

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1- Travel to take part in religious activity
2- Often involved journey to sacred places
3- Important to persons belief and faith
4- Major religious holidays play a big role in drawing large crowds to these sites

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Pilgimage tourism Examples

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> Hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Attracts over 3million pilgrims, including 1.8million foreigners
- Largest pilgrimage in the world
- Religious duty for every physically able muslim

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Places of conflict

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1- Area where wars, battles, man-made tragedies and unfavourable political situations have occurred
2- visited by tourists who participate in dark tourism

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Dark tourism

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1- Travelling to sites associated with death and tragedy
2- Include survivors, relatives and friends of those affected
3- Appeal to those who want to learn more about the event
4- Include battlefields, forts, museums and memorials at locations important to modern history

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Dark tourism examples

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Terrorist attacks
> Ground Zero, New York
- Former location of the World Trade Centre
- Collapsed on Sept 11, 2001
- Terrorists slammed two hijacked planes into the buildings
- 3000 deaths

Concentration Camps
> Auschwitz, Poland
- Nazi Concentration camp during WWII for Jews and POWs