types of tourism

Question 1

attractions: scenic beauty

Answer 1

• many of earth’s natural environments become major tourist destinations
• valleys, mountains, waterfalls, deserts, and rainforests.
• differ from city landscape most tourists used to –> provide for mountaineering, hiking, cycling, and swimming.
• e.g. Victoria Falls, located on the Zambezi River, with beautiful scenery has attracted an average of 300000 visitors a year.

Question 2

attractions: mice attractions

Answer 2

• venues that host large-scale events (meetings and conventions)
• attract organizers who organize trade fairs and international conferences.
• e.g. Singapore was the leading convention city in the Asia Pacific in 2012 w/ 3.2 mil business travelers 2012, 24% of all visitors in SG

Question 3

attractions: medical facilities

Answer 3

• travel to undergo medical procedures –> enhance/restore health.
• to countries w/ excellent reputations for medicinal procedures.
• e.g. South Korea –> popular tourist destination for cosmetic surgery.
• renowned for highly skilled doctors & advanced technology.

Question 4

attractions: theme parks

Answer 4

• places w/ amusement park settings/attractions that have central theme
• e.g. Walt Disney in Florida –> 6 theme parks and water parks, 5 golf courses, dozens of recreational venues, and 23 on-site hotels.
• attracted 17 million visitors in 2011, the most visited tourist site in the world.

Question 5

rich culture: heritage tourism

Answer 5

• experience different cultures to understand history of places
• heritage sites & activities help reinforce national identities for domestic tourists
• promote country’s identity, culture, & history
• includes museums, traditional festivals, & national and historical monuments
• e.g. Tower of London and Buckingham Palace attracts more than 15 million international tourists each year

Question 6

rich culture: film induced tourism

Answer 6

• travel to see locations featured in films
• understand how certain scenes were filmed
• e.g. Avatar featured scenery inspired by Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China
• renamed to Avatar Hallelujah Mountain
• Avatar-themed tours encourage tourists to visit park

Question 7

rich culture: pilgrimage tourism

Answer 7

• travel to take part in religious activity
• journey to a sacred place (shrine, mosque, temple, church) –> important to one’s belief
• e.g. annual Hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia –> world’s largest pilgrimage
• attracts over 3 million pilgrims, 1.8 mil from other countries

Question 8

places of conflict: dark tourism

Answer 8

• traveling to sites associated w/ death and tragedy (battlefields and monuments)
• people who take part usually : survivors, relatives, & people interested to know more about an event
• e.g. Former World Trade Center, which collapsed on September 11th, 2001 after being hit by 2 hijacked planes
• killed more than 3000 people.