Types Of Tourism Activities

Question 1

What are places of scenic beauty

Answer 1

-awe inspiring scenery which includes waterfalls, mountains, rivers, valleys etc
- provide opportunities for mountaineering, hiking, cycling
-eg wildlife sites such as the plains of KENYA give visitors a chance to watch lions, elephants and giraffes in their natural habitat
honeypot tourism :
-refers to places of scenic beauty which draw large crowds of people.
- overcrowded during peak season
- as tourist facilities such as hotels, shopping centres and transport stations are developed at these sites, more tourists are attracted to these sites ( eg Grand Canyon in the USA)

Question 2

MICE

Answer 2

• MICE: meetings, incentives, conventions and events
• MICE locations usually have venues that can hold large-scale events such as meetings and conventions with supporting infrastructure and services such as hotels and retail shops
• the attract organizers who organise trade fairs and international conferences which bring in more business travellers
  -eg the MBS and expo convention centre was crowned Asia’s best MICE hotel in 2011 and in 2012

Question 3

Medical facilities

Answer 3

• good medical facilities attract a number of people from less developed countries as they want to seek better quality medical procedures that may not be readily available in their home countries
• tourists may want to avoid long waiting periods or high costs for medical treatment in their home countries
• SOUTH KOREA is a popular destination for those seeking cosmetic surgery

Question 4

Theme parks

Answer 4

• theme parks are places with amusement park setting or are attractions that have a central theme such as movies, educational, historical or fantasy
• eg Walt Disney company operates theme parks in California or USA
• eg windows of the world in shenzhen CHINA is an educational theme park featuring miniature replicas of famous spots around the world