1. Types of Tourism

How does the nature of tourism vary from place to place?

You should be able to:

1. Define tourism and tourist2. Describe and give examples

of different types of tourism

By the end of this lesson

Tourism• Tourism refers to the temporary movement

of people primarily for leisure and recreational purposes

• It is characterised by the interaction(s) between tourists and tourism destinations

Tourist • A tourist is defined as a person who travels

and stays away from his/her normal place of residence for more than 24 hours but less than a year, regardless of travel purpose

Tourism Types • Tourism is place-specific, tourists travel to

a specific physical location • Different spaces/environments (both

physical and human) in tourism destinations create diverse tourism activities

• There are therefore the presence of different tourism types

Activity

1. Categorize the same type of tourisms

2. Locate the tourism name3. Justify your choices with reasons 4. Describe your type of tourism

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Honeypot Tourism

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Taj Mahal, Agra, India

• Tourism honeypots refers to particularly popular visitor attractions which attract tourists in large numbers

MICE• Requisite: Destinations which provide good

amenities for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions

Melbourne Convention Hall, Australia Yeosu Expo, S. Korea

Medical/ Health Tourism• Requisites: Places with good medical

facilities or health facilities such as spas and hot springs

• Rise in medical tourism, especially in cosmetic procedures (S. Korea estimates 300 thousand medical tourists by 2015)

Film-induced Tourism• Tourism to destinations featured on

television, video, or cinema screen • Requisites: Physical or human landscape

which appears on television, video, or cinema screen (More prominent in popular/cult movies)

Heritage TourismTravelling to experience the authentic culture and history offered by a particular place and/or activity

The Ghats in Varanasi, IndiaKayan Culture, Burma

Religious Tourism• Travelling for religious purposes (e.g.

pilgrimage, missions, religious gatherings)

• Requisite: Places with religious/holy sites

The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel

Dark TourismRequisite: Places with history of conflicts or history of mass deaths/ places which uses death as a theme of attraction

Catacombs of the Capuchins, Palermo, Italy- Over 8000 bodies hung on the walls like paintings!

New Types of Tourism• There are new types of tourism which are

constantly evolving or becoming more popular

• E.g. Adventure tourism /sustainable/space

Bungee Jumping, Queenstown, New Zealand

Learning Points • Tourism is place-specific• Different environments (both physical and

human) in tourism destinations create diverse opportunities for tourist activities

• Presence of requisites for each type of tourism

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Homework : Text page 13 Question 2, 3 & 6 (4m, 2m, 4m)