TYPES OF TOURISM

BUSINESS TOURISM

Travel to complete a business transaction or attend a business event/function

Examples:

Conventions

Sales meetings

Trade shows

NATURE TOURISM

Travel to enjoy a natural setting, scenery or wildlife

example: the Serengeti Plain in Africa, or the rainforest of Costa Rica

CULTURAL TOURISM

Travel to experience history, folklore and cultural lifestyle of a location.

Example: museums, homestays, mosques

SOCIAL TOURISM

Travel which involves the company of others.

Examples: tour bus and family visits.

RECREATIONAL TOURISM

Tourism to experience something different from the routine of daily life.

Relaxing Camping

ACTIVE TOURISM

Tourism that has a predetermined objective, such as…

examples: Climbing a Mountain or

Learning a new language

SPORTS TOURISM

Tourism to experience a specialized sport or sporting event.

RELIGIOUS TOURISM

Touring to Visit a place of religious significance.

Vatican, RomeVaranasi, IndiaMecca, Saudi Arabia

HEALTH TOURISM

Tourism to improve one’s health

Example: spas, weight loss camps, surgery, alternative medical treatment

ADVENTURE TOURISM

Tourism that involves an aspect of challenge and adventure.

Example: hiking, mountain climbing, white water rafting

ECOTOURISM/WILDERNESS

Low impact adventure in a natural setting – in harmony with nature. This involves few people in remote places being environmentally responsible.

DARK TOURISM

Involving visiting locations that are associated with death and tragedy or ghost walks.

Examples: abandoned towns, haunted sights, places of mass destruction/death

FRONTIER TOURISM

Travel to places that no one or very few people have ever seen. People are lured by being one of the 1st

ever to see/do something.

Example: Antarctica, Mt. Everest