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Global Tourism
Introduction
You should be able to: 1. Describe and give authentic
examples of different types of tourism
2. Explain why tourist activities are unique at different places
By the end of this lesson
Tourism Definitions• 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
Tourism Definitions • 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
Honeypot Tourism • Tourism honeypots refers to particularly
popular visitor attractions which attract tourists in large numbers
Honeypot Tourism
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Honeypot Tourism
Giant’s Causeway, N. Ireland Ipanema Beach, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
MICE• Refers to travel for business or
commercial purposes
Vienna Convention Centre, Austria Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
MICE• Requisite: Destinations which provide
good amenities for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions
Melbourne Convention Hall, Australia Yeosu Expo, S. Korea
MICE
Source: Singapore Tourism Board
Medical/ Health Tourism• Refers to travel for medical care by
bypassing services offered in their own communities
Plastic Surgery in Seoul, S. Korea Beppu Hot Springs, Japan
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)
Film-induced Tourism
Film-induced Tourism
Alnwick Castle, UKHogwarts in Harry Potter Movies
Film-induced Tourism
Christ Church College, Oxford, UKDining Hall of Hogwarts
Film-induced Tourism
Mt Ngauruhoe, Tongariro, New ZealandMount Doom, Mordor of LOTR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzYGlLonPRk
Film-induced Tourism
Phi Phi Islands, ThailandLeonardo Di Caprio’s The Beach
Heritage TourismTravelling to experience the authentic culture and history offered by a particular place and/or activity
The Ghats in Varanasi, India
Heritage Tourism• Requisite: Places with rich history and/or
authentic culture
Kayan 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 TourismRefers to travelling to sites, attractions and exhibitions which have real or recreated death, suffering or the seemingly macabre as a main theme
Gates and Haunting Images of the Dachau Nazi Concentration Camp, Munich , Germany
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!
Requisites for Tourism Types• Each tourism destination is unique in the
types of tourism they offer• Certain requisites (may be physical or
human in nature) must be present for a destination to be labeled as a particular type
• E.g. Disneyland cannot be a type of medical tourism/ dark tourism
New Types of Tourism• There are new types of tourism which are
constantly evolving or becoming more popular
• E.g. Adventure tourism
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