Tourism Assignment
TOURISM
Tourism
Tourism is the generic term to cover both demand and supply that has
been adopted in various forms and used throughout the World. Tourism
is defined as the activities of persons identified as visitors. A
visitor is someone who is making a visit to a main destination outside
his/her usual environment for less than a year for any main purpose
[including] holidays, leisure and recreation, business, health,
education or other purposes….This scope is much wider than the
traditional perception of tourists, which included only those travelling
for leisure. [UNWTO statistics Guidelines: 2010]
Visitor is the common denominator that covers all the forms of tourism defined above for the same range of purposes.
The term embraces three separate categories.
(1) Tourists who are visitors staying away from home for one or more nights for any of the purposes noted above (domestic, or from abroad).
(2) Same Day visitors, also known as tourist day visitors spending at least 3 hours away from home outside their usual environment for general leisure, recreational and social purposes. Many are local residents of an area.
(3) Leisure day visitors spending less than 3 hours away from home but outside their usual environment, for general leisure, recreational or social purposes. Not included (in the published volume and value of tourism statistics in England), these short stay leisure day visitors contribute directly to the local visitor economy and should also be formally recognized in destination management decisions. Most of this third group of visitors are also residents of destinations and their local catchment areas.
What Are The Different Types Of Tourism?
Traveling is one effective way to see the world, experience new
cultures and meet new people at the same time. For many tourists,
however, traveling accomplishes many other purposes that don’t even have
anything to do with the joy of visiting a new place. This is why there
are many different types of tourism that explain why tourists choose a
particular destination and the things that they expect to do when they
are there.
Perhaps the most common type of tourism is what most people associate with traveling: Recreation tourism.
This is when people go to a place that is very different from their
regular day-to-day life to relax and have fun. Beaches, theme parks and
camp grounds are often the most common places frequented by recreational
tourists.
If the objective of one’s visit to a particular place is to get to
know its history and culture then this type of tourism is known as cultural tourism.
Tourists may visit different landmarks of a particular country or they
may simply opt to focus on just one area. They may also attend festivals
and ceremonies in order to gain a better understanding of the people,
their beliefs and their practices.
For tourists who want to see wildlife or bask in the joy of just being in the midst of nature, nature tourism
is the answer. Ecotourism and nature treks are all part of this kind of
tourism. Bird watching, for example, is one activity that nature
tourists are fond of doing. What marks this kind of tourism is that it
is environmentally responsible, has low impact and advantageous to the
local community.
Many people today are stressed out in the corporate rat race
and in need of rejuvenation. Thus, they go on trips that refresh their
souls and spirits. This is called pleasure tourism and
usually includes yoga workshops and detox vacations, among others.
Others, however, de-stress by engaging in a particular sport. Called sports tourism,
travelers here target places which are known for a particular sporting
facility. Skiing, for example, is a type of sports tourism. Also
included in this category are those who go to a destination to
experience a sports spectacle such as the Olympics, FIFA World Cup and
others.
Religious tourism is another type of tourism where
people go to a religious location or locations to follow the footsteps
of their founder or to attend a religious ceremony. Catholics, for
example, go on pilgrimages in the Holy Land to experience the paths
where Jesus walked.
Medical or health tourism is a relatively new type
of tourist activity where the main focus of the travel is improving
one’s health, physical appearance or fitness. For instance, certain
countries promote the expertise of their doctors and surgeons in the
field of cosmetic surgery and invite foreigners to have their
liposuction, facelift, nose lift and other forms of cosmetic procedures
to be done there. Medical tourism also incorporates aspects of
recreation tourism where the patient goes to a relaxing getaway to
recover from the procedure.
Adventure tourism is another type of tourism that is
catered for those who want to do more than just visit regular tourist
sites. These kinds of trips involve challenging activities like rock
climbing, mountain climbing and wild water rafting.
It should be noted that there are no strict delineations when
tourists go on their trips. These kinds of tourism often overlap so it’s
not unusual for travelers to experience more than one type of tourism
in one vacation.
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