Types of Tourism

Cultural Tourism
Definition
The subset of tourism concerned with a country or\nregion's
culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those\ngeographical areas, the
history of those people, their art, architecture,\nreligions, and other elements
that helped shape their way of life
Examples
Religious events
Museums and Galleries
Art and Craft displays
Historic sites and monuments
Performing arts, music and dance festivals
Local customs and cuisines
Business Tourism
Definition
It is a more limited and focused subset of regular
tourism,\nindividuals are working and being paid, but are doing so away\nfrom both
their workplace and home.
Importance
Business Tourism is resilient, sustainable and creates \nquality
employment opportunities
Business Tourism regenerates urban and resort areas, \nas up to
40% of business visitors return with their families on leisure trips
Revenues from international business tourism are estimated to
account for\napprox 36% of total international tourism revenue
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Mountain Tourism
Facts
After coasts and islands, mountains are the most
important\ndestinations for global tourism.
It can aid tourism, and bring money for the people\nwho live
there
More than 50 million people visit mountains each year
Mountains can be places for leisure activities
Many people like to ski on mountains
Others like to climb mountains
Some just like taking photos and admiring the beauty
Why are tourists attracted to mountains?
The climate and clean air
Varied topography\ntopography: arrangement of the natural and
\nartificial physical features of an area
Scenic Beauty
Local Traditions
Simple lifestyles
Opportunities to practice sports that \nrequire steep slopes or
winter snow
Types of Activities
Typical Activities
Mountain Climbing
Paragliding \n(using parachute)
During Summer
Walking
Hiking
Bird watching
Rafting
Mountain Biking
During Winter
Skiing
 Snowboarding
Sledging
Icefall climbing
Snow-Shoe Trekking
Ice Skating
Main Mountains
Everest\n(Rank 1)
Range: Himalayas
Country: Nepal
Feet: 29,035
K2 (Mount Godwin Austen) \n (Rank 2)
Range: Karakoram
Country: Pakistan
Feet: 28,250
Island Tourism
What is an island
any piece of sub-continental land that is\nsurrounded by water
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Waterfall Tourism
They have been popular tourist\nattractions for a long time
Niagara falls attracts millions of\nvisitors per year
Why are Tourists attracted to Waterfalls?
Aesthetic pleasure
Opportunities for a wide range of outdoor leisure activities
Waterfalls are often made easier to reach and enjoy\nby the
construction of foot baths and other amenities
Cave Tourism
Many destinations around the world have underground\ncave systems that
have developed into different types \nof tourist attractions
Essentially, from the tourist point of view, the caves can either be
used for\nGENERAL SIGHTSEEING of underground landscape features or for
ADVENTURE \ntourism activities
CASE STUDY
NEW ZEALAND WAITOMO CAVE
It has been the centre of commercial caving since 1900
Small boats floated visitors into the Waitomo\nglow-worm
cave, and walking hours took people\ninto dry areas of the caves
In 1981, the Waitomo Museum of Caves was opned
Tourists come from all over the world for the Legendary
Black Water Rafting Company experience
Volcano Tourism
There are 1300 active volcanoes worldwide and many others,\nwhich are
dormant or extinct
An active volcano is a volcano that has had at \nleast one
eruption during the past 10,000 years
A dormant volcano is an active volcano \nthat is not erupting,
but supposed to erupt again.
Mount Fuji in Japan
it attracts over 100 million\nvisitors per year
A number of volcanic areas in national parks
e.g. Teide in Spain
A geopark is a unique natural area with specific
geological\nsignificance, with natural and cultural landscapes, and\nserves the
three objectives of conservation, education and \nsustained development
Ecotourism
Definition
It is a responsible travel to natural areas that\nconserves the
environment, sustains the well being\nof the local people, and involves
interpretation and\neducation
 It attempts to maximize the positive impacts of tourism and\nminimize
the negative impacts of tourism
Advantages
Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect
Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts
General financial benefits for both local people and private
industry
Design, construct and operate low impact facilities
Medical Tourism
Definition
Process of travelling overseas for treatment and
receiving\nmedical care.
Travellers can thus take advantage\nof their visit by
sightseeing, taking day\ntrips or participating in any other
traditional\nactivities
There are many key factors in the decision to \nreceive medical care
abroad such as
Cost
Quality of medical care service
Treatment types
Religious Tourism
also known as Faith Tourism
Definition
A type of tourism, where people travel individually or in
groups\nfor pilgrimage, missionary.
Example
The world's largest form of mass religious tourism takes\nplace
at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The most famous Holy Cities are Mecca, Madinah, Jerusalem