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Unit 3: Forms of Tourism: Outcomes
Unit 3: Forms of Tourism: Outcomes
This lesson discusses the different types of tourism and the activities engaged
in by tourists.
Outcomes:
Knowledge Content:
Tourism can be categorized according to tourism resources, activities engaged
in by tourists and their purpose or motivation for traveling. The following are
several types of tourism: (Libosada, C.M.,Bosangit, C., 2007)
Note: The review questions will serve as guide questions for recitation and
assignments.
Give 3 examples of types of tourism that are not generally recognized in many
destinations but exist in some areas and attract small and particular market
segment.
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Examples of General and Special Interest Tourism
According to Kevin Lynch of MIT (1960), when an individual is moving, his eyes
scan and relay images of rapidly changing scenery to the brain at certain speeds.
The fleeting images are seen one second and are gone next. Therefore, it is
impossible to catch all the details of scenery from a fast-moving car; whereas, a
leisurely walk enables the individual to better grasp the details of the
environment. While one is moving, all basic elements of the environment must
be used for perceiving the street and landscape. Like a three-dimensional
sculpture or a two-dimensional painting, a pleasant street or landscape must
harmonize texture, rhythm, color, proportion, symmetry, and balance into a
pleasing whole.
Gambling is a game of chance played for stakes with skill and luck. It is not a
new form of recreation, although the industry has fairly recently applied the label
gambling to itself. Casinos, as place for various forms of gambling, have existed
as legitimate recreational enterprises in different parts of the world for centuries.
High-stakes gambling has been pursued in many casinos around the world for
more than a century. In Europe, one of the most prestigious casinos is located
in Monte Carlo. A royal dynasty is carrying on the tradition of Monte Carlo with
the rich and famous of the world by offering a high level of excitement.
In the 1930s, another gambling center emerged in Las Vegas, Nevada, when
construction workers from the nearby Hoover Dam and visitors from Los Angeles
began to patronize the open city. After organized crime figures were barred from
running many resorts and gambling establishments in the city, a new era was
born.
Today, Monte Carlo is continuing its legacy of elegance and high-stakes gambling
for the elite. Las Vegas has become the American city of lights and a fascinating
place where mammoth hotels and vibrant; architecture, combined with glittering
entertainment and extravagant live shows, provide tourists with one-of-a-kind
sensory experiences. Exotic food, liquor, and closely supervised gambling
continue to attract tourists by expanding the activity base to include large-scale
conventions and amusements for children. This spectacular showcase is now
unique in the world. It is a place where the entire family can vacation and find
recreation for adults and youngsters alike. Las Vegas has become its own
cultural and sensory experience.
The rest of the world took a similar attitude toward gambling. Gambling was not
acceptable on moral grounds. A few countries allowed gambling for foreigners
but not for their citizens. With few exceptions, these casinos did not derive the
expected economic benefits. Now cruise ships take gamblers to international
waters. Riverboats tied to docks in major cities, horse racing, dog racing, off-
track betting, and lotteries add new dimensions to the business and recreation
on business. From all indications, gambling as a tourist attraction is here to
stay. It is worth noting that, in some countries, gambling operations have been
infiltrated by criminal elements. Money laundering, fraud, embezzlement,
prostitution, drug use, and forms of slavery are endemic. In particular, the
countries of Southeast Asia are vulnerable to these social ills.
Activities for tourists associated with gambling and casino tourism include:
Gambling (e.g. slot machines, poker, baccarat, blackjack, roulette, horse racing)
Attending (e.g. comedy, music, dance, other show)
NEO TOURISM
With the advent of e-commerce, tourism products have become one of the most
traded items on the internet. Tourism products and services have been made
available through intermediaries although tourism providers (hotels, airlines,
etc.) can sell their services directly. This has put pressure on intermediaries like
tour operators and travel agents. This has brought a new term called Neo
Tourism.
Neo Tourism can be seen from o both the provider’s and customer’s viewpoint
embracing the following concepts:
Space tourism is expected to take off in the first quarter of the 21 st century,
although compared with traditional destination the number of tourists in orbit
will remain low until technologies such as space elevator and re-usable launch
vehicles make space travel cheap.
Some futurists expect that movable “pods” will be created that could be
temporarily erected anywhere on the planet, where building a permanent resort
would be unacceptable politically, economically or environmentally.
Table 2. The new initiatives in tourism brought about by the more adventurous
and discerning tourist (Libosada,
Type of tourism Description Example of activities
engaged in by
tourists
Agritourism a style of vacation where hospitality is pick fruits and
offered on farms. People are opting to vegetables
break away from the fat-paced ride horse
concrete jungles of the cities to taste honey and
unwind in simple pastoral settings. sample wine
This may include the opportunity to shop in farm stands
assist with farming tasks during the for local and
visit. regional produce or
People are interested on how their hand –crafted gifts
food is produced and get to meet and much more.
farmers in rural settings.
Children get a chance to see farm
animals and feed them. They also get
to pluck fruits from trees. /this sort
of facility is also called
“entertainment farm”.
Creative Tourism a type of niche tourism where the tourists may learn
traveler participates in hands-on a unique type of
experiences that reflect the local pottery known in
culture. only a certain
Compared to cultural tourism, the region by working
experience is much more interactive. hands-on with the
Participants can expect to learn a new artisans
skill and often create something they
can take away.
This type of tourism is more
sustainable culturally and
environmentally as workshops usually
take place in the homes or existing
work place of the tutor.
It also promotes the uniqueness of the
local culture to travelers.
Dark Tourism a pilgrimage to places of death Jews go to
Treblinka,
Auschwitz, Riga,
etc. to see and pay
homage to those
who died during the
Nazi holocaust.
Some people go to
see the death site of
St. Peter in Rome
others visit
battlefields such as
Culloden near
Inverness,
Scotland,
Gettysburg, the
death fields during
the Great Civil War
in America, or
Bastogne in
Belgium where
many allied soldiers
died in the Battle of
the Bulge in WW II
others like to see
the man-made
London Dungeon or
Kalapani prison in
the Andaman’s.
Extreme Tourism a niche tourism involving travel to Travelling across
dangerous places (mountains, the Chernobyl zone
jungles, deserts, caves, etc.) or or Fukushima (the
participating in dangerous events. site of the nuclear
The main attraction is the “adrenalin plant disaster)
rush” caused by an element of risk Ice diving in the
White Sea
Garden Tourism a type of niche tourism involving visits Visit to famous
or travel to botanical gardens and gardens like
places which are significant in the Sissinghurst Castle
history of gardens. Garden and
Garden tourists often travel Stourhead in
individually in countries with which England; Versailles
they are familiar but often prefer to and Giverny in
join organized garden tours. France
Mystical Tourism for those people who travel to places to Visit to India to
meditate, perform yoga, and perform yoga
participate in ceremonies and mystical
rituals.
Pop-culture the act of tourism to locations featured Visit to Elvis
Tourism in literature, film, music or any other Presley’s grave at
form of popular entertainment. Graceland
With the popularity of televisions Visit to popular pop
people are brought close to pop icons destinations: New
and performances making some of Zealand, the site of
them larger than life. the “Lord of the
Pop-culture tourism is akin to a Rings”; The Louvre
pilgrimage, except it is undertaken to which features in
visit the graves of pop icons “The Da Vinci
Code”
Perpetual Tourism the term ascribed to perpetual tourists Staying less than a
who are people who live in such a required days to
manner that they are not legal avoid paying of
residents of any country in which they taxes
spend time. People take
In this way, they avoid legal employment in
obligations of permanent residency countries
such as income taxes, jury duty and considered as tax
military service. havens
They adopt this lifestyle for self-
ownership and to be free of a country’s
laws.
Shopping Tourism Type of tourism that has been Visiting Dubai’s
promoted by cities like Dubai, Shopping festival
Singapore, Hong Kong and the Gold
Coast for the specific purpose of
shopping where best deals are got.
In these countries, the state is the
sponsor of such an event embracing
all aspects of society. Products and
services come at attractive discounts.
Space Tourism a relatively new phenomenon since Visit to outer space
2006. Presently it is the wealthy who Riding a space ship
have initiated this sort of tourism with
tickets as high as $20 million.
The primary attraction is the
uniqueness of the experience, the
thrill and awe of looking at the earth
from outer space. Dennis Tito became
the first space tourist when he visited
the International Space Station Mir for
seven days in April 2001.
Underwater Visit to hydropolis,
Tourism Dubai (self-
acclaimed 10-star
underwater hotel)
Virtual Tourism permits people who do not have time, Use of the internet,
finances or opportunity to travel to television,
integrate multiple digital resources to travelogue,
explore the regions of the world journals
without having to be physically travel.
Another term for virtual tour is
panoramic tour
The term panorama is an extended
unbroken view. It employs a variety of
video and photographic based media.
Panorama tours are created by still
cameras rotated to take a number of
shots taken from a single point
Voluntourism a rising western concept to do social Reliefs Riders
service while on vacation. Many International offers
western tourists now prefer combining a ride on a horse
travel with volunteer work. through the villages
Voluntourism reaches out to people of Rajasthan while
who want to make a positive providing free eye
contribution to the society but don’t surgery and
know how. It reaches out to those who educational
might not think of themselves as material on
typical volunteers yet provides them livestock
with opportunities to contribute to maintenance to the
local communities when they travel. villagers.
It is a combination of service with Global Volunteers
pleasure. with several
developmental
projects in South
India offer work in
orphanages.
Ambassadors for
Children, combines
yoga on the banks
of the Ganges with
children teaching
English in an
Orphanage
Wine Tourism refers to tourism whose sole purpose Visit to National
is or includes the tasting, Wine Centre of
consumption or purchase of wines Australia
often at or near the source.
Wine tourism will consist of visits to
wineries, vineyards and unique
restaurants known for their wine
cellars.
This is an economic venture of wine
regions involving the wine growers,
their associations, and the hospitality
industry.
There are many other niche markets where tourism has found root. The
numbers of people with common interests are large enough to justify unique
packages for them. Here are thumbnail ideas of future niche tourism markets
(Cruz, R.G., 2014):
Identify the types of tourism for the following activities/attractions from the
following choices:
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