MICRO PERSPECTIVE OF TOURISM

AND HOSPITALITY
Types of Tourism
Adventure Tourism
•Risk and Excitement
•Remote and Exotic Destinations
•Soft and Hard Adventure
Culinary Tourism
•Offer a Gastronomical experiences
•Lectures on food History
 Disaster Tourism
•Travel to disaster places out of curiosity
•Merely observe and watch
 Dark Tourism
Areas that were once sites of events
Involving deaths, suffering and grief.
 Eco Tourism
Advocates and promotes the protection
and preservation of eco system
Heritage Tourism
Pursues the appreciation of different
attributes of society
 LGBT Tourism
Pride Marches and Parades, Gay Festival
Gay Square Dance Convention and Same
Sex Marriage
 Medical Tourism
Seek healing and relief from adverse health
conditions
To find cure from their ailments
 Nautical Tourism
Undertaken by tourists through sailing and
boating
 Space Tourism
People are given the opportunity to travel
in space
Travel to space is limited activity
 Sports Tourism
Appreciation and involvement in sports
event or competition
 Urban Tourism
Travel of people to metropolitan areas for
Sightseeing, Shopping and Recreation
 Rural Tourism
Traveler set their sites on the countryside
where trees, farms and animals are highlighted
 Educational Tourism
Participants’ objective is not just for leisure but
also to enhance their knowledge and to learn.
 Festival Tourism
Areas which hold colorful fiestas and spectacular
festivals
 Events Tourism
Focuses on Meetings, Convention, Conferences,
Congress and Exhibit
Thank You !