KQ1: HOW DOES THE NATURE OF TOURISM VARY FROM PLACE TO PLACE?
KEYWORDS
TYPES OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS & PLACES
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FACTORS AFFECTING NATURE OF TOURISM
TOURISTS
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
anyone staying outside home city for more than a 24 hours and less than a year
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
DOMESTIC TOURISM
DESTINATION COUNTRY
tourism outside one's home country
tourism within one's own country
where the tourist is travelling from
country tourists are going to
INBOUND TOURISTS
tourists coming in to the country
TOURISM RECIEPTS
OUTBOUND TOURISTS
citizens leaving the country for intl tourism
expenditure by tourists
PLACES WITH GOOD FACILITIES
PLACES WITH RICH CULTURE
PLACES WITH SCENIC BEAUTY
PLACES OF CONFLICT
places with earth's natural environments
mountains
attract tourists with awe-inspiring scenery (beautiful)
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valleys
waterfalls
coral reefs
HONEYPOT TOURISM
tourism that attracts large number or people due to a site's scenic beauty
tourist facilities eg. hotels, shopping centres are developed at these sites
tourists are attracted to these sites like bees o flowers
victoria falls
jiuzhaigou
able to offer wide range of activities and attract more tourists
specialised buildings for functions and accommodation
Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events (MICE) facilities
medical facilities
theme parks
host large-scale events such as meetings and conventions
have supporting infrastructure and services
located along international air routes, associated with other attractions
major aviation hub
convention centres (suntec, marina bay, expo)
good telecommunication network
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availability of hotels
variety of shopping and entertainment options
travel for medical procedures
better medical treatments
shorter waiting period compared to their home countries
cheaper medical costs
places with amusement park settings or are attractions with a central subject or theme
cater to young and old
disney land, ocean park, universal studio
distinct ways in which people live that have developed over time
language, social customs, values and beliefs
film-induced tourism
pilgrimage tourism
heritage tourism
travel to experience different cultures and to understand history of places
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help reinforce national identities for domestic tourists
promote a country's identity, culture and history
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travel to see locations featured in films
slums of mumbai, india
lotte world, seoul, south korea
new zealand
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involves journey to sacred place such as a shrine, mosque, temple or church
travel to take part in a religious activity
areas where wars, battles, man-made tragedies and unfavourable political situations have occurred
dark tourism
tourism that involves travelling to sites associated with death and tragedy
battlefields, memorials, fortifications
GOVERNMENT
influence number of visitors and their length of stay
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
MEDIA
authorise air landings and a
allow building of facilities such as hotels
directly involved in planning, funding, and building infrastructure projects
ensuring safety and security of the sites that tourists frequently visits
set up agencies that devise strategies to help promote tourism in their country
reports about a country or an area could influence the decisions of tourists to visit it
positive or negative reports will influence visitors' decisions on whether to visit a place.
eg. friendliness of the local populations, outbreaks of diseases
work of travel writers appears in travel guidebooks, travelogues and magazines as well as on the internet
evaluation is done on destination, accommodation, transport and food
involve advice for readers
may inspire readers to travel to destinations
a group of different countries that work together for a common purpose
reports produced by international organisations can encourage or discourage tourist in visiting place
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