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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