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Tourism(KQ1) (Types of tourists destinations and places (Places with good…

- - - - Medical Tourism is travelling to a destination to undergo medical procedures
        
        Possible reasons are cheaper medical costs, better medical treatments and shorter waiting time compared to one's own country
        
        Examples are that South Korea for cosmetic surgery and Singapore and Malaysia for lower costs of treatment
    - - Places with amusement park settings or are attractions with a central subject or theme
      - Cater to the young and old
      - Examples are Universal Studios, Disneyland and Ocean Park
    - - Have venues that can hold large-scale events such as meetings and conventions
      - Have supporting infrastructure and services such as hotels and retail shops that bring in more business travellers
      - Cities located along international air routes, associated with other attractions such as coastal resorts, entertainment and shopping are more successful in getting a large share of the MICE market
  - - - Travel to locations to experience different cultures and to understand history of places
      - Help reinforce national identites for domestic tourists
      - Promote a country's identity, culture and history to international tourists
      - Examples are museums, traditional festivals and national and historical monuments.Some of this sites are declared as World Heritage Sites by United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations(UNESCO).There were 745 World Heritage Sites in 2012.
    - - Travel to see locations featured in films
      - Examples are Slums of Mumbai, India(Slumdog Millionaire), Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea(Stairway to Heaven), New Zealand(The Lord of the Rings)
    - - Travel to take part in an religious activity
      - Involves journey to a scared place, such as shrine, mosque, temple or church
      - Examples are Mecca, South Arabia(for Muslims), Jerusalem, Israel( for Jews), Vatican City(Catholic Christians)
  - - - Tourism that involves travelling to sites associated with death and tragedy
      - Sites include battlefields, memorials, fortifications( a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack)
      - Examples are Ground Zero, New York, USA, Cu Chi tunnels, Vietnam
- - - - Reports about a country or and area that could influence the decisions of tourists to visit it.
      - Positive or negative reports will influence visitors' decisions of visiting the place
      - Examples are Friendliness of local population and outbreak of diseases
    - - A group of different countries that work together for a common purpose
      - Reports produced by the international organisations can encourage or discourage tourists in visiting a place
      - Examples are Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)Tourism Committee, The World Tourism Organisation(WTO) and the World Health Organisation(WHO)
    - - Influence the number of visitors and their length of stay, authorise air landings and allow the building of facilities such as hotels.
      - Directly involved in planning, funding and building infrastructure projects.Ensuring the safety and security of the sites that tourists often visit.
      - Set up agencies that device strategies to help promote tourism in their country.
      - Examples are Singapore Tourism Board(STB) and Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board