Global Tourism

Introduction

You should be able to: 1. Describe and give authentic

examples of different types of tourism

2. Explain why tourist activities are unique at different places

By the end of this lesson

Tourism Definitions• Tourism refers to the temporary movement

of people primarily for leisure and recreational purposes

• It is characterised by the interaction(s) between tourists and tourism destinations

Tourism Definitions • A tourist is defined as a person who

travels and stays away from his/her normal place of residence for more than 24 hours but less than a year, regardless of travel purpose

Tourism Types • Tourism is place-specific, tourists travel to

a specific physical location • Different spaces/environments (both

physical and human) in tourism destinations create diverse tourism activities

• There are therefore the presence of different tourism types

Honeypot Tourism • Tourism honeypots refers to particularly

popular visitor attractions which attract tourists in large numbers

Honeypot Tourism

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Honeypot Tourism

Giant’s Causeway, N. Ireland Ipanema Beach, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

MICE• Refers to travel for business or

commercial purposes

Vienna Convention Centre, Austria Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

MICE• Requisite: Destinations which provide

good amenities for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions

Melbourne Convention Hall, Australia Yeosu Expo, S. Korea

MICE

Source: Singapore Tourism Board

Medical/ Health Tourism• Refers to travel for medical care by

bypassing services offered in their own communities

Plastic Surgery in Seoul, S. Korea Beppu Hot Springs, Japan

Medical/ Health Tourism• Requisites: Places with good medical

facilities or health facilities such as spas and hot springs

• Rise in medical tourism, especially in cosmetic procedures (S. Korea estimates 300 thousand medical tourists by 2015)

Film-induced Tourism• Tourism to destinations featured on

television, video, or cinema screen • Requisites: Physical or human landscape

which appears on television, video, or cinema screen (More prominent in popular/cult movies)

Film-induced Tourism

Film-induced Tourism

Alnwick Castle, UKHogwarts in Harry Potter Movies

Film-induced Tourism

Christ Church College, Oxford, UKDining Hall of Hogwarts

Film-induced Tourism

Mt Ngauruhoe, Tongariro, New ZealandMount Doom, Mordor of LOTR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzYGlLonPRk

Film-induced Tourism

Phi Phi Islands, ThailandLeonardo Di Caprio’s The Beach

Heritage TourismTravelling to experience the authentic culture and history offered by a particular place and/or activity

The Ghats in Varanasi, India

Heritage Tourism• Requisite: Places with rich history and/or

authentic culture

Kayan Culture, Burma

Religious Tourism• Travelling for religious purposes (e.g.

pilgrimage, missions, religious gatherings)• Requisite: Places with religious/holy sites

The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel

Dark TourismRefers to travelling to sites, attractions and exhibitions which have real or recreated death, suffering or the seemingly macabre as a main theme

Gates and Haunting Images of the Dachau Nazi Concentration Camp, Munich , Germany

Dark TourismRequisite: Places with history of conflicts or history of mass deaths/ places which uses death as a theme of attraction

Catacombs of the Capuchins, Palermo, Italy- Over 8000 bodies hung on the walls like paintings!

Requisites for Tourism Types• Each tourism destination is unique in the

types of tourism they offer• Certain requisites (may be physical or

human in nature) must be present for a destination to be labeled as a particular type

• E.g. Disneyland cannot be a type of medical tourism/ dark tourism

New Types of Tourism• There are new types of tourism which are

constantly evolving or becoming more popular

• E.g. Adventure tourism

Bungee Jumping, Queenstown, New Zealand

Learning Points • Tourism is place-specific• Different environments (both physical and

human) in tourism destinations create diverse opportunities for tourist activities

• Presence of requisites for each type of tourism