Tourist destinations

Tourist destinations

1. scenic beauty

   • eg. Kenya
   • Honeypot tourism
     • eg. Grand Canyon
     • def: tourism that attracts large numbers of people due to a site's scenic beauty

2. good facilities

   • Theme parks
     • cater to a variety of people
   • Medical and spa
     • medical tourism def: when people travel to a destination to undergo medical procedures that would enhance or restore health
     • health tourism def: when people travel to a destination to maintain, enhance or restore their minds or bodies
   • Education
     • def: when people travel to a place for educational purposes or to learn something about the place
   • MICE
     • Incentives
     • Conventions
     • Meetings
     • Events

3. rich culture

   • Heritage
     • eg. World Heritage Sites
     • def: when people travel to locations to experience different cultures and to understand the history of places better
   • Film-induced
     • eg. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China (Avatar)
     • def: when people travel to see locations featured in films
   • Pilgrimage
     • def: when people travel to take part in a religious activity, usually involving a journey to a sacred place that is important to a person's faith.
     • eg. Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Hajj)
   • Gourmet food, shopping
     • def: when tourists organise their trips to enjoy certain cuisines or to shop
     • eg. Hong Kong (food), London (shopping)

4. (places of) conflicts

   • refers to areas where wars, battles and tragedies have occurred
   • Dark tourism
     • involves travelling to sites associated with death and tragedy
     • eg. Ruins of Pompeii, Italy (volcanic eruption)

5. space tourism

   • def: when people travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere into space
   • exclusive; very costly
   • in future, suborbital flights lasting less than a day could become popular
     • eg. Virgin Galactic