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TYPES OF TOURISM
BUSINESS TOURISM
Travel to complete a business transaction or attend a business event/function
Examples:
Conventions
Sales meetings
Trade shows
NATURE TOURISM
Travel to enjoy a natural setting, scenery or wildlife
example: the Serengeti Plain in Africa, or the rainforest of Costa Rica
CULTURAL TOURISM
Travel to experience history, folklore and cultural lifestyle of a location.
Example: museums, homestays, mosques
SOCIAL TOURISM
Travel which involves the company of others.
Examples: tour bus and family visits.
RECREATIONAL TOURISM
Tourism to experience something different from the routine of daily life.
Relaxing Camping
ACTIVE TOURISM
Tourism that has a predetermined objective, such as…
examples: Climbing a Mountain or
Learning a new language
SPORTS TOURISM
Tourism to experience a specialized sport or sporting event.
RELIGIOUS TOURISM
Touring to Visit a place of religious significance.
Vatican, RomeVaranasi, IndiaMecca, Saudi Arabia
HEALTH TOURISM
Tourism to improve one’s health
Example: spas, weight loss camps, surgery, alternative medical treatment
ADVENTURE TOURISM
Tourism that involves an aspect of challenge and adventure.
Example: hiking, mountain climbing, white water rafting
ECOTOURISM/WILDERNESS
Low impact adventure in a natural setting – in harmony with nature. This involves few people in remote places being environmentally responsible.
DARK TOURISM
Involving visiting locations that are associated with death and tragedy or ghost walks.
Examples: abandoned towns, haunted sights, places of mass destruction/death
FRONTIER TOURISM
Travel to places that no one or very few people have ever seen. People are lured by being one of the 1st
ever to see/do something.
Example: Antarctica, Mt. Everest