Tourist attraction


Place of interest where tourists visit

For the Outer Limits episode, see Tourist Attraction (The Outer Limits).



The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, a popular tourist attraction. More than 7-8 million visit the Taj Mahal each year.




The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, a popular tourist attraction. Almost 7 million visit the tower each year.




The Christ the King statue in Almada, Portugal, became a popular tourist attraction.


A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.




Contents





  • 1 Types


  • 2 Novelty attraction


  • 3 Tourist destination


  • 4 Economic impact


  • 5 Examples


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Types




Tropical beaches and Balinese culture are attractions that draw tourists to this popular island resort, such as Melasti rituals performed on the beach.


Spots featuring natural beauty such as beaches, tropical island resorts, national parks, mountains, deserts and forests, are examples of traditional tourist attractions where people may spend summer vacations. Other examples of cultural tourist attractions include historical places, monuments, ancient temples, zoos, aquaria, museums and art galleries, botanical gardens, buildings and structures (e.g.,Forts , castles, libraries, former prisons, skyscrapers, bridges), theme parks and carnivals, living history museums, public art (sculptures, statues, murals), signs, ethnic enclave communities, historic trains and cultural events. Factory tours, industrial heritage, creative art and crafts workshops are the object of cultural niches like industrial tourism and creative tourism. Many tourist attractions are also landmarks.


Tourist attractions are also created to capitalise on legends such as a supposed UFO crash site near Roswell, New Mexico and the alleged Loch Ness monster sightings in Scotland. Ghost sightings also make tourist attractions.


Ethnic communities may become tourist attractions, such as Chinatowns in the United States and the black British neighbourhood of Brixton in London, England.


In the United States, owners and marketers of attractions advertise tourist attractions on billboards along the side of highways and roadways, especially in remote areas. Tourist attractions often provide free promotional brochures and flyers in information centres, fast food restaurants, hotel and motel rooms or lobbies, and rest areas.


While some tourist attractions provide visitors a memorable experience for a reasonable admission charge or even for free, others may be of low quality and overprice their goods and services (such as admission, food, and souvenirs) in order to profit excessively from tourists. Such places are commonly known as tourist traps.


Within cities, transport tourist attractions as rides by boats and buses (City Sightseeing, etc.) are popular.



Novelty attraction


Novelty attractions are oddities such as the "biggest ball of twine" in Cawker City, Kansas, the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, or Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska, where old cars serve in the place of stones in a replica of Stonehenge. Novelty attractions are not limited to the American Midwest, but are part of Midwestern culture.[1]



Tourist destination




Sea otters, like this one near Moss Landing, are a popular tourist attraction in the Monterey Bay, California area.


There is currently no widely accepted definition of the term tourist destination.[2][3] From the tourism industry supply perspective a destination is usually defined by a geo-political boundary, given destination marketing is most commonly funded by governments.[4] From the traveler perspective, a destination might be perceived quite differently.


A tourist destination is a city, town, or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism, or "a country, state, region, city, or town which is marketed or markets itself as a place for tourists to visit".[5] It may contain one or more tourist attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". Fátima town for example is a popular tourist destination in Portugal. Siem Reap town is a popular tourist destination in Cambodia, mainly owed to its proximity to Angkor temples. Loire valley, the third tourist destination in France is a good example of region marketed and branded as a place for tourists to visit, mainly known for its Châteaux of the Loire valley.


A tropical island resort is an island or archipelago that also depends on tourism as its source of revenue. The Bahamas in Caribbean archipelago, Bali in Indonesia, Phuket in Thailand, Hawaii in the United States, Palawan in the Philippines, and Fiji in the Pacific, Vamizi Island, Santorini and Ibiza in Mediterranean are examples of popular island resorts.


France, the United States, and Spain were the three most popular international destinations in 2017. The total number of international travelers arriving in those countries was about 234 million,[6] contributing 8.9%, 7.7%, and 14.9%, respectively, to the total GDP of those countries.[7]



Economic impact


The tourism industry generates substantial economic benefits to both host countries and tourists home countries. Especially in developing countries, one of the primary motivations for a region to promote itself as a tourism destination is the expected economic improvement. According to the World Tourism Organization, 698 million people travelled to a foreign country in 2000, spending more than US$478 billion. International tourism receipts combined with passenger transport currently total more than US$575 billion – making tourism the worlds number one export earner, ahead of automotive products, chemicals, petroleum and food.[8]


Tourist attractions can:


  • Contribute to government revenues; direct contributions are generated by taxes on incomes from tourism employment and tourism businesses, and by direct levies on tourists such as departure taxes

  • Provide employment

  • Support conservation of habitats, species and historic sites

  • Stimulate infrastructure investment

  • Contribute to local economies

  • Provide foreign exchange earnings


Examples


Some examples of tourist attractions are:


  • Forests, national parks and reserves of flora and fauna

  • Communities of different ethnicities

  • Constructions and structures (old prisons, libraries, castles, bridges, skyscrapers) and historical places

  • Cultural and sports events

  • Public art

  • Art galleries and museums

  • Botanical gardens and zoos

  • Monuments

  • Theme parks

  • Historical trains and ships

  • Viewpoints


See also


  • Lists of tourist attractions


References




  1. ^ "A Golden Gate Fantasy on the Kansas Prairie" article by A.G. Suleberger in The New York Times September 15, 2010, accessed September 16, 2010


  2. ^ Pike, Steven; Page, Stephen (2014). "Destination marketing organizations and destination marketing: A narrative analysis of the literature". Tourism Management. 41: 202–207. doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2013.09.009. hdl:2299/20103..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ Saraniemi, S; Kylanen, M (2011). "Problemizing the concept of tourist destination: An anlysis of different theoretical approaches". Journal of Travel Research. 50 (2): 133.


  4. ^ Pike, Steven (2016). Destination Marketing Essentials (Second ed.). Oxford: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-91290-8.


  5. ^ Beirman, David (2003). Restoring Tourism Destinations in Crisis: A Strategic Marketing Approach. CABI Publishing. ISBN 9781865089119.


  6. ^ "10 Most Visited Countries In The World". WorldAtlas. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-05-01.


  7. ^ "Contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (% of GDP) by countries, 2017 - knoema.com". Knoema. Retrieved 2018-05-01.


  8. ^ "Economic impact of tourism". 2012-07-12.




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