| The modern model of Tourist Destintion
Classification of leisure destinations based on their principal attractions
| Type of destination
| Main reasons for visiting
| Well-known examples
| Typical attractions found at the destination
| | Urban
| Culture, art, architecture shopping,
| Capital cities,
| Museums, historic buildings, shops
| | Beach/Sea
| Relaxation, enjoyment,
socializing, sports, night-life
| Rimini, Ibiza, Miami
| Beaches, organized activities, amusement parks, discos, bars, pubs
| | Alpine
| Outdoor sports, landscape and environment, nature, traditional events and customs, folklore
| Cortina,
Chamonix,
Aspen
| Nature trails, views, ski trails and slopes, ski-lifts
| | Rural
| Get back to nature, local traditions in agriculture and production
| Tuscany, Provence
| Local food producers and agritours, visits to farms and vineyards
| | Wellness
| Health treatments, relaxation, diet and exercise programmes, stress relief
| Fiuggi, Baden
| Places equipped for health and therapeutic treatments, areas for complete relaxation, medium- and high-level accommodations facilities, fitness
| | Religious
| Renewal or deepening of faith, symbolic value of the location, spiritual retreat and introspection, solitude
| Lourdes,
Fatima
| Place of pilgrimage, religious practices and celebrations
| | Third
World
| Adventure, discovery of other cultures, understanding of tribal life (rites, traditions, lifestyle) anthropological investigation
| Yemen, Madagascar
| Cities, historic places, rites, customs, celebrations, guided tours, contact with non- western local cultures
| | Exotic and
Exclusive
| Beautiful scenery, isolated locations, far from tourist trek, status symbol and image
| Maldives, Seychelles
| Villages in traditional style but with all modern conveniences, privacy, untouched natural environment
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Development conditions and factors of destination
Within this context, the following seem to be the basic factors to be thought over for the definition:
Theories of tourism destination development
Date: 2016-03-03; view: 1280
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