Tourism Worldwide and Tourist Attraction

TOURISM WORLDWIDE

Tourism is travel for pleasure. Tourism may be international, or within the traveler's country.

Tourism can be domestic or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing. Today, tourism is a major source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source and host countries, in some cases being of vital importance.

 

 

World’s top tourism destinations

The World Tourism Organization reports the following ten destinations as the most visited in terms of the number of international travellers in 2015.

 

 

Tourist attraction

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

Example:

 

 

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

Types

cultural tourist attractions include historical places, monuments, ancient temples, zoos, aquaria, museums and art galleries, botanical gardens, buildings and structures (e.g., castles, libraries, former prisons, skyscrapers, bridges), theme parks and carnivals, living history museums, ethnic enclave communities, historic trains and cultural events.

Natural beauty such as beaches, tropical island resorts with coral reefs, hiking and camping in national parks, mountains and forests, are examples of traditional tourist attractions to spend summer vacations.

Factory tours, industrial heritage, creative art and crafts workshops are the object of cultural niches like industrial tourism and creative tourism.

Space tourism

There has been a limited amount of orbital space tourism, with only the Russian Space Agency providing transport to date. A 2010 report into space tourism anticipated that it could become a billion dollar market by 2030.

 

 

 

Activities