Types of Tourism

Types of Tourism

Mass Tourism
It involves tourism of organized large groups of people to special tourist locations. It is a traditional way where the daily program is fixed by the tour organizer. It is a social activity. Tourists generally desire for souvenirs and site-seeing.

For example, religious places, theme parks, boat cruises, and resort towns.

Alternative Tourism
It includes individually organized tours to find first-hand information about a place, local culture, and environment.

For example, a biking tour is planned by an individual while accommodation is catered for on the go.

Business
It is touring for conducting business transactions and attending business meetings, workshops, or conferences. The objective of business tourism is mainly professional.

Pleasure
It includes tourism for improving one’s physical or spiritual well-being. For example, vacation at a Yoga or rehabilitation center.

Nature
It is tourism at places famous for pristine nature and serene beauty. The main objective is to experience and enjoy nature such as farms and wildlife. Ecotourism is a part of nature tourism.

Cultural
This type of tourism has an objective of understanding the local history of the place, foods, local productions, and local culture.

Social
It includes tours conducted among relatives, friends, and others.

Recreational Tourism
It includes traveling to escape from routine life. This is often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure. For example, Camping or beach visits.

Active Tourism
It is conducted with a clear objective such as climbing a mountain, touring around the world, or learning local culinary arts or languages.

Sports Tourism
It is tourism for attending some sports events such as World Cup Cricket Match, FIFA, or the Olympics.

Religious Tourism
It involves traveling to places of religious significance such as Vaishno Devi in Jammu-Kashmir and the Golden Temple at Amritsar (India), Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Bethlehem, and other such places.

Health or Medical Tourism
It involves traveling to improve one’s health. It is with the objective of visiting weight-loss camps, naturopathy centers, and health resorts.

Adventure Tourism
It involves tourism for adventurous activities such as rock climbing, bungee jumping, sky-diving, hiking, horse-riding, surfing, rafting, or skiing.

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