Secondary 3 Express Tourism

1. TOURISM
Tourists, tourism and tourist
destinations

2. WHY STUDY TOURISM?

3. QUESTIONS
1. Who are the tourists and what is tourism?
2. What are the types of tourism?

4. TOURISTS AND TOURISM
Tourists:
• Tourists are people travelling to and staying in
places outside their usual environment for more
than 24 hours but not more than one consecutive
year for leisure, business and other purposes.
Tourism:
• Refers to the activities of tourists and can be
categorized into international tourism or
domestic tourism.

5. TYPES OF TOURISM
1. Honeypot tourism
2. Meetings, Incentives Conventions, Exhibitions (MICE)
3. Educational tourism
4. Medical tourism
5. Health tourism
6. Heritage tourism
7. Film-induced tourism
8. Gourmet food and shopping tourism
9. Pilgrimage tourism
10. Dark tourism
11. Space tourism

6. 1. HONEYPOT TOURISM
• Honeypot tourism refers to tourism that
attracts large numbers of people to a site’s
scenic beauty.
• For example, the Grand Canyon in the USA
and the Eiffel Tower in France received
millions of vistors annually.

7. 2. MICE
• MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and
Events) tourism refers to a type of tourism in
which large groups are brought together for a
particular purpose.
• MICE tourism usually includes a well-planned
agenda centered around a particular theme, such
as professional trade, a special interest or an
educational topic.
• For example, Singapore has been actively
promoting itself as a MICE destination and rated
the a top 5 MICE destination in the world.

9. 3. EDUCATIONAL TOURISM
• Educational tourism is when people travel to
a place for educational purposes or to learn
something about the place, such as its
language or heritage.
• For example, the United Kingdom (UK)
attracts around 1 million people annually
from overseas to study.

10. 4. MEDICAL TOURISM
• Medical tourism refers to people travelling to
a destination to undergo medical procedures
that would enhance or restore health.
• For example, Seoul in South Korea has
become a popular destination for plastic
surgery and Singapore is a popular
destination for complex surgical procedures.

11. 5. HEALTH TOURISM
• Health tourism refers to people travelling to a
destination to maintain, enhance or restore
their minds and bodies.
• For example, Israel has been actively
promoting visits to the Dead Sea for its high
concentration of salts and minerals.

12. Dead Sea, Israel

13. 6. HERITAGE TOURISM
• Heritage tourism refers to people travelling to
locations to experience cultures and to
understand the history of places better.
• For example, the Mayan ruins of Belize and
the Angkor Wat of Cambodia receives
millions of visitors a year.

14. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

15. 7. FILM-INDUCED TOURISM
• Film-induced tourism refers to people traveling to see
locations featured in films.
• For example, New Zealand has become a popular
destination for tourists who want to visit the scenic
landscapes in the Lord of the Rings.

16. Mount Taranaki, New Zealand

17. 8. GOURMET FOOD AND
SHOPPING TOURISM
• Gourmet food and shopping tourism refers to
people travelling to places to enjoy certain
cuisines or to shop,
• For example gourmet-eating is a popular
tourist activity in Malaysia, Hong Kong and
Taiwan.
• Orchard Road in Singapore attracts millions
of tourists every year and was voted the
number 1 shopping street in 2012.

21. 9. PILGRIMAGE TOURISM
• Pilgrimage tourism refers to people travelling
to certain identified sacred places to
participate in a religious activity.
• For example, holy cities of the world such as
Jerusalem, Mecca and the Vatican receives
millions of pilgrims every year.

22. 10. DARK TOURISM
• Dark tourism refers to people travelling to
“dark” sites associated with death and
tragedy, such as battlegrounds, concentration
camps or scenes of horrific crimes or acts of
genocide.
• For example, the Tuol Sleng Genocide
Muesum and the ruins of Pompeii, Italy are
popular sites for dark tourism.

23. 11. SPACE TOURISM
• Space tourism refers people travelling into
space for recreational, leisure or business
purpose.
• For example, the Russian Space Agency
organises trips to the International Space
Station for those that can afford it.

24. QUIZ
• Describe three types of tourism. Support your
answer with examples. [3]