Tourist destinations

Description

Gateway 1, Part 1 of Global Tourism: A rough mind map
kaylynntanner
Mind Map by kaylynntanner, updated more than 1 year ago
kaylynntanner
Created by kaylynntanner over 9 years ago
21
0

Resource summary

Tourist destinations
  1. scenic beauty
    1. eg. Kenya
      1. Honeypot tourism
        1. eg. Grand Canyon
          1. def: tourism that attracts large numbers of people due to a site's scenic beauty
        2. good facilities
          1. Theme parks
            1. cater to a variety of people
            2. Medical and spa
              1. medical tourism def: when people travel to a destination to undergo medical procedures that would enhance or restore health
                1. health tourism def: when people travel to a destination to maintain, enhance or restore their minds or bodies
                2. Education
                  1. def: when people travel to a place for educational purposes or to learn something about the place
                  2. MICE
                    1. Incentives
                      1. Conventions
                        1. Meetings
                          1. Events
                        2. rich culture
                          1. Heritage
                            1. eg. World Heritage Sites
                              1. def: when people travel to locations to experience different cultures and to understand the history of places better
                              2. Film-induced
                                1. eg. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China (Avatar)
                                  1. def: when people travel to see locations featured in films
                                  2. Pilgrimage
                                    1. def: when people travel to take part in a religious activity, usually involving a journey to a sacred place that is important to a person's faith.
                                      1. eg. Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Hajj)
                                      2. Gourmet food, shopping
                                        1. def: when tourists organise their trips to enjoy certain cuisines or to shop
                                          1. eg. Hong Kong (food), London (shopping)
                                        2. (places of) conflicts
                                          1. refers to areas where wars, battles and tragedies have occurred
                                            1. Dark tourism
                                              1. involves travelling to sites associated with death and tragedy
                                                1. eg. Ruins of Pompeii, Italy (volcanic eruption)
                                              2. space tourism
                                                1. def: when people travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere into space
                                                  1. exclusive; very costly
                                                    1. in future, suborbital flights lasting less than a day could become popular
                                                      1. eg. Virgin Galactic
                                                    Show full summary Hide full summary

                                                    Similar

                                                    Tourism
                                                    Caitlin Davies
                                                    Butler Model quiz
                                                    chlopandactyl
                                                    Impacts of Tourism
                                                    mehdi95
                                                    Globalisation Case Studies
                                                    annie
                                                    Essentials of Tourism
                                                    Sunna Guðmundsdó
                                                    Geography Quiz
                                                    PatrickNoonan
                                                    Using GoConqr to study geography
                                                    Sarah Egan
                                                    All the Countries of the World and their Capital Cities
                                                    PatrickNoonan
                                                    Tectonic Hazards flashcards
                                                    katiehumphrey
                                                    Volcanoes
                                                    1jdjdjd1
                                                    River Processes and Landforms
                                                    1jdjdjd1