What is tourism? 
What are the type of tourism ? 
Which tourism industry is developing now a days? 
Which places to visit for best experience?

You will know all about these in this article. Let me introduce everything in details -


World Tourism Day

United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) chose this day on 1970 and since 27 September 1980 this day is being celebrated as World Tourism Day every year Internationally.


UNWTO was formed on 1 November 1974 is currently active headquarters is in Madrid, Spain.The late Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi, a Nigerian national, was the one who proposed the idea of September 27 of every year as World Tourism Day and so he was finally recognised for his contribution in 2009. 

It has a different motto every year.The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone inglobal tourism.


Terms or Refers


• Tourism- Tourism is travel for pleasure or business and can also be defined as the theory and practise of touring, attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

• Tourists - Travellers who travels all over the world.

• Tour - a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited by any individual or family.

• Theme - Sustainable tourism depends of economic, social and environmental impacts.

• Colour - The colour of World Tourism Day is Blue.

• Purpose - is to raise awareness about tourism on international level, and how it affects social, cultural, political, and economic values worldwide.


Types of tourism

In all its forms, tourism is motivated by different affinities and interests, from which a variety of categories flow, including:


• Consumer Tourism


Consumer Tourism studies why a tourist chooses a particular destination. What are the driving factors that influence a person to take decision for travelling? How much money they wanna invest ? These queries includes Consumer Tourism.


• Urban Tourism


Urban tourism includes the activities of international and domestic visitors as well as local residents in urban areas, contextualised by built and natural landscapes, amenities and infrastructure. Urban areas as we can see towns and cities are sources of travellers, act as tourist attraction. This type of tourists mostly visits historical monuments, ancient statues, unique street patterns, museums, art galleries, cinemas, concert venues, concert halls, theatres, convention centres, conference centres, nightclubs, bars, dance clubs, casinos, cafes, restaurants, shopping centres, fashion shows.


• Rural Tourism 

Rural tourism focuses on participating in a rural lifestyle with rural people. It can be a variant of ecotourism. Many villages always remains ready to invite tourists because many villagers are hospitable and eager to welcome visitors. Fishing, swimming, river tourism, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, speedboat racing, sailing are some examples of water-related activities of rural tourism. A variety of sporting activities of rural tourism are found in rural areas includes dance festival or anything which can happen without any highly profiled decoration or management


• Ecological or Sustainable tourism 


Ecotourism mainly focuses on socially responsible travel, personal growth, and environmental sustainability due to the interest in nature. Responsible ecotourism programmes are those which minimise the negative aspects of conventional tourism on the environment and enhance the cultural integrity of local people and promoting eco-system. It encourages positive experience for visitors as well as hosts. It minimises the impact if tourism on the environment and boosts employment and financial opportunities for local people. It encourages conservation by providing financial benefits in its favour.


Tourism fields and types


1. Adventure Tourism

Adventure tourism includes trekking,hand gliding, paragliding, bungee jumping and river rafting. It's a type of tourism in which tourist do some adventures activities like as skydiving, hill climbing, scuba diving. Adventure tourism is a type of niche tourism, involving exploration or travel with a certain degree of risk and may require special skills and physical exertion regularly. Adventure tourism is very popular amongst teenagers tourists. Adventure tourism gains much excitement by allowing the tourists to step outside their comfort zone and you can experience the thrill in the adventure.

Mountain tourism and Blue tourism (seaside) is included in this adventure tourism. The best places for adventure tourism are Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Canada, Australia, Finland, Denmark and many more...


BENEFITS OF ADVENTURE TOURISM:

• You'll Feel Better When You Get Moving. Simultaneously, physical activity is the last thing we make time for in our busy daily lives, and the health effects can be dramatic.

• Your Brain Will Work Better. 

• You'll Strengthen Your Immune System. 

• You'll Improve Your Mood. 

• Your Sleep Will Improve.


2. Medical Tourism

In this medical tourism, you perform the difficult surgeries of any diseases such as kidney replacement, heart surgery, cosmetic surgery. Health tourists travel to their destinations with the prime purpose of obtaining medical care and wellness for maintaining a healthy body, mind and soul. Countries offering health tourism are Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and India.The top ten medical tourism destinations are Japan, Korea, the US, Taiwan, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Sweden, Thailand, and India.


RISKS OF MEDICAL TOURISM: 

Medication may be counterfeit or of poor quality in some countries due to lack of infrastructure and services. Antibiotic declining is a global problem, and resistant bacterias may be more common in other countries. Flying after surgery can increase the risk for blood clots and yeah as well as risky.


3.Religious Tourism

In this tourism, you will travel to a different religious place and get to know about their religion.The movement of persons to cultural attractions away from their normal place of residence, comes with the intention to gather new information and experiences to satisfy their cultural needs so the best countries to visit to feel the culture are Italy, India, Vietnam, Japan, Spain, France, Canada, China and many more...


You may wonder why someone would like to visit holy places while traveling,they would like to: 

• connect personally to a holy place.

• better understand and appreciate a religion.

• feel free from worry.

• find peace and meaning in life.

• It gives enlightenment and entertainment for visitors. 

• It offers knowledge as visitors learn many new things during the spiritual tourism.

• Spiritual tourism is actually for to travel to find purpose and meaning in your life.

• It elevates your physical, mental, and emotional energies.


4. Eco-Tourism

Eco - Tourism also known as ecological tourism is responsible travel to natural places so it include regulated tourism in protected areas of the country. Ecotourism helps protect natural habitats and pristine environments. The wealth of poorer countries is often tied up in natural resources like forests, minerals and land that could be used for agriculture and some people do love to find these things in reality. Exploiting these resources often means altering or destroying wildlife habitats and beautiful natural landscapes so the eco-system is recommended to be kept safe. The best places to feel ecotourism are New Zealand, Costa Rica, Jamaica, United States and many more...


IMPORTANCE OF ECOTOURISM

• Ecotourism is valuable for human beings and the planet in maintaing the eco-system.

• Sustainable tourism is a learning and knowledgable experience for everyone involved.

• Ecotourism Promotes Economic Stability.

• We Become More Sensitive Through Ecotourism.

• Ecotourism Reduces our Carbon Footprint.

• Animals Suffer When We Don't Travel Sustainably.


5. Business Tourism

In this During business tourism (travelling), individuals are still working and being paid, but are doing so away from both their workplace and home. Business tourism or business travel is a more limited and focused subset of regular tourism, people mostly travel for work or business purpose only. Some definitions of tourism exclude business travel. The best places for business tourism are Chicago, San Francisco,New York, Rio De Jenario, Singapore, Sao Paulo and many many more...


Tourism brings many benefits, some of them are:

• Growth and boost in Economic activities.

• Boost wide scale industry revenues.

Infrastructure development.

• Country's improved brand image.

• Source of foreign exchange earnings.

• Source of employment generation.


6. Gastronomic Tourism 

What is Gastronomic?

• the art or science of good eating. a style of cooking or eating.

Culinary tourism or food tourism is the exploration of food as the purpose of tourism is now considered a vital component of the tourism experience. Who else doesn't love food? We too like to try new food every day in our life. Dining out is common among tourists,the night out travel is mostly preferred for food Tourism and "food is believed to rank alongside climate, accommodation, and scenery" in importance to tourists. 


The best places to visit due to Food Festival: 

• Europe & Middle East.

• North America.

• Central America.

• Brazil.

• India.

• South East Asia.

• Indonesia.

• Korea.


Education in Tourism Industry 


Tourism Training - There are no specific requirements to be a travel agent, but a bachelor's degree will open up more job opportunities, and certifications might make travel agents more marketable.The very minimum professional certification a travel agent can attain is the Certified Travel Associate (CTA). This can be earned after 18 months of travel industry experience. You cannot become “certified” with them until you have been on the job for at least a year and a half, studied for and passed a rigorous exam.


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