The World Tourism Organization defines tourism as “activities of a person travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”.
In this text, I will be taking a closer look in to the theme – different tourists within tourism. I will be looking in to the ways of a tourists for 2 reasons. Tourists are the key factors in the tourism system and the numbers are growing every year. The fact that tourism is such a big part of today´s business world makes tourists a very important factor. The numbers on the picture below from UNWTO´s annual report on tourism the numbers show the high number of tourists in 2015.
What kinds of tourist do we have? I think it is safe to day that the list of different kinds of tourists existing is too long to even begin to cover, but these are probably some of the most common and relatable types of tourists.
The business tourist: The type of tourist travelling for business relations. This could be anything from a salesman promoting a product to a pop singer performing and thereby promoting themselves and their music.
The educational tourist: The educational tourist travels to a specific area or place in another city or country to improve their educational skills. This could be people going away for internships, workshops, cultural exchanges etc.
The adventure tourists: An adventure tourist is the type of tourist has a need for something out of the ordinary. Some unusual, adventurous experience. This might involve dangerous activities like river rafting, rock climbing, skydiving, mountain biking, skiing and other thrilling activities. It could also be a hiker or something equivalent to that.
The cultural tourist: The cultural tourist is the type of tourist that wishes to experience the essence of another culture. They prefer to go to cultural festivals, sightings and other things connected to the culture of the destination they are visiting.
Leisure Tourist: A Leisure Tourist is the type of tourist that enjoys rejuvenating with comfort and wants a break their everyday routines by going on a relaxing vacation. That could be by going on a beach vacation, a cruise, or some other relaxing activity.
Sport and recreation tourist: This type of tourist like to take active part in sport events either by being part of it themselves or being an audience at popular sporting events like world cups, championships etc.
Backpackers and youth tourists: This kind of tourists are usually of younger age. The characteristics of this kind of travelers is that they travel on a limited budget and with a minimal amount of luggage. They tend to be very passionate and excited about nature and adventures and often travel independently.
These different types of tourist are very different but do have some things in common, one them being the element of escaping. Escaping your everyday life and seeking the things you do not have at home. The difference is what they seek.
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http://blog.virtuoso.com/tips-and-trends/10-powerful-reasons-why-people-love-to-travel/
http://www.careerigniter.com/questions/what-are-the-different-types-of-tourism/
http://www2.unwto.org/publication/unwto-annual-report-2015
http://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annual%20Rreport%202015-16.pdf
http://www.tourismsociety.org/page/88/tourism-definitions.htm
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