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Attractions and Entertainment: Introduction. New Unusual Awe-inspiring / dangerous Experience and feeling → Participate in a variety of leisure activities → Experience new things. Attractions and Entertainment Sampler. Not-for-profit organization or for-profit basis.
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Attractions and Entertainment: Introduction • New • Unusual • Awe-inspiring / dangerous • Experience and feeling • → Participate in a variety of leisure activities • → Experience new things
Attractions and Entertainment Sampler Not-for-profit organization or for-profit basis
Differences BetweenAttractions and Entertainment • Natural Locations • Permanent • Visitor attendance and financial fortune influenced by seasonal changes.
Differences BetweenAttractions and Entertainment • Often temporary • Visitor attendance and financial fortune can be planned
Museum and Historical Sites • Tourists love museums • New buildings, high-tech interactive exhibits, restaurants, museum shops • → more people, stay longer, spend more money
Zoos and Aquariums • Originated from the ancient time (Chinese, Egyptians, Babylonians and Aztecs) • Usually not-for-profit organization • Some of zoos are very large, → public interest
Parks and Preserves • They range from urban parks (Central Park) to forests, national parks and botanic gardens • → Protect the natural beauty of landscape, plants and animals for future generation • → For visitors, providing space for rest, recreation.
Fairs & Festivals • Also part of commercial attractions • → to stimulate business by creating an event that brings together buyers and sellers • Worls fairs, State fairs, Music, Food, Beverage, Art exhibition
Amusement and Theme Parks • Disneyland, Parc Asterix, LegoLand, AquaPark, Maze, Hollywood Attraction, Jurassic Park • → escape reality • From the operating point of view, parks must create family atmosphere, clean, visually pleasing
Gaming • → Earn money from different segments • → Tax: In USA, Casino Gaming is one of the most regulated businesses • Slot machines generate over 70% of casino revenue.
Shopping • → May be part of travel experience, or • → May be the primary focus of travel • 89% of travelers shopped during their visit to USA. In many locations, shopping is the number one activity.
The Performing Arts • → A popular form of entertainment (since thousends of years) • → For some areas, the primary tourism revenue generator • Theater, Ballet, Opera, Concert, Stand-up Comedy.
Sporting Activities • → The Greeks initiated the idea of staging athlethic competitions, the Romans expanded the idea and staged them as games for the public entertainment • → Draw visitors to sport games or activity • Football, Basket Ball, skiing, rock climbing...