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Contemporary Tourism

Contemporary Tourism. The Contemporary Tourism Destination. Lecture Objectives. Destinations. The core of tourism Most important yet complex aspect of tourism Different scales Exist because they are visited. Places. Location Locale Land-scapes Service-scapes Experience-scapes

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Contemporary Tourism

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  1. Contemporary Tourism The Contemporary Tourism Destination

  2. Lecture Objectives

  3. Destinations • The core of tourism • Most important yet complex aspect of tourism • Different scales • Exist because they are visited

  4. Places • Location • Locale • Land-scapes • Service-scapes • Experience-scapes • Sense of place

  5. Resource Base • ‘That component of the environment which either attracts the tourist and/or provides the infrastructure necessary for the tourist experience’ • Can be scarce or free • Has to have utility value • Attractions are a specific type of resource

  6. Attractions • Classify by • Cultural/manmade • Natural • Problematic because does not account for taste or perception

  7. Requirements • Destinations need: • Physical and cultural attractions • Facilities and services • Infrastructure • Information services

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