Attractions and

Attraction Providers
CHAPTER 8 – Week 11
 Objective

To know different types of attraction

and attraction providers in Tourism &
Hospitality Industry
 Attractions and attraction
Provider
• A place or activity that draw tourists
• The reason why other tourism
services exist
– Surrounding facilities and services to
serve the needs, demands and interests
of tourists
• Generate revenue and employment
 Structures & Sites
designed especially to
attract visitors

Man Made
Structures & Sites built for
purposes other than to
attract visitors

Natural
Attractions

Festivals &
Events
 MAN MADE
ATTRACTIONS
 Man Made Attractions
Designed for Visitors Not Designed for Visitors
• Museums • Historical Architectures
• Theme Parks • Ancient Temples,
• Casinos Churches, Mosques
• Shopping Malls &
Marketplace
• Zoos & Aquariums
• Modern Architectures
• Performing Arts Centres
 Museums
Types Characteristics
Historical Museum Displays artifacts and collection of historical interest
Art Museum Shows artistic collections such as paintings, sculptures,
drawings
Science & Explains the history, principles & uses of science and
Technology Museum technology
Special Interest Focus on a single subject of interest
Museum
Children’s Museum Displays exhibits that explain how things works
Natural History Exhibits animals, fish & insects in their natural habitats
Museum as well as ancient fossils
 Louvre Museum - Paris

• The largest museum of history and art

• 1 of the most important and most visited museums in the world
• Located in Paris
• Showcases approx. 35,000 works of art
• Displays include sculptures, paintings, drawings, ceramics,
archaeological objects
• Houses Mona Lisa by Lernado da Vinci
Madam Tussauds Wax Museum
World’s largest and oldest wax museum
Locations:
– Hollywood – London
– New York – Amsterdam
– Washington DC – Berlin
– Las Vegas – Shanghai
– Hong Kong
– Bangkok
 Zoos & Aquariums
• Museums that collect & exhibit living
creatures rather than objects
• Entertain & educate visitors
• Care for the wildlife in their charge
• Many feature shows performed by trained
animals
• Oceanariums: Aquariums that specialize in
saltwater animals
 Zoos & Aquariums

Type Characteristics
Municipal Zoos Animals are maintained for public display
Mostly in large natural enclosures
Wild Parks Animals are seen roaming freely in natural settings
Children’s Zoos Young people can see & touch various animals
exhibited
Inland Aquariums Displays freshwater fishes and sea creatures
Oceanariums Marine life maintained in salt water tanks
(Ocean + Aquariums) Eg: Sharks, whales, dolphins, manta rays, corals
 Osaka Aquarium
• Located in Osaka, Japan
• 1 of the world’s largest aquarium
• 15 tanks displaying marine lives, each representing
a specific region of the Pan Pacific Volcanic Zone
• The central tank, representing the Pacific Ocean, is
9 meters deep and home to a whale shark
• Exhibits include fishes, plants, invertebrate
animals, batrachians, reptiles, birds, & mammals.
 Theme Parks
• Offers a wide range of recreational, fun &
exciting activities, games, shows and
events
• Cater to all: children, adults, families
• Most parks carry a strong central theme
• Mainly located at outskirts of urban areas
• Is sometimes a destination itself – hotels,
restaurants & other tourism facilities are
built around the theme park (Examples)
 The World’s Best Amusement Parks
according to Forbes.com

Busch Gardens – Florida &

Virginia Cedar Point, Ohio

Discovery Cove,
Orlando
 The World’s Best Amusement Parks
according to Forbes.com

Hershey Park, Pennsylvania

Parc Asterix, France

 The World’s Best Amusement Parks
according to Forbes.com

Sea World, in Texas, California & Florida

Disneyland
The World’s Best Amusement Parks
according to Forbes.com
LegoLand, California

Everland, Korea
 Casinos
• A significant part of entertainment business
• Offers gaming opportunities, shows & entertainment
and dining experiences
• Either free standing or part of a large hotel/
entertainment complex
• Biggest concentration of casinos:
– Las Vegas (Nevada)
– Atlantic City (New Jersey)
– Macau
– Singapore
 NATURAL
ATTRACTIONS
 Natural Attractions

• Rely largely on climate and

geographical location of the place
– Temperature
– Sunshine
– Humidity
EVENTS &
FESTIVALS
 Events & Festivals
• Attract people to an organized activity for a
short period (temporary)
• Can be a large or small scale event
• Can last for hours, days or weeks
• Either held annually, once in a few years,
or one time only events
• May occur at different sites / place on each
occasion or reoccur at the same site
 Events & Festivals
• The purpose may be for:
– Culture (Water Festival)
– Religion (Christmas Day)
– Celebration (New Year’s Day)
– Sports (Football or Badminton)
– Competitions (Master Chef)
– Promotional (Trade Shows)
– Corporate (Annual Dinner)
Famous Monuments Landmarks

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India (ASIA)

The Taj Mahal is a monument of love and a symbol for India

Famous Monuments Landmarks

Stoneage, Wiltshire County, UK (EUROPE)

The world’s most famous prehistoric monument. People around the world consider it
as a sacred site and they associate the ceremonial place with the super natural world
Famous Monuments Landmarks

Colosseum, Rome, Italy (EUROPE)

The Flavian Amphitheater is an iconic symbol for Rome the “Eternal City” as well as
for the civilization of the Imperial Roman Empire
Famous Monuments Landmarks

Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia (ASIA)

Angkor was the ancient capital of the Khmer empire, in western Cambodia and one of
the world’s greatest cultural treasures, today the national symbol of the country
Famous City Icons Landmarks

Eiffel Tower, Champ-de-Mars, Paris, France (EUROPE)

Few things symbolize Paris and France like this monument, it is the foremost
universal icon of the French way of life
Famous City Icons Landmarks

Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom (EUROPE)

Is a symbol for London as well as an icon for the British way of life
Famous City Icons Landmarks

Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia (AUSTRALIA)

Has become the very symbol of Sydney and maybe for whole modern Australia
Famous City Icons Landmarks

Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar (ASIA)

The Golden Pagoda located in Yangon, Mynamar’s de facto capital,

is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for Burmese
Famous of Power and Worship
Landmarks

Luxor, Egypt (AFRICA)

Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes and once the center and the capital of the ancient
Eqyptian Empire. It is the site of the ruins of Luxor Temple and the Karnak Temple complex.
Famous of Power and Worship
Landmarks

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey (EUROPE / ASIA)

Was a former patriarchal basilica, the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a
thousand years.
Famous of Power and Worship
Landmarks

Basilica of Saint Peter (EUROPE)

One of the symbols and focal points for the Catholic faith, part of Vatican City.
What is the land mark
for your City, Region
or Country???
THANK YOU