SECTORS OF TOURISM

INDUSTRY
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Adventure Tourism and Recreation
Adventure tourism is defined as the movement of the people from one to another place
outside their comfort zone for exploration or travel to remote areas, exotic and possibly
hostile areas. Adventure tourism is a type of tourism in which tourist do some
adventures activities like as skydiving, hill climbing, scuba diving

Recreation actually includes an extremely broad range of leisure activities including

travel and tourism, cultural entertainment, participation in the arts, hobbies,
membership in social clubs or interests groups.
 Two Categories of Adventure Tourism:

Hard Adventure
Hard adventure refers to activities with high levels of risk, requiring intense
commitment and advanced skills. Hard tourism includes the activities like
climbing mountains/rock/ice, trekking, caving etc.

Soft Adventure
Soft adventure refers to activities with a perceived risk but low levels of risk,
requiring minimal commitment and beginning skills; most of these activities
are led by experienced guides. Soft tourism includes the activities like
backpacking, camping, hiking, kayaking etc.
 ATTRACTIONS
It is a place of interest where tourists visit,
typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or
cultural value, historical significance, natural or
built beauty, offering leisure, adventure,
amusement, for educational purposes and
medical services for aging travelers.
 Attractions can be classified in a number of ways:

Theme or Amusement Parks- the roots of these attractions to go back to the medieval
Europe, when pleasure gardens were created. These gardens were the forerunner of
today's parks, featuring fireworks, dancing and games. Example: Disney, Universal
Studios

Natural Attractions- are the mainsprings that drive many people to travel. Example:
National Parks, Forests, Botanical Parks, Zoological Parks.
Heritage Attractions- have an appeal to those inspired to learn more about
contemporary and long vanished civilizations. Example: Calle Crisologo

Recreation Attractions- maintain and provide access to indoor and outdoor facilities
where people can participate in sports and other recreational activities.
Commercial Attractions- are retail operations dealing in gifts, handcrafted goods,
art, and souvenirs that attract tourists, Example: Shopping

Industrial Attractions- Factory tours are growing in number, and manufacturers

have developed elaborate facilities to handle tourists. Example: Wineries and
Breweries
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