Starter… Can you

Identify these popular

holiday destinations?

Read the clues in

the table on the
worksheet
provided and try
to work out the
tourist
destination being
described!
Starter… Can you
Identify these popular
holiday destinations?

Read the clues in

the table on the
worksheet
provided and try
to work out the
tourist
destination being
described!
Unit I – Perspectives of
Travel and Tourism

Lesson 2
Types of Tourism
Learning Objective:
🌳 To learn about the different types of tourism

Learning Outcomes:
🌳 Describe the different types of tourism.
🌳 Assess why people would want to visit a variety of different
locations.
🌳 Learn to use Google my Maps by creating a map of the places
you have travelled to.
🌳 Identify the types of tourism that you have participated in.
Types of Tourism eeioRcatnr

Task 1. Unscramble
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these anagrams to
work out the 10 main aeHhlt
types of tourism.
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Types of Tourism Recreation

Task 1. Unscramble
Cultural
these anagrams to
work out the 10 main Health
types of tourism.
Sports

Business Adventure Social

Active Nature Volunteer

 Types of Tourism
Business Tourism: Travel to complete a business transaction or attend a
business event (eg. convention)
Nature tourism: Travel to enjoy a natural setting, beautiful scenery, or
wildlife. A growing form of nature tourism known as eco-tourism specializes in
the serious study and conservation of ecological environments.
Cultural tourism: Travel to experience the history, folklore, and cultural
lifestyle of a location.
Social tourism: Travel which involves the company of others.
Companionship of tour bus travel is an example. Family visits are included in
this category.
Recreation tourism: Tourism to experience something different from the
routine of daily life. This could include relaxing to escape the stress of work or
camping to escape the pressures of city life.
 Types of Tourism
Active tourism: Tourism that has a predetermined objective, such as
climbing a mountain, discovering one’s ancestry, or learning a new language.
Sports tourism: Tourism which involves visiting a place of spiritual
significance.
Health tourism: Tourism to improve one’s health, such as visits to health
spas, weight loss camps, and high altitude resorts.
Adventure tourism: Tourism which involves an aspect of challenge and
adventure, such as trekking through a tropical rain forest or rock climbing.
Volunteer tourism: Tourism which includes volunteering for a charitable
cause. In recent years, "bite-sized" volunteer vacations have grown in
popularity. Volunteer vacations vary widely in scope, from low-skill work
cleaning up local wildlife areas to providing high-skill medical aid in a foreign
country.
Types of Tourism
Destination Activities Types of Tourism
Task 2. Make
Croatia - Dubrovnik
a copy of this
table, watch Bahamas
the videos
and complete Cotswolds, UK
the table
Europe
with the
relevant San Francisco
information.
Bangkok, Thailand

Puglia, Italy
Types of Tourism
Task 3. Study the
photographs on the
worksheet. For each of the
tourism destinations shown in
the images below, explain
why they would be attractive
to tourists and what types of
tourism would most likely
occur there.
Travel and Tourism Map

Task 4. Open your Google My Maps

that you started last lesson. Add to
your different destinations
information about the type of
tourist that you were when you
visited.
Review: Time for TED…
Review: Time for TED…
• Watch this TEDEd, and answer the questions below:
https://www.ted.com/talks/katrina_gulliver_how_to_be_a_tourist

1. What is ‘overtourism’ and why is it a problem?

2. Why are we guilty of thinking of ourselves as "travellers" and
blaming all problems on the "tourist?"