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课件网) * Chapter 5 The Tourism Product * Chapter 5 The Tourist Product Tourist Attractions The Tourism Industry * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites Shift in perception from undesirable to desirable since early 1800s Probably on par with tropical beaches, lakes & large cities as most common tourism venue TOPOGRAPHY: Mountains May be of aesthetic or religious significance, or may be iconic * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites TOPOGRAPHY: Beaches popularity associated with Industrial Revolution, & emergence of ‘pleasure periphery’ most stereotypical symbol of mass tourism not all beaches equally attractive * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites CLIMATE: Temperature 3S tourism (pleasure periphery = ‘cool to hot’ movement; optimal temp. range 20 to 30 C) climate liability can be converted into an asset through tourism (e.g., Death Valley, CA) * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites WATER swimming (high quality water) surfing (e.g., California, Hawaii) freshwater lakes (e.g., cottages, boating) waterfalls (e.g., Niagara Falls, Victoria Falls) geothermal waters (e.g., spas - Iceland) * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites WILDLIFE : Two ways of classifying captive versus non-captive wildlife consumptive versus non-consumptive zoo wilderness areas big game hunting catch & release fishing * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites VEGETATION sometimes iconic (Redwoods of California) greater likelihood of viewing due to immobility botanical gardens as major urban attractions * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS: Importance maintenance of ecological integrity = attractiveness to tourists land/marine areas are critical since habitat continues to be destroyed protection of exceptional natural qualities (e.g., mountain ranges, rare species) designation as National Park, etc. = special status * Tourist Attractions Natural Sites LOCATION Rugby, North Dakota Centrality Extremity - Cape Byron, Death Valley, Lands End * Tourist Attractions Natural Events Tides (e.g. Canada’s Bay of Fundy) Solar eclipses Extreme weather conditions (e.g. Lake Eyre, SA = ‘ephemeral attraction’) * Tourist Attractions Cultural Sites HISTORICAL PREHISTORICAL (e.g. Stonehenge) Monuments & structures Battlefields (dark tourism) Heritage districts & landscapes Museums * Tourist Attractions Cultural Sites * Tourist Attractions Cultural Sites CONTEMPORARY Ethnic neighbourhoods (‘Chinatown’) Food & Drink (‘winescapes’) * Tourist Attractions Cultural Sites ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Industrial heritage (i.e., Post-Industrial tourists connecting with industrial past) Canals & railways = ‘functional adaptation’ * Tourist Attractions Cultural Sites SPECIALISED RECREATION ATTRACTIONS (SRAs) Golf courses (‘golfscapes’) Casinos Theme parks (Disney) Scenic highways, bikeways & hiking trails Ski resorts * Tourist Attractions Cul ... ...
