Types of tourism

When we generally talk about tourism, people hardly imagine that it has many forms and many types. But it actually has. To perform their touristic activities, people can travel abroad or travel within the border of their country. These two ways of traveling resume the two types of tourism. I explain more about it in this article. International tourism The term International tourism simply refers to tourism that crosses national borders. Sightseers are called sometimes for the purpose of their touristic activities to go abroad, to cross the boundaries of many countries. It is generally subdivided into two types; inbound tourism and outbound tourism. For a given country, inbound tourism is the arrival of tourists from foreign countries while outbound tourism is the departure of tourists abroad. It involves in many cases long distance travelling even if it may implicate short distances. During international traffic, tourists meet different people, face many languages and sometimes use man... More...

What does ecotourism mean?

With the rise of ecological trends, the word ecotourism is one of the terms that you could hear coming and coming again during convention. Many people may ask themselves what possibly that word could mean. For those in need to learn more about this concept, this article may please you. You could find here the meaning and the importance of ecotourism. What is ecotourism? As the word indicates, ecotourism is an ecological tourism. Ecotourism occurs in an undisturbed environment, and respect the environment and the local communities. The primary aim of ecotourism is to travel and visit destinations where fauna, flora, and the cultural heritage are untouched. During the adventure, everything is done to limit the impact of tourists’ actions on those natural environments. For example, ecotourists are educated to protect the environment and are taught ethical and environmentally friendly practices. As a result, people are able to see the impacts of human actions in nature and to appreciate th... More...

What are the effects of ecotourism?

Described as an alternative to mass tourism which can be very damaging to the environment, ecotourism has since been popular. You certainly heard tourism stakeholders talk about this eco-friendly way to enjoy vacation and its multiple advantages. As a human activity, it’s however not perfect and has some downsides, even if many people can hardly imagine it. In this article, I present to you both the pros and the cons of such a praised activity. The advantages of ecotourism Ecotourism has a lot of advantages on natural habitat, on environment, on local population. It is a cleaner way to spend vacation, compared to mass tourism for example. With the attention this activity benefits, the entire world becomes more and more aware of the ecological problems. From this perspective, people, including adults but more importantly children are educated and taught how to live eco-friendly. It offers good opportunities to people to see and explore special and untouched areas. Rare species of animal... More...

Which categories of tourism are there?

Tourism is one of the most important human activities in the world. It consists of the movement of people from their place of living to another place for less than a year. When people decide to travel for touristic reasons, their purposes of travel could be however different. According to those purposes, tourism can be classified into many categories. Here are some of them. Cultural tourism The purpose of this kind of tourism is to satisfy cultural, intellectual or religious curiosity. It consists of the visitation of ancient sites or monuments and places of historical or religious importance. The motives of sightseers performing this kind of tourism is to attend cultural events or perform some rites. Its most important benefit is education. Health tourism Health or medical tourism is all motion of people aiming for medical treatment not available, not-licensed or very expensive at home. In fact, the level of technology, the prices of interventions and even laws are different from one... More...

What tourism jobs are there?

The number of people travelling for touristic purposes is increasing year by year. In the fifties we can count only a few millions of people leaving their place to visit others. But today, some decades later, they estimate this number to more than a billion. This situation is a blessing for job creation and the local economies. For those in need of jobs in a visited area, here are three opportunities you can have in this industry. Travel agent It is the prime job in the industry of tourism. If the place where you are living is a tourist attraction, you can serve as a travel agent. You can use your knowledge of the region at the service of sightseers. For that, you need to have some specific skills. You should be able to plan and book trips for the tourists who will be on your charge. It means that it’s up to you to organize all the activities that they can perform. You should also book the means that they would use for their transport, the places where they’ll stop, and the hotels wher... More...

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