Classification in Tourism Industry
Classification of tourism:
Winter tourism:
Definition : holidays in ski resorts and snow – related activities
Famous winter holiday spots in India:
- Shimla : a wonderful winter holiday resort
- Manali
- Jammu and Kashmir (Gulmarg , Pahalgam)
- Sikkim
- Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) -Major ski resorts are located mostly in the various European countries (e.g. Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland), Canada, the United States (e.g. Colorado, California, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Montana, Vermont) New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Chile, Argentina, Kenya and Tanzania.
Mass tourism:
These places are commonly referred to as destinations with a massive influx of tourists.
Mass tourism undoubtedly developed with the improvements in technology that allowed transporting of large numbers of people in a short space of time to places of leisure interest, so that greater numbers of people could begin to enjoy the benefits of leisure time. With mass tourism development there is a small increase in local jobs and revenue. Mass tourism increases demand for local services such as water, sewer, fuel, power, roads and medical services.
Example of this could be the visit to Galapagos Islands.
Ecotourism:
Ecotourism is: "Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." Ecotourism is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strive to be low impact and (often) small scale (as an alternative to mass tourism). One of the goals of ecotourism is to offer tourists insight into the impact of human beings on the environment, and to foster a greater appreciation of our natural habitats.
It involves evaluating environmental and cultural factors, also the promotion of recycling, energy efficiency, water conservation, and
Winter tourism:
Definition : holidays in ski resorts and snow – related activities
Famous winter holiday spots in India:
- Shimla : a wonderful winter holiday resort
- Manali
- Jammu and Kashmir (Gulmarg , Pahalgam)
- Sikkim
- Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) -Major ski resorts are located mostly in the various European countries (e.g. Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland), Canada, the United States (e.g. Colorado, California, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Montana, Vermont) New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Chile, Argentina, Kenya and Tanzania.
Mass tourism:
These places are commonly referred to as destinations with a massive influx of tourists.
Mass tourism undoubtedly developed with the improvements in technology that allowed transporting of large numbers of people in a short space of time to places of leisure interest, so that greater numbers of people could begin to enjoy the benefits of leisure time. With mass tourism development there is a small increase in local jobs and revenue. Mass tourism increases demand for local services such as water, sewer, fuel, power, roads and medical services.
Example of this could be the visit to Galapagos Islands.
Ecotourism:
Ecotourism is: "Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." Ecotourism is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strive to be low impact and (often) small scale (as an alternative to mass tourism). One of the goals of ecotourism is to offer tourists insight into the impact of human beings on the environment, and to foster a greater appreciation of our natural habitats.
It involves evaluating environmental and cultural factors, also the promotion of recycling, energy efficiency, water conservation, and
References: http://tourism.indiabizclub.com/info/tourism/types_of_tourism http://www.destinationworld.info/newsletter/feature45.html http://www.ecoindia.com/eco-tourism-in-india.html http://www.thepanamareport.com/travel/tourism/recession-tourism-invented-in-panama.html