visitor attraction
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Introduction
The visitor attractions sector is an important component of the travel and tourism industry. It is the sector that provides the interest, excitement and activity for tourists when they visit a destination or when they venture out on a day trip.
In this assignment I am going to investigate the importance and the impacts of visitor attractions.
The definition of a visitor attraction is:
“..An attraction where it is feasible to charge admission for the sole purpose of sightseeing. The attraction must be a permanently established excursion destination, a primary purpose of which is to allow access for entertainment, interest, or education and can include places of worship (…); rather than being primarily a retail outlet or a venue for sporting, theatrical, or film performances. It must be open to the public, without prior booking, for published periods each year, and should be capable of attracting day visitors or tourists as well as local residents. In addition, the attraction must be a single business, under a single management, so that it is capable of answering the economic questions on revenue, employment etc.” (English heritage, 2013)
LO1Understand the scope and importance of visitor attractions
1.1 Discuss the overlap of visitor attractions in relation to particular types of attraction
1.1.1 Overlap
Overlap is a different type of attraction that was built with propose but without a big expectative to became popular. A good example is London eyes is a big Ferris wheel located on the banks of the river Thames. At the time that the London eyes was opened no-one thought that it would became one of the most popular paid tourism attraction in united kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually.
Visitor attractions include: fairground attractions (including theme parks); piers; historic railways; Madame Tussaud’s and the London Eye.
1.1.2 Natural
A Natural attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, these type of
Introduction
The visitor attractions sector is an important component of the travel and tourism industry. It is the sector that provides the interest, excitement and activity for tourists when they visit a destination or when they venture out on a day trip.
In this assignment I am going to investigate the importance and the impacts of visitor attractions.
The definition of a visitor attraction is:
“..An attraction where it is feasible to charge admission for the sole purpose of sightseeing. The attraction must be a permanently established excursion destination, a primary purpose of which is to allow access for entertainment, interest, or education and can include places of worship (…); rather than being primarily a retail outlet or a venue for sporting, theatrical, or film performances. It must be open to the public, without prior booking, for published periods each year, and should be capable of attracting day visitors or tourists as well as local residents. In addition, the attraction must be a single business, under a single management, so that it is capable of answering the economic questions on revenue, employment etc.” (English heritage, 2013)
LO1Understand the scope and importance of visitor attractions
1.1 Discuss the overlap of visitor attractions in relation to particular types of attraction
1.1.1 Overlap
Overlap is a different type of attraction that was built with propose but without a big expectative to became popular. A good example is London eyes is a big Ferris wheel located on the banks of the river Thames. At the time that the London eyes was opened no-one thought that it would became one of the most popular paid tourism attraction in united kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually.
Visitor attractions include: fairground attractions (including theme parks); piers; historic railways; Madame Tussaud’s and the London Eye.
1.1.2 Natural
A Natural attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, these type of