WHAT IS ATTRACTION
, WHAT IS ATTRACTION
• Attractions are a core component of tourism. They are often called “tourist
attractions” because they tend to attract tourists.
• Attractions are the places, people, events, and things that make up the
objects of the tourist gaze and attract tourists to destinations. Common
examples include natural and cultural sites, historical places, monuments,
zoos and game reserves, aquaria, museums and art galleries, gardens,
architectural structures, theme parks, sports facilities, festivals and events,
wildlife, and people.
• The history of attractions is inextricably linked with the development of the
tourism industry. An attraction exists when a tourism system is created to
designate and elevate it to the status of an attraction
• In either case, they will then be known as event attractions and these can be
either temporary or permanent. Temporary events may be one-offs, at
different sites on each occasion they occur.
, WHAT IS ATTRACTION
• Attractions are a core component of tourism. They are often called “tourist
attractions” because they tend to attract tourists.
• Attractions are the places, people, events, and things that make up the
objects of the tourist gaze and attract tourists to destinations. Common
examples include natural and cultural sites, historical places, monuments,
zoos and game reserves, aquaria, museums and art galleries, gardens,
architectural structures, theme parks, sports facilities, festivals and events,
wildlife, and people.
• The history of attractions is inextricably linked with the development of the
tourism industry. An attraction exists when a tourism system is created to
designate and elevate it to the status of an attraction
• In either case, they will then be known as event attractions and these can be
either temporary or permanent. Temporary events may be one-offs, at
different sites on each occasion they occur.
