Types of tourists

?
Inbound
An inbound tourist involves people travelling to a different country from where they live for a holiday, business or other tourism purpose e.g. a tourist travelling from Spain to the UK for a holiday.
1 of 15
Outbound
An outbound tourist involves people leaving the country in which they live to take a holiday or other tourism purpose e.g. a business person from Bristol travelling to Berlin for a conference
2 of 15
Domestic
Domestic tourism involves people of one country travelling within that country. A domestic holiday is a holiday spent in the same country and is sometime referred to as a ‘staycation’ e.g. a family from Edinburgh taking a holiday in Inverness.
3 of 15
Business
A tourist travelling for business purposes is known as a business tourist. Business tourism is part of the business world. Many of the UK’s cities feature conference centres that cater to the needs of business tourists. E.g. one who makes trips to di
4 of 15
Visiting friends and relatives (VFR)
A VFR tourist travels for the purpose of visiting friends and/or relatives. This could involve staying with friends or relatives or in local accommodation. VFR could be for any specific purpose such as attending a wedding, funeral or anniversary.
5 of 15
Leisure
Leisure tourists travel with the primary motivation of taking a holiday from everyday life. Leisure travel is often characterised by staying I hotels or resorts, relaxing on beaches or In a room, or going on guided tours and experiencing local touris
6 of 15
Special interest
Have a particular passion such as bird watching, golfing, fishing, classic car events, food and wine or attending a music festival. Essentially on a special interest holiday the tourist is likely to spend most of their time engaged in the same activi
7 of 15
Education
Travel to a particular place in another town, city or country for further study in order to improve his or hers education. There are also people, who travel to attend workshops in order to upgrade skills e.g. a group of students travelling to New Yor
8 of 15
Sports
Involves both spectating and playing activities. Learners should be aware of the range of holidays that are available for tourists to watch major sporting events. Some of these such as following an international cricket tour can last up to several we
9 of 15
Adventure
They seek adventurous activities that may be dangerous, such as rock climbing, river rafting, skydiving and bungee jumping. In recent years, the number of companies specialising in adventure tourism activities has increased significantly. In 2016 Vis
10 of 15
Health/Medical
Seeks special medical treatment, which often involves travel away outside their own country. They may need to travel because their own country doesn’t provide the expertise needed or the treatment required is too expensive in their own country. Many
11 of 15
Dark
The act of tourism and visitation to sites, attractions, and exhibitions, which have real or recreated death, suffering or seemingly macabre as a main theme. E.g. cemetery tourism visits in London
12 of 15
Cultural/religious
Travel to experience religious or cultural destinations such as Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Stonehenge and other UNESCO heritage sights. Cultural events such as Notting Hill Carnival and the Reading Festival also attract many tourists
13 of 15
Eco tourist
Involved in responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people. Eco tourists might also choose accommodation providers that promote sustainable tourism e.g. buying prom local producers, ener
14 of 15
Backpacker/youth
Descriptions vary. Typically they are understood as those travellers who demonstrate a preference for budget accommodation with a flexible travel itinerary and take longer rather than shorter holidays. However backpacking has evolved over time and no
15 of 15

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

An outbound tourist involves people leaving the country in which they live to take a holiday or other tourism purpose e.g. a business person from Bristol travelling to Berlin for a conference

Back

Outbound

Card 3

Front

Domestic tourism involves people of one country travelling within that country. A domestic holiday is a holiday spent in the same country and is sometime referred to as a ‘staycation’ e.g. a family from Edinburgh taking a holiday in Inverness.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

A tourist travelling for business purposes is known as a business tourist. Business tourism is part of the business world. Many of the UK’s cities feature conference centres that cater to the needs of business tourists. E.g. one who makes trips to di

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

A VFR tourist travels for the purpose of visiting friends and/or relatives. This could involve staying with friends or relatives or in local accommodation. VFR could be for any specific purpose such as attending a wedding, funeral or anniversary.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Travel & Tourism resources:

See all Travel & Tourism resources »See all Types of touists resources »