We have all kinds of different tourists. Some tourists like adventure and some tourists like laying around all day. These are types of tourists. Every country has different types of tourists coming to their country and right now I will determine what type of tourists are coming to Vatnajökull. Before we can identify the types of tourists, we need to know what typologies there are and which ones will match with the destination. There are four typologies. First we have the organised mass tourist, this tourist will only go on a package trip and will not even change it a little bit, they will stay in their comfort zone (Cooper, 1993). The destinations they will probably go to are luxury resorts or a safari and everything is planned into the details. Then we have the individual mass tourist, this tourist is almost the same as the first one, but this tourist will be more flexible and will change the package because they have a personal choice (Cooper, 1993). This type of tourist may go to a bungalow park or camping, this are planned in advance but once they get there they want to do their own thing. Third we have the explorer, this tourist will organise their trip alone and will go out of his/her comfort zone, but will also go back in it when things get rough (Cooper, 1993). The destination they will …show more content…
The drifter, the explorer, the individual mass tourist and the organised mass tourist. The two that fit best in Vatnajökull National Park are the individual mass tourist and the explorer because they like the adventure and they can choose for themselves what they would like to do. The types of tourists that fit best in an area like Vatnajökull National Park are the tourist who like the nature and adventure. The foreign visitors to Iceland increases every year and that also means that the visitors to Vatnajökull increases. You can also see this in the table, most of the years the number of foreign visitors
For Education Use Only UNIT 4: Exploring the World! DURATION: 1-2 Days SUMMARY: Students will create a family vacation plan, identifying what target culture country they would like to visit, and what activities they would like to do with their family.
In the novel “Charming as a Verb” written by Ben Philippe, the protagonist Henri Haltiwanger embodies the explorer archetype. Henri is a hardworking and ambitious student who dreams of attending Columbia University, and he is also a dog walker in his neighborhood. His job as a dog walker allows him to explore the streets of his community and interact with different people, which further ignites his curiosity and sense of adventure. The explorer archetype represents the desire to go beyond one's comfort zone and explore new territories.
This national park is visited by about 1.4 million people a
“Once More to the Lake” by E.B White, and “Summerland” by Peter Jon Lindberg are examples of great traveling experiences “to lose and find ourselves.” In these essays there is not any travel solely for adventure, but mostly for a tradition. They show us that traveling does not really need to be just “about the unfamiliar, the discovered, the passport full of stamps” (Lindberg), but may also be to regret nothing from the trip, even if it was unexpected. In his essay, White addressed his most hidden thoughts and feelings about mortality in a beautiful way, which leads him to lose and find himself. His flashback began the first time White brought his son to the lake in Maine where, after many years since he had come with his father for summer vacation, he became confused by his role.
The travel market had expanded from the male elite to include male and female travellers from the “middling sort” and as result, a profusion of travel related letters were written to private correspondents. A large number of these letters were collected, collated and entered onto a the Grand Tour Database (www.grandtour.amdigital.co.uk.) together with published collations and travel guides that formed a genre of factual and entertaining travelogues and guides related guides which were widely circulated for those about to travel and for those interested in, but unable to afford foreign travel. Both printed and personal correspondence allowed its reader to extend their understanding of places, cultures and social structures. (Goodrich, A. Chapter 17pp24-25)
For example, Sasse views travel as, “...an opportunity to help our kids to get out of their comfort zones, learn to see different social and economic arrangements.” (Sasse 18). Ben Sasse views travel simply as a way to get out of one’s own bubble to learn about the various living situations that people, even a neighborhood away, experience. Therefore, although traveling is not the only way for a kid to be made aware of the different circumstances that people around the world experience on a daily basis, it is one of the most effective ways as they will be able to experience them firsthand. This sentiment holds true in my own life as well as for many others.
Many people who take trips to other countries use it to escape the boredom of their own life and to have fun in another country. Taking vacations can provide excitement when heading to different locales, give a person the tastes and sights of a new place, and overall provide a sense of pleasure to a tourist. However, there is an aspect of this that many tourists do not get to see. In her essay A Small Place, author Jamaica Kincaid makes this aspect very clear. Kincaid, along with many other natives of foreign islands, believes that tourists are “ugly human being[s]” who seemingly feed off the boredom and desperation of the natives of a certain place, creating a source of pleasure for themselves (Kincaid 262).
Those who wanted to travel across the country no longer had a chance to do it without sitting in big plush chairs. A lot of people wanted adventure and they weren’t going to achieve that goal while riding a train. They didn’t think there was a sense of adventure in being tended to by expert servers and eating luxurious meals. These adventurers wanted to hike through dense mountains and fog and sleep in tents. These activities served as a friendly reminder of a time when the unpredictable nature of travel across the west made every journey an unforgettable experience.
“Tourism is now the largest industry in the world by virtually an economic measure, including gross output, value added, employment, capital investment and tax contributions. ”(Wheatcroft,1994).Tourists can be defined as people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual surroundings for more than twenty-four hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes by the World Tourism Organization. Tourism industry is the idea of attracting, accommodating, and pleasing groups or individual travelling for pleasure or business. For example hotels, restaurants, and tour guides. Five sectors in tourism industry, which is including accommodation, food & beverage services, recreation & entertainment, transportation and travel services.
The nature and perception by this group of people will mainly determine the destinations chosen by them and the activities to have. Next is the business operator or supplier which providing services and goods to the tourist which required by the tourists.
FROM THE BEGINNING OF 1900 TO OUR DAYS Until the first half of 1900, going on holiday was an experience belonging to a privileged class, something that only few could afford. In the 50s-60s, the economic growth and the evolution of means of transport made going on holiday something accessible to a broader range of the people. Back then, the typical tourists were travelling to the same places, at the same time and to do the same things, because there wasn’t that much choice. This type of tourist had not established preferences, it was predictable, driven by emulation and had not yet manifested any special needs.
Rural development is as important as urban development. Alleviating the hardships of the rural people is fundamental to rural development. Efforts at developing the rural areas are aimed at creating industries and employment opportunities. Any initiative towards this end would be welcomed with open arms in Nepal. This would also reduce the population density in the cities.
The concept brings proofs on how people spend their time, in which areas and for which purposes. (Nash, 1960, cited in Morgan…). As the people spend their time on different activities, one of those activities is tourism. As well as leisure, tourism has many definitions; we will use one of those which reflect main idea. Tourism is a
Most people dream about sudden trips to exotic lands or planned voyages to previously familiar locations, but what is it that drives us to seek to leave our home? Why is it that we travel, even if we are completely comfortable in the country we live in? Pico Iyer, in his travel essay titled ‘Why We Travel’ states different reasons why he believes we seek the unknown. One of the points he claims that we travel for the “self and anonymity”. As he expands on this idea, it is clear to the reader that Iyer believes one of the reasons we travel is to be able to be “free of caste and job and standing” in order to better comprehend ourselves.