Features Affecting The Appeal of Destinations

TRAVEL
AND
TOURISM
FEATURES
AFFECTING THE
APPEAL OF
DESTINATIONS
Introduction
What is destination?
Lesson Objective:
The students able to:
 Identify the features of the destinations.

 Explain why the features of the destinations appeal
to different types of tourists.
Destination
• The place where a journey finally ends.
• It can be a town, city or resort, a tourist attraction,
such as a major theme park or a much larger region
such as National Park.
• Most locations around the world contain a place or
region which is regarded as being a tourist
destination.
Sustainable
provisions Weather and
Standort
Seasonal
Tourism organisations Characteristics
and providers
Features Topographical
Expected affecting the features
behaviours appeal of
destinations Accessibility
Culture
Travel and tourism
Infrastructure
Built and gateways and hubs
natural
attractions
Standort
s
• Some destinations
are easier to travel
to for tourists
around the world,
for example, Paris in
Frankreich
• more appealing because they are located for example
Malediven
Paris, Frankreich
• Olympics Games host city in
2024.
• Good location for transport links
• International airports are
Charles de Gaulic and Orly
• Budget flights, Beauvais.
• Major road and rail links
connect Paris to the rest of
France and much of
Western Europe.
• High-speed train link Paris
to other capital cities in
Europe and to most other
big cities in France.
Weather and
seasonal
characteristics
• Destinations are appealing
because tourists can rely on
them for weather.
• For examples:
• tourists expect sunshine in
Santa Barbara, California on
the West Coast of the USA
for summer beach holiday.
• Snow for a winter
sports holiday in
mountain resort such
as Breackenridge,
Colorado, USA.
Topographical
features
• Mountains,
rivers and lakes
can add to a
destination’s
appeal for
adventure and
sightseeing
tourists.
For example, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA
• In the winter, Breckenridge is a ski resort.
• From spring to autumn, tourists can mountain bike,
hike through the impressive mountain scenery, fish
for trout, paddleboard, go white-water rafting, play
golf or photography the beautiful scenery.
Accessibility • Some destinations are
easier to reach than
others because of
transport links.
• For example, Orlando,
Florida, USA
• Orlando International Airport is used by many long-
haul flights.
• Sanford International Airport has more low-cost
(budget) and charter flights.
• or because of
provision for
tourists with
specific needs,
such as at
Copenhagen
Airport,
Denmark.
• Help to make some destinations such
Travel and as Orlando more accessible than
transport others.
gateways and •
Orlando International Airport is a
hubs gateway airport and a hub airport .
• Some tourists arrive
at the airport on
inbound flights and
transfer to domestic
flights, for example,
to other airports in
Florida such as Fort
Lauderdale and Key
West
Dubai as hub airport
Gateways
• An entry point to a
destination. Examples of
gateways include
airports, railway stations
and arrival towns.
Places where
Hubs
tourists change
from one type of
transport to
another
Infrastructure
• Including public
transport, roads,
airports and ports
can make some
destinations more
accessible than
others.
Olympic City in Paris, France
• International airport for Paris are Charles de Gaulle,
Orly and Beauvais.
• Major motorways
(freeways) and high-
speed rail links connect
Paris to the rest of
France and to other
large cities in Europe,
including London, via
the Channel Tunnel.
Natural attractions
Ha Long
Bay
Vietnam
• Appeal to many domestic and
inbound tourists.
• Boat tours allow tourists
admire the impressive scenery.
• Thousands of limestone island
rise from the clear, emerald-
green water.
• On top of the island cliffs are
rainforests.
• Tourists can scuba-dive, rock-
climb and hike in the
surrounding mountains.
Ha Long, Vietnam
• Some well-preserved architecture of port
dates from 15th century.
Built attractions:
• Buildings are in mix of Vietnamese and
Old Port of Hoi foreign styles
An town • The old Japanese Bridge is a very popular
built attraction.
Hoi An, Vietnam
Culture
Including traditions, language, arts and music
Marrkesh, Morrocco
Marrkesh, Morrocco
Expected
behaviours
• For example,
respecting local
customs, rules and
regulations.
• In Marrakesh,
tourists are often
expected to dress
modestly and to
behave soberly and
respectfully in public.
Tourism organisations
and providers
• Because they made the

products and services
available and promoted
to customers.
• Tour operators organize
package tours that
onclude accommodation,
visit to natural and built
attraction and ancillary
services.
Sustainable • For example, ecotourism
products in New Zealand’s Bay of
provisions Plenty destination.
• The local tourism
authority
educates tourists
on responsible
tourism.
• Tourists are told
how to care for
the environment
and people.
• Responsible
tourism advice is
also available
online to tourists.
CLASSWORK
• Create and design mind map of features affecting
the appeal of destinations.

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