Adventure Tourism

Adventure tourism is a type of niche tourism involving exploration or travel to remote

areas, where the traveler should expect the unexpected. Adventure tourism is rapidly
growing in popularity as tourists seek unusual holidays, different from the typical beach
vacation.

Examples

Mountaineering expeditions, trekking, bungee jumping, rafting and rock climbing are
frequently cited as an examples of adventure tourism.

http://wikieducator.org/Adventure_Tourism

Agricultural Tourism

Agritourism or agrotourism, as it is defined most broadly, involves

any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farmor ranch.

Examples

Dude ranches, Farms, Wineries, Hayrides, Horseback riding, Corn mazes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agritourism
Archeological Tourism

Archaeotourism or Archaeological tourism is a form of cultural tourism, which aims to

promote public interest in archaeologyand the conservation of historical sites.

Examples

Archaeological sites, museums, interpretation centers, reenactments of historical

occurrences, and the rediscovery of indigenous products, festivals, or theaters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_tourism

Art Tourism

Art tourism covers a big segment of the industry because around the globe people
travel in order to visit, explore and engage in activities related to art festivals, concerts,
wine and cuisine events and to explore famous museums

Examples

The Arts Quarter in Beirit Central District, Khmer Pre Rup temple ruins, Courtyard of
the Great Mosque of Kairouan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_tourism
Atomic Tourism

Atomic tourism is a relatively new type of tourism in which visitors learn about
the Atomic Age by traveling to significant sites in atomic history such as
museums with atomic weapons, vehicles that carried atomic weapons or sites
where atomic weapons were detonated

Examples

The Trinity Site New Mexico, Doom Town Nevada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_tourism

Dark Tourism

Dark tourism (also black tourism or grief tourism) has been defined
as tourisminvolving travel to places historically associated with death and
tragedy. ... The main attraction to dark locations is their historical value rather
than their associations with death and suffering.

Examples

Culloden in Scotland, Bran Castle and Poienari Castle in Romania, Jack the
Ripper exhibition in the London Dungeon
Bookstore Tourism

Bookstore tourism is a type of cultural tourism that promotes independent

bookstores as a group travel destination. It started as a grassroots effort to
support locally owned and operated bookshops, many of which have struggled to
compete with large bookstore chains and online retailers.

Examples

Bookstore Tourism: The Book Addict's Guide to Planning & Promoting

Bookstore Road Trips for Bibliophiles & Other Bookshop Junkies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookstore_tourism

Culinary Tourism

Culinary tourism is defined as the pursuit of unique and memorable eating and
drinking experiences. By combining travel with these edible experiences,culinary
tourism offers both locals and tourists alike an authentic taste of place in our
bountiful province.

Examples

Eat-the-world

https://www.eat-the-world.com/en/culinary-tourism-or-food-tourism.html
Cultural Tourism

Cultural Tourism (or culture tourism) is the subset of tourism concerned with a
traveler's engagement with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle
of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art,
architecture, religion(s), and other elements that helped shape their way of life.

Examples

Morocco: Down the Road of Traditional Crafts, Namibia: From North America to
Local Villages

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_tourism

Disaster Tourism

Disaster tourism is the act of traveling to a disaster area as a matter of curiosity.

Examples

9/11 Memorial, Nevada National Security Site, Johnstown Flood National

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_tourism
Eco Tourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively

undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale
alternative to standard commercial mass tourism.

Examples

Endangered-Wildlife Ecotourism, Adventure-Ecotourism

traveltips.usatoday.com/examples-ecotourism-18970.html

Educational Tourism

Educational tourism is one of the fastest growing areas of the travel

and tourism and one that is too often overlooked by tourism professionals and
marketers is educational tourism.

Examples

School trips, Study abroad experiences, Seminar Vacations and Senior seminars

http://www.tourismandmore.com/tidbits/educational-tourism/
Events Tourism

Event Tourism it means both professional practice and a field

Academic study

Examples

The castle of Turaida is the central place of interest in Sigulda

https://www.scribd.com/doc/.../Event-Tourism-Definition-Evolution-and-Research

Extreme Tourism

also often referred to as shock tourism, although both concepts do not appear

similar) is a niche in thetourism industry.

Examples

mountains, jungles, deserts, caves, canyons or dangerous events

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_tourism
Ethnic Tourism

Ethnic tourism is when travellers choose to experience first hand the practices of
another culture, and may involve performances, presentations and attractions
portraying or presented by small, often isolated Indigenous communities

Examples

Sierra Tarahumara region of Chihuahua, Mexico, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural

Park

www.questconnect.org/tara_ethnic_tourism.htm

Drug Tourism

drug tourism is travel for the purpose of obtaining or using drugs for recreational
use that are unavailable, illegal or very expensive in one's home jurisdiction.

Examples

Cocaine in Columbia

http://www.dualdiagnosis.org/drug-addiction/drug-tourism/
Sex Tourism

the organization of vacations with the purpose of taking advantage of the lack of
restrictions imposed on prostitution and other sexual activities by some foreign
countries.

Examples

Dr. Nights Exotic Resort, Prostitute in Angeles, Pampanga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_tourism

Garden Tourism

Garden tourism is a type of niche tourism involving visits or travel to botanical

gardens and places which are significant in the history of gardening.

Examples

Taj Mahal, Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Stourhead in England,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tourism
Pink or LGBT Tourism

Gay tourism or LGBT tourism is a form of niche tourism marketed

to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

Examples

Thailand

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_tourism#Gay_tourism_specialists

Geo Tourism

Geotourism is defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the distinctive

geographical character of a placeits environment, heritage, aesthetics, culture,
and the well-being of its residents.

Examples

Teton Geotourism Center, John Muir Geotourism Center

www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/geotourism/
Medical Tourism

Medical tourism refers to people traveling to a country other than their own to
obtain medical treatment.

Examples

Malaysian hospitals, Turkeys Dnyagz Hospitals

https://www.clements.com/resources/articles/Top-5-Countries-for-Medical-
Tourism

Music Tourism

Music tourism is the act of visiting a city or town, to see a music festival or other
music performances.

Examples

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Summer fest, Notting Hill Carnival (London, UK)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_tourism
 Nautical Tourism

Nautical tourism is tourism that combines sailing and boating with vacation and
holiday activities.

Examples

port in a cruise ship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_tourism

Polar Tourism

Polar tourism is heavily implicate d in this context of change and

is of growing

Interest to Nordic Governments in both arctic and Antarctic

Regions.

Examples

Polar regions, Antarctica, Arctic

W orld Regional Geography- Colin Michael Hall

 Popculture Tourism

Pop-culture tourism is the act of traveling to locations featured in popular literature, film,
music, or any other form of media.
Examples

Los Angeles, California area film studios, Alnwick Castle, location of Hogwarts in Harry
Potter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture

Poor Tourism

poor tourism (PPT) is defined as tourism that generates net benefits for the poor.

Examples
Okahandja, Namibia Africa
http://step.unwto.org/content/tourism-and-poverty-alleviation-1
Religious Tourism

Religious tourism, also commonly referred to as faithtourism, is a type of tourism, where

people travel individually or in groups for pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure (fellowship)
purposes.

Examples

Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Bolivia Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/tourism/religious-tourism

War Tourism

War tourism is recreational travel to active or former warzones for purposes of

sightseeing or historical study. War tourist is also a pejorative term to describe thrill
seeking in dangerous and forbidden places.

Examples

American Civil War, Damascus, Syria, Mogadishu, Somalia

https://traveljee.com/world-travel/war-tourism-destinations/
Wine Tourism

Wine Tourism visitation to vineyards, wineries, wine festivals, and wine shows for which
grape wine tasting and experiencing the attributes of a grape wine region are the prime
motivating factors for visitors.

Examples

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Bordeaux, France, Tuscany, Italy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/viator/top-10-wine-destinations_b_3876855.html

Space Tourism

the practice of traveling into space for recreational purposes.

Examples

Palomar Observatory, USA, Kennedy Space Center, USA

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel-tips-and-articles/top-11-space-travel-
destinations/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d277c32d
Sports Tourism

Sports Tourism is defined as a specific travel outside of the usual environment for either
passive or active involvement in competitive sport where sport is the prime motivational
reason for travel and the touristic or leisure element may act to reinforce the overall
experience.

Examples

Tour De France, NBA Finals

https://www.pledgesports.org/2017/04/these-are-the-5-biggest-sporting-events-in-the-
world/

Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable tourism is an industry committed to making a low impact on the

environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local
people.

Examples

Westvoorne and Hoek van Holland, Norderney and Juist, Germany

http://greendestinations.info/top100-2016/