02. Types of tourism - Photo study

Tourism may be categorised according to types of attractions offered tourists.

Different places and environments provide different opportunities for tourist activities

Places of scenic beauty offer opportunities for Honeypot tourism
Places with good facilities e.g. MICE facilities, Medical facilities (offer opportunities for Medical Tourism), Theme parks
Places with rich culture offer opportunities for Heritage tourism, Film-induced tourism, Pilgrimage tourism
Places of conflicts offer opportunities for Dark Tourism

What are the types of tourism shown in the photographs below?

Photograph A: Niagara Falls

Photograph B: Grand Canyon National Park in USA

Photograph C: MICE in Singapore*

Photograph D: Cartoon showing hospitals in different countries trying to attract people from other countries to seek treatment from them.

Photograph E: Disneyland in Tokyo

Photograph F: Macchu Picchu, Peru

Photograph G: Winter Sonata filming site in South Korea

Photograph H: Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Some 2.5 million pilgrims usually visit the Saudi Arabian cities of Mecca and Medina for the week-long ritual - a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it.

But this year as few as 1,000 people already residing in Saudi Arabia will take part in the gathering in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/coronavirus-dramatic-pictures-show-scaled-down-hajj-pilgrimage-due-to-covid-19-12038688

Photograph I: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Cambodia.

Photograph J: Halong Bay, Vietnam taken by Kennix 2017

MICE in Singapore

What are the facilities in Singapore offering incentives which attracts tourists?

Incentive tourism is usually undertaken as a type of employee reward by a company or institution for targets met or exceeded, or a job well done. Some of the notable examples of corporate meetings and incentive travel trips held in Singapore include DB Access Asia Conference, The ASEAN Stars Conference, Amway Japan Leadership Achievement Seminar 2013 and Nomura Asia Equity Forum 2013. Singapore’s attractions also meet the growing demand for more interesting and non-traditional meeting venues and experiences outside of the conventional board room and hotel meeting facilities. Attractions that integrate MICE facilities together with unique leisure offerings include the ArtScience Museum, Universal Studios Singapore etc. These venues make for interesting backdrops for team building activities or learning journeys that may be incorporated within the meeting programmes, allowing organisers to come up with creative programmes that result in a differentiated delegate experience.

So when the companies organise meeting in Singapore, it can also have incentive such as going to places such as Universal studio for learning journey and team building activities.

What are the tourist attractions in Singapore?

Do you know

the bronze statues in Singapore https://remembersingapore.org/2012/01/28/pictorial-gallery-bronze-sculptures-singapore/

street art and murals http://www.thefinder.com.sg/whats-hot/things-do/7-places-singapore-find-beautiful-street-art-and-murals-you-never-knew-existed?slide=1

Read the article to find out more about medical tourism in Malaysia.

The medical tourism scene in Malaysia is booming. In 2018, approximately 1.2 million people visited the country to seek medical treatment - and this number is growing.

Within Malaysia, Penang is the top medical tourism destination. The northern state generates 40 to 50 per cent of the country's medical tourism income and this has numerous multiplier effects on the local economy.