World tourism resources
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The document discusses the characteristics of tourism resources. It notes that tourism resources have three main characteristics: they must be recognized as having economic value to tourism, they are often shared with other uses, and they are perishable. It then provides examples of various global land-based tourism resources, including mountains, coastal areas like beaches and coral reefs, inland water resources, and cultural attractions.
World tourism resources
- 1. Prepared by: Ms. Annalyn Pena
- 2. The Characteristics of Tourism Resources Tourism resources have three main characteristics: By tourism we usually mean tangible features that are considered to be of economic value to the tourism sector. The sector and tourists therefore has to recognize that a place, landscape or natural feature is of value before it can become a tourism resource. Most tourism resources are not used exclusively by tourists. Tourism shares the resource with agriculture, forestry, water management or residents using local services. Tourism resources are perishable. Not only are they vulnerable to alteration and destruction by tourist pressure but also they are perishable in another sense. Tourist services such as beds in accommodation or ride seats in theme parks are impossible to stock and have to be consumed when and where they exist.
- 3. TOURISM RESOURCES AT A GLOBAL SCALE (LAND) mountains, hill lands, plateaus and lowland plains
- 4. Mount Everest (Tibet)
- 5. Zhangye Danxia Mountains
- 6. Chocolate Hills (Philippines)
- 7. Grand Canyon (Arizona)
- 8. Geothermal Features Lava Formations (Ribeira do Chamusco, Portugal)
- 9. Coatepeque Caldera, El Salvador
- 10. Geysers – Nevada, USA
- 11. Karst Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)
- 12. THE COAST Beach – extends from the foreshore to a landward boundary formed by a line of cliffs, protective sand dunes or a man-made feature such as a sea wall. There are significant differences between beaches in terms of texture, from fine-grained sand to coarse shingle, while colours can vary from the usual buff to white and pink (where the sand is derived from fragments of coral), contrasting with black beaches of volcanic origin. Coral reefs – a feature of oceanic islands and most mainland coasts in the tropics, where sea temperatures range between 23 and 29°C and the water is clear and of moderate depth. The coral reef ecosystems are extraordinarily diverse, but are highly vulnerable. Coastal wetlands – consisting of estuaries, marshes and swamps
- 13. Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
- 14. Estuaries
- 15. INLAND WATER RESOURCES Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
- 16. Yangtze River
- 18. TOURISM ATTRACTIONS Natural, including beaches, caves, scenic features and wildlife (flora and fauna) Man-made, but not originally designed to attract tourists Man-made and purpose built to attract tourists Special events
- 19. Natural Attractions Son Doong Cave, Vietnam
- 20. Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi, Thailand
- 21. Great Wall of China (China)
- 22. The Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
- 24. Rio de Janeiro Carnival (Brazil)
- 25. Running of the Bulls (Spain)