Types of Tourism: Sun, Nature, Culture, and More
Types of Tourism
Sun and Beach Tourism
Mass tourism, also practiced in the interior.
Nature Tourism
Core values are landscape, climate, wildlife, vegetation, and aesthetic, educational, or scientific interest. It takes place in rural, depopulated areas, or areas not too densely populated. It has different branches:
- Mountain Tourism: Shares applications with sports tourism and rural tourism.
- River Tourism: Takes place on board a vessel, complemented by other activities (rivers).
- Green or Eco-Tourism: Has the most scientific and instructive interest in the landscape, fauna, and flora. It is especially common in protected areas like national or natural parks.
Cultural Tourism
Done to expand cultural knowledge. It has several branches:
- Historical-Heritage Tourism: Practiced in an artistic context (urban planning, architecture, sculpture, and painting). It has, in turn, branches:
- Monumental Tourism: Focuses on bulky and lofty monuments.
- Architecture Tourism: Not meant to be monumental or for worship (farmhouses, the route of black towns).
- Exhibition Tourism: Characteristic of museums, galleries, libraries, and exhibition halls.
- Ethnically Motivated Tourism (Folk): Showcases customs, including crafts.
- Religious Tourism: Done to pay homage to religious images or places associated with religious events from different cultures.
- Training Tourism: Refers to any type of movement that serves to enhance our culture and professional manner.
- Idiomatic Tourism: Basically for language learning.
- Singular Events Tourism: For enjoying cultural events passively, just being a spectator.
- Festive and Fun Tourism: Visiting music venues, discos, etc.
- Literary Tourism: Following a route described in a book, or important routes of authors.
- Gastronomic Tourism: Gourmet tours to experience food and drink.
- Ethnological Tourism: Tours related to tastings and wine consumption.
- Industrial or Mining Tourism: Visits of industrial or mining sites to expand the economic activity of towns. Both were born because many industries were closed and, due to strikes, UNESCO invented this kind of tourism to visit closed factories and mines.
- Shopping Tourism: Buying in border areas, ports, or places famous for their advantageous prices.
Sports Tourism
- Active Sports Tourism: One in which the visitor participates.
- Traditional:
- Hunting Tourism
- Snow Tourism (related to mountains)
- Fishing Tourism
- Trail Tourism
- Alternative:
- Golf Tourism
- Bicycle Tourism (cycling)
- Diving Tourism
- Water Tourism
- Traditional:
- Passive Sports Tourism: One in which the tourist is a viewer, not a participant. It is related to singular events in cultural tourism.
Adventure Tourism
Involves dangerous sports activities. All have a risk and tend to be expensive since companies have to pay a high price for insurance.
Rural Tourism
Humans have left indelible marks by parceling out territory for culture.
- Farm Tourism: One in which you participate in the farmer’s activity. In these places, in addition to housing, you must work for the hosts.
- Residential-Rural Tourism: Sedentary occupation of a residence in a rural setting. In this case, the person stays at home, where they can find some things to do if they want to or not.
Health Tourism
All types of tourism related to health and all its potential therapies.
- Resort Tourism: Practiced in spas. Includes spa and thalassotherapy.
- Medical Tourism: Performed to receive standard medical treatments or alternative therapies.