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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL AS & A LEVEL TRAVEL AND TOURISM: COURSEBOOK
Figure 1.38: Tampa: a coastal destination
Figure 1.39: An all-inclusive resort in Cuba
Purpose-built resorts
You will consider real-world examples of different types of destination in Case study 1.3.
The changing appeal of destinations to different external customer types
Tourists choose destinations that appeal to them, although their choice is limited by factors including cost and affordability, availability and restrictions, such as border controls (for example in times of pandemic).
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Theme parks and all-inclusive resorts are examples of purpose-built resorts. Theme parks are visitor attractions covering a large area that often provide accommodation and catering facilities such as hotels and restaurants. Theme parks such as Tokyo Disneyland in Japan, Kingdom of Dreams in India and Universal Studios Hollywood in the USA have clear identities or themes. All-inclusive resorts are large hotels on large sites with many facilities and services provided at a single price (all inclusive). Accommodation, catering and sports facilities are examples of the products and services provided by an all-inclusive resort. Figure 1.40 shows an all-inclusive resort in Cuba, an island destination country in the Caribbean Sea.
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KEY WORDS
theme park: a major tourist attraction with many amusements and rides all-inclusive resort: a destination or hotel that provides a wide range of products and services on one site. Customers of all-inclusive resorts often make just one advance payment and pay little or nothing more while staying at the resort. purpose-built resort: a destination that is planned and built especially for tourism
Different tourists are attracted by different elements of the appeal of a destination. Usually, the appeal of a destination has several elements. For example, a leisure tourist seeking summer fun and relaxation may find a beach destination attractive if additionally: •
the weather and climate are sunny and warm
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there are leisure activities such as watersports
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accommodation and catering are available and affordable
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the destination is easily accessible
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there are sustainable practices and provisions such as sustainable transport to move around the destination.
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