Categories of Visitors Attractions and their Economic Importance

LONDON & PARTNERS
AND BEYOND

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
ACTIVITY 1-..................................................................................................................................3
Varied classifications of visitors attractions in relation to specific categories of visitors
attractions...............................................................................................................................3
Purpose of range of different visitors attractions and its importance to local, regional &
national economy....................................................................................................................4
ACTIVITY 2-..................................................................................................................................6
Positive and negative impact of visitors attraction tourism and its implications for developing
a sustainable visitors experience............................................................................................6
Recommendations to minimize negative affect of visitors attractions tourism & improve
visitor experience....................................................................................................................7
ACTIVITY 3....................................................................................................................................8
Feasibility study for visitor attraction of choice.....................................................................8
ACTIVITY 4..................................................................................................................................10
Critically examine, several different visitor management strategies....................................10
Comparison and critically evaluation of ways in which tactics are implemented to meet
sustainable objectives...........................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Visitors attraction is referred to most popular and attractive places, where tourist love to
visit and spend their time with family or friends for more than 4 to 5 days. In the world, there are
many tourist attractions places available, where a million people are visiting. In recent time, due
to emerging trends local people drive towards travelling the most famous destinations in the
whole universe. The current study will explain categories of visitors attractions including
examples and economic importance & purpose of three visitors attractions in context of local,
regional and national economy. This report will justify the positive & negative impacts of
visitors attraction tourism and implications this has for enhancement a sustainable visitor
experience. Furthermore, it will describe potential suggestions to reduce negative affects of
tourist attractions tourism and improve travellers experience.
It will clarify feasibility study that assess demand of market, competition, services,
products, development & financial viability for a current or new visitors' attraction. At last, this
assignment will define varied visitor management tactics and its implications for sustainable
development including range of examples, comparison on the basis of ways in which these
tactics are implemented to sustainable objectives.
ACTIVITY 1-
Varied classifications of visitors attractions in relation to specific categories of visitors
attractions
Visitors attraction is a place or location of interest where travellers visit, usually for their
inherent or an exhibited cultural or natural value. There are four different forms of attractions in
tourism sector, These are natural attractions, purpose built attractions and heritage attractions.
Purpose built-
These are attractions that have been made purposely to gain attention of visitors across
UK, into that area (Tvrtko-Opačić and Banda, 2018). Visitors attractions make individual
automatically think about these attractions as they are enjoyable, fun and designed for several
reasons. For example, in London there are varied purpose build attractions available such as
theme parks, historic properties, Alton towers, Buckingham palace and leisure parks as well as
wildlife attractions. Attractions of this nature although accessible in London castles, Tower of
London, cathedrals, etc. It can be said that the world of travel and tourism evolves around
attractions without that sector cannot exist.

Heritage attractions-
Attractions with this category have several distinguishing elements about them, it has
been around a long period, are historic, ancient and often cultural in nature (Krongyut,
Poomvichuvech and Suman, 2018). It can fall under category of man made tourist attractions,
that are old and has been in place for several years ago. In London, a lot of places are heritage
attractions, like historic properties, canals, visitors heritage canters, places of worship,
Westminster Abbey, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and St. Margaret's Church. These things are in
place so that visitors can gain an appreciation of past. Some instances are Smithills Hall,
Museum of science and industry of Manchester and East Lancashire railway. All these things are
build for another reasons but now consider in this category for example Palace and Church.
Natural attractions-
These are falls under list of nature products, among natural attractions are waterfalls,
caves, islands, mountains, rivers and shores. Attractions in this form are given protection status
by international bodies and governments like UNESCO tasked with accountability of protecting
natural environment (Mikhailenko and Ruban, 2019). It often caters sites for activity based
attractions such as hill walking, mountaineering, mountain biking, Rivington pike and other (20
Natural Attractions in London to Escape the City Life, 2020). In London there are many types of
natural attractions available that gain attention of travel lovers. Epping forest, Thames river,
Green park, Greenwich park, Bushy park, etc. are included in list of 20 natural attractions in
region. Many of these are had been given a status to defend environment and offer facilities so
that people are capable to enjoy views. These are biological or geographical that have been
particular appeal to tourism industry or market. Internationally, these are countless varieties of
this category, not two attractions are similar because they have been designed by different
natural forces of surrounding environs.
Purpose of range of different visitors attractions and its importance to local, regional & national
economy
Visitors attractions is considered as place that people visit for interest and pleasure,
usually while they are on vacation with friends and family members. They are made for specific
purpose and plays important role in growth of economy at several level. There are following
examples of visitors attractions in context of London.
Buckingham Palace-