Special Interest Tourism vs Mass Tourism: A Comparison

SPECIAL INTEREST
TOURISM

TABLE OF CONTENT
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Special Interest Tourism..............................................................................................................3
Mass Tourism..............................................................................................................................3
Differentiate.................................................................................................................................3
Examine.......................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

MAIN BODY
Special Interest Tourism
According to World Tourism Organization, special interest tourism is that when the
tourists want to plan their own sites, interest of visiting, etc which the agencies have to provide
the customers with so that the satisfaction of the tourist can be maintained. These are customized
visits by the tourists and the pricing is also going to be done according to that.
Mass Tourism
Mass tourism is when there are a huge number of groups which is visiting the same place
at the same time of the year. These tourists can opt for packages which the agencies are
providing them because that is going to make their visit easier and better (Gibson and et.al.,
2018). The accommodation, tickets, travelling, etc is going to be with the entire group and the
locations are going to be fixed so that their short visit can give the tourists a better experience.
Differentiate
Basic Special Interest Tourism Mass Tourism
Number of
Package tourists
There are not a lot of packages which
are provided to the tourists but
guidance is given to them so that they
can plan their trip according to
themselves and the sites they would
want to visit.
There are a lot of packages which
are provided to the mass tourists for
example, skiing package,
adventurous packages, etc.
Seasonality This is not seasonal and can take
place anytime when the tourists want
it to take place or on their preference.
There is a season when this kind of
tourists travel which can be
predictable and is good as well for
this industry. There is a lot of
economic stability which is factor
gets in for the tourists.
Price Special interest tourism is very
expensive in comparison to mass
tourism because these are planned
These are going to be less expensive
for the tourist because they are
travelling in a bulk which is going to