Visitor Attraction Management: Classification, Importance, and Impacts

Unit 8:
Visitor Attraction
Management

Table of Contents.
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
LO1 “The Visitor Attractions Sector” .............................................................................................3
LO2 “The Needs and Motivations of Visitor Types” and “The Impacts of Visitor Attraction
Tourism”..........................................................................................................................................5
LO3 Feasibility Study for a Visitor Attraction.................................................................................7
LO4 Strategic Assessment of Visitor Management Techniques......................................................8
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In travel and tourism sector the management of visitors attraction is very much essential in
today's era. The travel and tourisms is the sector of business which is the combination of
excitement, interest along with so many activities which are arranged for the travellers which comes
to visit different places and could have unforgettable experience from their visit to any destination.
In this report it has been discussed the concepts related to the visitors' attraction management,
followed by the different types of attraction and their importance. This report also gives the
understanding of different tourist motivation theories along with the various issues that affect the
development process in the management for visitors attraction. Lastly, this report gives the clear
understanding of techniques of management for the impacts on sustainability by analysing various
strategies on visitors' management (Ram, Björk and Weidenfeld, 2016).
LO1 “The Visitor Attractions Sector”
P1 Discuss different classifications of visitor attractions in relation to specific categories of
visitor attractions
For the different classifications of visitors attraction in relation to specific category of visitor
attraction in united kingdom, by considering Windsor Castle, London; Lake Windermere and Pilton,
Somerset.
If tourists are visiting united kingdom and not travelling to Windsor Castle then their trips is
considered to be incomplete as this place is of very significant attribute of London. It is well-known
for its breath taking architecture. This place gives the feeling of great experience and the traveller
tends to feel overjoyed by viewing the size of the castle which is the oldest and largest occupied fort
of the world. The place is popular for spending private weekends. Sometimes the queen of the place
also used to visit the place. Moreover, it is the well-known fact that, the flag of the castle flies
whenever the queen is in the fort (Connell, Page and Meyer, 2015).
Lake Windermere is considered to be the another natural attraction of England. This place is very
much popular as well as famous as this place offers several places of interests and activities around
the lake in order to attract the people to visit the place. This lake is the largest natural lake of
England which is considered as the place of attraction. People visit here to spend holidays.
The tourist destination Pilton, Somerset, is famous for the music festival where contemporary arts
are performed. This festival is known as Glastonbury. This festival is celebrated in England for five
days and this is considered to be the biggest attraction for the tourists who visit England. People
tend to visit the place in large number in order to have great and unforgettable experience by
spending the holidays over there by enjoying the festival. Moreover, this place is also known for its
religious attractions. As the place Pilton, Somerset, is being considered to be the place of spiritual