Visitor Attraction Management: A Comprehensive Analysis of UK Tourism

VISITOR ATTRACTION IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1...................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1-DISCUSSION OF THE OVERLAP OF THE VISITOR'S ATTRACTIONS IN RELATION TO THE
PARTICULAR TYPES OF ATTRACTION....................................................................................3
1.2- ANALYSIS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DIFFERENT VISITORS ATTRACTION................1
TASK 2...................................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................1
2.1 – EVALUATING THE NEEDS AND THE MOTIVATION OF THE DIFFERENT VISITORS TYPES
IN UK.................................................................................................................................... 1
2.2- EVALUATION OF THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM OR THE VISITOR ATTRACTIONS IN THE
UK.........................................................................................................................................3
2.3- ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE DIFFERENT THEORIES OF TOURISTS MOTIVATION
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF VISITORS ATTRACTION.............................................................5
TASK 3...................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1- DISCUSSION OF THE PROCESSES AND THE POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OF THE VISITOR ATTRACTIONS................................................6
TASK 4...................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1- ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENT VISITOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.............................9
4.2- EVALUATING THE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN RELATION WITH THE
SUSTAINABILITY..................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................................... 12
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................... 13
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INTRODUCTION
The different natural attractions or the features, man-made constructions along with some
objects that especially appeals the tourists from the different parts of the world or the local
residents is referred as the visitor attractions (Dewhurst and Thwaites, 2014). The different
motivational role is performed by many of the destinations which help in pulling the tourists
to visit the destination of their own choice. This assignment is based upon the visit to the
different natural historical museums, parks and the gardens, science museums and the
some of the palaces. The importance of these visitor attractions and needs and the
motivation of the different visitor types are evaluated.
The different impacts of the different visitor attractions in the UK are being evaluated and
the effect of the different theories of tourists motivation in managing the visitor attractions
are being analysed in this report. Some of the potential issues like the funding, location,
stakeholders, local communities', technology etc. that are involved in the development of
the visitors' attractions are being further discussed. Lastly, the different visitor management
strategies are being analysed and the some of the management techniques to attain
sustainability are being evaluated.
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TASK 1
1.1-DISCUSSION OF THE OVERLAP OF THE VISITOR'S ATTRACTIONS IN
RELATION TO THE PARTICULAR TYPES OF ATTRACTION
Various tourist attractions are present in
the UK especially in the England that is
attracting the tourists from the different
parts of the world. These visitor
attractions include the historical
museums, science museums, parks,
gardens and some of the palaces. Some of
the visitor attractions of the UK include
the Jurassic Coast, Giant's Causeways,
Needles other man-made attractions like
the St Paul's Cathedral Church, Tore of
London, Westminster Abbey etc (Leask,
2010). Natural History Museum of the
London is one the great visitor attractions
that consists of the vast range of
specimens from the different segments of
the natural history. It comprises of almost
80 million items in the life and the earth
science specimens which include the
zoology, mineralogy, entomology, botany
and the palaeontology. It is specifically
famous for the dinosaur's skeletons and
the ornate architecture. It is also known
as the British Museum.
Figure 1: Natural History Museum
[Source:https://news.sky.com/story/nat
ural-history-museum-stops-using-plastic-
bottles-11148932]
The visit to the UK includes the Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens which is famous as
the Grade-I park in the Central London.
This park is one of the largest of the four
royal parks from the chain of the
Kensington Place, Kensington Garden,
Hyde Park and the Green Park
(Swarbrooke and Page, 2012). The key
features of the park include the free
speeches and the demonstrations till the
19th century but in the 20th century it
becomes famous for holding the free rock
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concerts and as of now in the 21st century
it is famous for the commercial concerts.
Figure 2: Hyde Park Kensington Gardens
[Source:https://
beenievstheworld.wordpress.com/
2013/04/09/london-kensington-gardens-
hyde-park-piccadilly-circus/]
One of the other visitor’s attractions of
the UK is the St. Paul’s Cathedral Church
which has been considered as one of the
significant contributions to the London
Skyline that possesses a world-famous
dome and is well known for its artworks
and the intrinsic mosaics. This place
attracts the visitors due to its breath-
taking interiors. It consists of the
Whispering Gallery and the Golden Gallery
to enjoy the panoramic view of London
(Garrod, et al. 2012). This is also famous
as one of the religious attraction and its
significant regarding the cultural aspects
and community living.
One of the other major visitor attractions
is the Science Museum that is attracting
almost 3.3 million visitors annually which
do not charge for the admissions of the
visitor’s. It consists of the modern
galleries, historical galleries that tell the
story of the human resource exploration.
Figure 3: St. Paul’s Cathedral Church
[Source:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/humayu
nnapeerzaada/4099741735]
Apart from these attractions the different
cultural events and the festivals like the
Olympic Games, Eurovision Song Contest
and the Glastonbury which are quite
trending in the UK.
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It has been observed that there are some
places that were not developed for the
visitor attractions but they became
popular destinations like the York
Minister, Goon Hilly Downs and the
Windsor Castle which was before a royal
residence of the British Family but now is
one of the attractions it’s due to its
architecture and has been overlapped
(Swarbrooke and Page, 2012).
An overlap is also seen in some of the
attractions sites like the English
countryside which was a human structure
not made for the visitor’s attraction but it
comprises of the art gallery which made it
a popular tourist attraction.
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