Visitor Attraction Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Development and Sustainability

Visitor Attraction Management
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Discuss the overlap of visitor attractions in relation to particular types of attraction. 4
1.2 Analyse the importance of different visitor attractions...............................................5
Task 2.........................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Evaluate the needs and motivations of different visitor types.........................................7
2.2 Evaluate impacts of tourism on visitor attractions in the United Kingdom.....................8
2.3 Analyse the effect of different theories of tourist motivation on the management of
visitor attractions....................................................................................................................9
Task 3.......................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Discuss the processes and the potential issues involved in the development of visitor
attractions.............................................................................................................................11
Task 4.......................................................................................................................................14
4.1 Analyse different visitor management strategies...........................................................14
4.2 Evaluate management techniques in relation to sustainability......................................15
Conclusion................................................................................................................................17
Reference List..........................................................................................................................18
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Introduction
Visitors’ attraction is one of the key factors that help to increase the interest of a particular
site. In this scenario, the impact of nature, development and the related management’s factors
are going to be discussed in order to have the understanding of the visitors’ attraction for a
particular area. It has been justified by various researchers, that depending upon the visitors
attraction for a particular site, the tourism factor can be increased. Hence, this assignment is
going to highlight the nature of the visitors, impact of various theories of tourists’ motivation
and the factor that helps to increase the tourist attraction. Besides this, this task is also going
to highlight the managerial skills that should be followed in order to improve the potential of
the tourism industry in the country. The appropriate strategies and the procedures that the
managers should follow in order to improve the visitors’ attraction will be analyzed
thoroughly.
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Task 1
1.1 Discuss the overlap of visitor attractions in relation to particular types of
attraction.
The places which are famous for attracting
tourists all over the world are known as
attractions. An attraction can have a local
appeal or an international appeal. There
can be different tourist attractions in a
town or a city. Tourist destinations can be
categorised into different types. There are
four main categories in which tourist
destinations can be divided. Natural
attractions, purpose-built attraction,
heritage attraction and events are the four
different types of attractions (Horner and
Swarbrooke, 2016). When in London, a
tourist gets ample options to visit various
tourist destinations or attractions. Some of
the well-known tourist attraction in
London is the Big Ben, the Westminster
Abbey, the National Maritime Museum,
the Parliament, the Queen’s House,
Greenwich Park and the list goes on.
Natural Attractions
In order to protect flora and wildlife of an
area or to preserve the natural beauty,
natural attractions are built. Natural
attraction are built by nature but is
maintained by people. Sanctuaries and
national parks are built to preserve the
endangered species. In order to enjoy
natural and scenic beauty, these natural
attractions are visited by the tourist.
Heritage Attractions
Some buildings and monuments were built
thousands of years ago. These
constructions are known as heritage
attractions. When tourists visit these
heritage sites they acquire a great deal of
knowledge about the past. There are two
purposes which are served by the heritage
sites. One, immense amount of
information is provided by these heritage
sites about the lifestyles and the culture of
the past((Huang et al., 2015). This
information is used for conducting various
researches and archaeological studies. The
second purpose is that, the heritage sites
provides the tourists with mesmerizing
structures and views. The Greenwich Park
and the Queen’s House are all heritage
sites in Britain. Previously, the Queen’s
House was a private residential property.
But now it has been opened to the tourists
for the people to witness the grandeur of
the English culture. Now the tourists can
pay a visit to the Queen’s House.
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