A Comparative Analysis of Special Interest and Mass Tourism Report

This report provides a comparative analysis of special interest tourism and mass tourism. It begins by defining special interest tourism as customized visits catering to specific tourist interests, contrasting it with mass tourism, which involves large groups visiting popular destinations. The report differentiates between the two in terms of packages, seasonality, pricing, accommodation size, and product offerings. It then examines various types of special interest tourism, including adventure tourism in India, Brazil, and Thailand; eco-tourism in Costa Rica, Kenya, Nepal, and Belize; and youth tourism in Australia, Spain, and South Africa. The report concludes by highlighting the economic factors and facilities that influence the experience of tourists in these different contexts. The report uses the World Tourism Organization's definition of special interest tourism and references several academic sources.

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

according to the tourists and there are
sites which can be compromised or
not in collaboration with the
agencies.
provide them with discount (Suarta,
Swabawa and Budiarta, 2017). The
collaboration with other agencies is
going to be very good for the
industry to make a profit as well.
Size of
accommodation
These accommodations are going to
be small in size so that the tourists
can have a peaceful stay and the way
they like it.
These are going to be large hotels
and the peace for the tourists is not
going to be present but they can have
a good family outing.
Products There are a lot of facilities which will
have to be provided to the tourists
which are travelling like this because
they want to have the best of
experience and want to relax
therefore there are spa’s, swimming
pool, picnic’s, etc which are going to
be planned for them.
There are not many products which
are served to these tourists because
there are chances of spoiling the
products instead for them their
family time and group is more
important.
Examine
Adventure Tourism
India, Brazil and Thailand are having a lot of activities which are present for the tourists
which are travelling to these places. India is having trekking, rafting, water sports, safari’s etc for
the tourists to have a better experience (Amerta, Sara and Bagiada, 2018). These are developing
countries so that products are also present and the facilities for the tourists are getting better. The
economic factor in these countries is stable because of which there is going to be a better balance
of tourists coming in.
Eco-Tourism

Costa Rica, Kenya, Nepal and Belize are having a healthy environment for the tourism to
take place. There are reserved resources which are present and the cleanliness in these locations
is also being maintained by the government which attracts a lot of tourists to visit hygienic places
and have a better experience when they are visiting places. There is sustainable travelling which
is present in these countries and there is good behaviour, physical, psychological impact which
would take place.
Youth Tourism
Youth tourism is when there is a good pricing for the people to travel who are travelling
with a budget in hand and countries like Australia, Spain and South Africa are providing these
facilities to the youth tourists to be able to travel and be satisfied (Holm and et.al., 2017). There
are products for tourism to take place and that is going to make them have better experience in
these countries. The pricing for accommodations is going to be well maintained and site visiting
is also not that must for the tourists to have a better satisfaction.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Amerta, I.M.S., Sara, I.M. and Bagiada, K., 2018. Sustainable tourism
development. International research journal of management, IT and social
sciences. 5(2). pp.248-254.
Gibson, H.J and et.al., 2018. Introduction to the special issue active sport tourism.
Holm, M.R and et.al., 2017. Risk-tourism, risk-taking and subjective well-being: A review and
synthesis. Tourism Management. 63. pp.115-122.
Suarta, I.K., Swabawa, A.A.P. and Budiarta, I.P., 2017. SPECIAL-INTEREST MARINE
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN SERANGAN VILLAGE, DENPASAR. International
Journal of Applied Sciences in Tourism and Events. 1(2). p.118.