Visitor Attraction Management: Task 3 - Factors, Processes and Issues

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of visitor attraction management, focusing on the factors that contribute to the success of such attractions. It delves into motivational theories, such as Herzberg's, to understand what encourages visitors. The report examines crucial elements like professional management skills, resource accessibility, and the type of attraction. It also explores market demand, on-site amenities, and revenue generation through entrance fees and ticket sales. The report includes references to relevant literature, providing a well-rounded understanding of visitor attraction management. The report emphasizes the importance of understanding visitor preferences and the impact of various factors on their experience and the overall success of the attraction.

“Task 3”
Visitor Attraction
Management

3.1 Discussing the processes and the potential issues
involved in the development of visitor attractions
 There exists numerous factors that tends to determine the
prosperity of visitor's attractions.
 It is however on the basis of above motivational theories that
are apparent to encourage people to visit a pertinent
destination or select another over it.
 It is in accordance to the Herzberg's motivational theory
which is a combination of both motivational and hygienic
factors.
 It is where a vital presence of motivational factors in it
undoubtedly increases the encouragement level of the users
where the absence of hygienic factors tends to increase the
sense of demotivation in them and presence does not make
any such impact.

Cont...
Below are the detailed factors-
Professional management skills.
Accessibility of resources.
Type of attraction and commodity offering.

Cont...
Wherein, all these attractions tends to fetch the
interest of different type of tourists where below is
the process to motivate them-

Cont...
Apart from this, there together exists certain other
factors that in turn impacts upon the
development of visitor's attractions with a
pivotal existence of fulfilling the exact
preferences of the travelers that in turn
corresponds to the prevalent market. These
factors are-
 Demand for the product in the market.
 Provision and quality of on-site amenities.

Cont...
Lastly, there exist another most important factor
that is required to be referred at the time of
considering visitor's attraction where it duly
signifies the concern of income generation with
the help of some below identified methods-
 Entrance fees.
 Tickets.

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