Ingles class tourism

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Cultural tourism
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Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those peoples, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life. Cultural tourism includes tourism in urbanareas, particularly historic or large cities and their cultural facilities such as museums and theatres. It can also include tourism in rural areas showcasing the traditions of indigenous cultural communities (i.e. festivals, rituals), and their values and lifestyle. It is generally agreed that cultural tourists spend substantially more than standard tourists do. This form of tourism is alsobecoming generally more popular throughout the world, and a recent OECD report has highlighted the role that cultural tourism can play in regional development in different world regions.
Cultural tourism has been defined as 'the movement of persons to cultural attractions away from their normal place of residence, with the intention to gather new information and experiences to satisfy their culturalneeds'

Types

Urban: The urban tourism offers the better thing that can give of if a city: culture, attractions, night life, well is for work or pleasure.

• Archaeological: This linked with the material remains of the already missing human life, and in general, to the visit to destinations that possess archaeological heritage.

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Of purchases: linked to the purchases togood price or exclusive.

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Ethnographic: linked to the customs and traditions of the peoples (also it can be called A Folklore Tourism when it is specialized in holidays and local customs).

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Literary: motivated by places or events of bibliographical character.

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Cinematographic: motivated by the visit to places and destinations in which certain movieshave been rolled.

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Of formation: linked to the studies, fundamentally those of languages (also so called idiomatic Tourism).

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Scientist: it is a tourist offer to realize investigations.

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Gastronomic: linked to the traditional food of the tourist destination.

Ecological Tourism
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Is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usuallyprotected areas that strive to be low impact and (often) small scale (as an alternative to mass tourism). Its purpose is to educate the traveler; provide funds for ecological conservation; directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered a criticalendeavor by environmentalists, so that future generations may experience destinations relatively untouched by human intervention. Several university programs use this description as the working definition of ecotourism.
Generally, ecotourism focuses on volunteering, or voluntourism, personal growth and environmental responsibility. Ecotourism typically involves travel to destinations where flora,fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. One of the goals of ecotourism is to offer tourists insight into the impact of human beings on the environment, and to foster a greater appreciation of our natural habitats.
Responsible ecotourism includes programs that minimize the negative aspects of conventional tourism on the environment and enhance the cultural integrity of local people.Therefore, in addition to evaluating environmental and cultural factors, an integral part of ecotourism is the promotion of recycling, energy efficiency, water conservation, and creation of economic opportunities for local communities. For these reasons, ecotourism often appeals to environmental and social responsibility advocates.

Criteria

Ecotourism is a form of tourism that involves...