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Manual on elective ii - theme parks and attractions

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Theme Parks <strong>and</strong> Attracti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

1.1 Introducti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> overview (Supply)<br />

General definiti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Attracti<strong>on</strong>s are the most important elements of a tourist destinati<strong>on</strong> as they provide<br />

the main reas<strong>on</strong> or motivati<strong>on</strong> for tourists to visit a destinati<strong>on</strong>. There is a large<br />

variety of tourist attracti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>and</strong> some of these are shown in the following chart:<br />

Figure 1 – Typology of attracti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Source: Goeldner, Charles R, Ritchie, J.R. Brent, McIntosh, Robert W, Tourism – Principles,<br />

Practices,<br />

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