Manual on elective ii - theme parks and attractions

Theme Parks and Attractions
1.2 Other types of attraction (classification)
Ownership
Attractions can be operated under three different types of ownership, namely:
• Public
• Private
• Voluntary.
In general, these three ownerships structures tend to own different types of attractions
with different motivations and objectives other than making profits – see Table 5.
These differences affect the manner in which the attractions are managed and their
daily operations. In particular, they affect decisions relating to an attraction’s planning
and design, entrance fees and promotion.
Table 5 - The ownership of attractions
Type of ownership
A. Public –
Government, local
authorities and
nationalised
industries
Main types of
attraction owned
• Museums and art
galleries
• Ancient monuments
• Archaeological sites
• Historic buildings
• Country parks
• Forests
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Main motivations for
ownership and
operation
Main priority
• Preservation and
conservation
Other priorities
• Education
• Public access and
increased leisure
opportunities for the
community
• Income
• Visitor management
• To facilitate tourism
development in the