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Products for

Leisure Tourism
- Arts and entertainment;
- Catering;
- Sport and physical recreation;
- Visitor attractions;
- Cultural attractions;
- Home-based leisure;
- Accommodation;
- Transportation.
1.Arts and entertainment
The arts and entertainment
component of the leisure tourism
industry includes cinemas,
nightclubs, theatres and concert
halls and venues. The arts and
entertainment industry covers a
wide range of types of
entertainment from pop concerts
to ballet to opera.
Cinemas and theatres aim to attract a wide
range of customers by offering a variety of
entertainment to meet the needs of different
customers. Cinemas will plan carefully the films
that they screen at any one time to ensure that
there is something for everyone. Cinema
complexes, sometimes called ‘multiplex’ or
‘omniplex’ have become popular. Each cinema
within the complex is quite small and there may
be as many as 20 screens in a complex. In this
way the cinema offers the customer a wide
choice of films and times from matinees to late
night screenings
Theatres will also provide different types of
live entertainment to appeal to different types of
customer. Theatres often stage amateur
productions as well as touring productions of
plays, musicals and dramas often starring well
known, established actors. Many theatres stage a
pantomime during the Christmas period with
matinee and evening shows.

The THEATRE at Solaire


Museums and galleries were often
associated in the past with dusty exhibits in
glass cabinets. However, the new generation
of museums and galleries are state of the art
venues using the latest interactive technology
to bring their exhibits ‘alive’. There is now a
wide range of different museums and galleries
aimed at different customers. Many museums
are based on a specific theme, such as the
environment, transport or science.
The Science
Museum in South
Kensington, London
The Royal Ontorio Museum in Toronto
2. Catering As a nation our eating habits have
changed considerably since the 1950s. We are eating
out more and the range of food outlets has increased,
e.g. Chinese, Italian, Indian, Thai, Mexican.

Catering is the biggest component of the leisure and


tourism industry. Catering outlets include:
• Public houses and bars;
• Restaurants;
• Cafes; and
• Take-aways.
Public House or Pubs
Restaurants

Cafe
3.Sports and Physical
Sport refers to all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised
participation, aim at improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social
relationships, or obtaining results in competition at all levels. Many tourists will travel
to a particular destination because they want to visit a sporting venue/

Sports venues are also part of Sport and Physical Recreation component; they include a
variety of venues from local football and rugby clubs to national stadiums. Clearly the
type of sport that takes place at each sports venue will appeal to those people who are
interested in the sport. Some venues may stage a variety of sports to appeal to a wider
audience

Local sports venues are usually provided by local councils and


may be part of a leisure centre. The most popular sports need
large stadiums to accommodate the large number of people who
want to watch live games.
Countryside recreation
refers to any recreational activity that takes place in
the countryside. There is a very wide range of
countryside recreation including:
• activities which take place on land such as hill
walking;
• activities which take place on water such as
kayaking ; and
• activities which take place in the air such as riding on
a hot air balloon.

Any countryside area that has an attractive landscape


and scenery is likely to develop as a tourist
destination.
4. Visitor Attractions

a place of interest where tourists visit,


typically for its inherent or exhibited
natural or cultural value, historical
significance, natural or built beauty,
offering leisure and amusement. It can be
either natural attractions or built
attractions.
An example of this is Theme Parks and this park
is divided into different zones. Within each zone the
rides and attractions will be based on a particular
theme, e.g. a jungle theme. Normally the entrance fee
covers all the rides and attractions. Theme parks
usually offer a full day’s entertainment and so people
are often willing to travel a considerable distance to
get to the most popular theme parks. A recent
development has been the growth of hotels at theme
parks allowing tourists to stay for more than one day
at the attraction.
5. Cultural Attractions
For both overseas and domestic visitors; a
traveler's engagement with a country or
region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the
people in those geographical areas, the history
of those people, their art, architecture, religion,
and other elements that helped shape their
way of life
Places of historical interest include: Palaces,
Castle, Battlefields, Monuments, Ruins,
Cathedrals and churches
6. Home Based Leisure
A large amount of our leisure time is spent at home.
Home based leisure activities include:
• Watching television and films;
• Gardening;
• Crafts such as needlecraft;
• Entertaining friends;
• Listening to music ;
• Playing computer games, e.g. PlayStation, Xbox and
Wii; and
• Reading
7. Accommodation
• Hotels in terms of accommodation, hotels are
basically an overnight, serviced and furnished
bedroom. They range from small boutique hotels to
large hotels with hundreds of bedrooms.
• Motels are usually found along major transport
routes. They tend to offer basic services with some
providing bedrooms only; others provide facilities
similar to hotels.
• Guesthouses are a cheaper alternative to a hotel.
They are usually smaller than hotels and have only a
small number of bedrooms. Most guesthouses are
family run businesses. The accommodation is generally
offered on a bed and breakfast basis or room only.
• Holiday homes are villas, houses or apartments that
a customer can rent for a short period of time from a
weekend to several weeks.
• Holiday villages are groups of holiday homes which
can be cottages, caravans, chalets or mobile homes.
Customers usually have the choice of either doing
their own cooking or using the restaurant situated in
the holiday village.
• Camping and caravanning are popular holidays.
Campsites give people the opportunity to use their
own tent. Larger campsites may have their own static
tents which can be booked in advance.
8. Transportation

Tourists generally rely on transport to


get them to their tourist destination
or visitor attraction. It is a product of
Leisure Tourism because some
transport vehicles has already services
and products inside of it.
Organizations who sell the
products of Leisure Tourism
1. Travel Agencies -a business that operates as the intermediary
between the travel industry (supplier) and the traveler
(purchaser). Part of the role of the travel agency is to market
prepackaged travel tours and holidays to potential travelers.
2. Online travel agencies (OTAs)-companies that aggregate
accommodations and transportation options and allow users to
choose one or many components of their trip based on price or
other incentives. Examples of OTAs include Booking.com,
Expedia.ca, Hotwire.com, and Kayak.com.
3. Tour Operator- packages all or most of the
components of an offered trip and then sells them to
the traveler.

4.Destination marketing organizations (DMOs)-include


national tourism boards, state/provincial tourism
offices, and community convention and visitor bureaus
around the world. DMOs promote “the long-term
development and marketing of a destination, focusing
on convention sales, tourism marketing and service”
Product of Leisure helps the Tourism growth through
Improving tourism services to the development of
transport infrastructure, upgrading of access roads
and land edges (sidewalks, curbs, green spaces, etc),
the extension of utilities (extension of water and gas),
the renovation, reconstruction and preservation of
public buildings (cultural organizations), objectives of
cultural heritage (memorials, museums, town halls,
hospitals, parking facilities, markets, fairs spaces, etc..)
of creation, modernization of public spaces of
recreation (parks, playgrounds, sports fields, bike
lanes, etc.), of wholly tourism infrastructure leads to
higher living standards, improving accessibility and
increase in the attractiveness
Positive and Negative Impact of
Leisure Tourism
Community
• Positive
-It gives people an opportunity to mix with a variety of
people
-gives an extra income which means new job and new
businesses
-better quality of life
• Negative
-traffic congestion
-litter population
-differences
-loss of privacy
-overcrowding
-a dilution in religious values
Economic Impact
• Positive
-generating incomes for businesses, councils
and individuals
• Negative
Humanity
• Positive

• Negative
Lifestyle
• Positive

• Negative

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