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What are the types of tourism forms?

1 sightseeing tourists

Sightseeing tourists are the oldest, most common and most fundamental types of tourists in the world, and also the main types of tourists in China. Their main purpose is to visit foreign places of interest, customs and customs, and at the same time, they can be combined with shopping, entertainment, investigation and official business. Its characteristics are as follows: I hope to gain new, strange, different, beautiful and special feelings by appreciating and visiting foreign natural and human landscapes; Short stay in tourist destinations, low revisit rate, low cost, and sensitive to the characteristics and prices of tourist attractions.

2 leisure tourists

The main purpose of leisure tourists is to relax and enjoy the pleasure brought by temporary changes in the environment. Because leisure tourism can adjust people's life rhythm and get rid of the troubles caused by daily stressful tasks, such tourists are increasing day by day. Leisure tourists account for the largest proportion of all tourists in rich countries. Its characteristics are: pursuing entertainment, participation, recreation, excitement and enjoyment; Sensitive to the quality, safety and price of tourism products; Being away from home has strong seasonality, and almost everyone will choose the best season of tourist destination and use paid holidays to travel; There is great freedom in choosing tourist destinations and modes; The revisit rate is high and the tour stay time is long.

3 official tourists

Business tourists are tourists who take trade cooperation, business negotiation, attending conferences, holding exhibitions and scientific and cultural exchanges as their main purposes, and engage in sightseeing and other activities on the premise of completing their official duties. Its characteristics are: it has a certain status and requires higher quality of tourism products and services; The expenses are mainly paid by the group at public expense, with strong ability to pay, insensitive to price and high consumption; Because of official business, there are not many choices of tourist destinations and travel time, generally short-distance and short-time are the most; The number of people is relatively small, but the number of trips is more and the seasonality is not strong.

4 individuals and family business tourists

The needs of such tourists are more complicated. They are different from entertainment and business in demand, but they have some characteristics of both. For example, in terms of travel time, although many people use paid holidays to visit relatives and friends, a considerable number of people choose traditional holidays to go out to visit relatives, and the traditional holidays in different countries are not uniform. In addition, many family and personal affairs, such as attending the wedding and the opening ceremony, are very tight. Therefore, its overall characteristics are: poor tourist season; Sensitive to tourism prices; There is no freedom to choose a tourist destination.

5 health care tourists

Medical and health care tourism mainly includes convalescent tourism, leisure and holiday tourism, hot spring tourism, forest tourism, sports and health care tourism, qigong special tourism and other forms. The main purpose of medical care tourists is to cure some chronic diseases and eliminate daily task fatigue by participating in tourism activities that are beneficial to physical and mental health. Its characteristics are: higher income and more free time; A strong desire to stay healthy or restore health; Sensitive to health care, entertainment and medical functions in tourism projects; The proportion of middle-aged and elderly people is large and the stay time is long; There are more tourists close at hand.

6 cultural knowledge-based tourists

Cultural knowledge-based tourism is a kind of tourism form with the purpose of seeing the society, experiencing national folk customs, accumulating rich history and culture and increasing knowledge. The main purpose of cultural knowledge tourists is to achieve positive rest and entertainment through cultural knowledge tourism, and at the same time gain enlightenment and enrichment of knowledge. Its characteristics are: high cultural literacy and strong thirst for knowledge; Have a certain specialty or special interest, and be willing to discuss and communicate with others; The cultural knowledge of tour guides is very demanding, and they are sensitive to the rigor of itinerary and the scientific nature of tourist routes.

7. Eco-adventure tourists

Eco-adventure tourism is a new advanced tourism form in the international and domestic tourism market. It emphasizes the combination of sightseeing, nature protection and cultural preservation, and is a new tourism project with environmental responsibility and ethics. The main purpose of eco-adventure tourists is to get in touch with nature, understand nature, publicize and protect nature, and have a positive rest and entertainment through tourism.

These five types of tourists and their respective characteristics are:

Objective To understand cultural tourists-cultural tourism is the primary reason for them to visit their destinations and gain in-depth cultural experience.

Sightseeing cultural tourists-cultural tourism is the primary or main reason for them to travel to a destination, but the experience is shallower than the former.

Unexpected cultural tourists-they don't travel because of cultural tourism, but gain a deep cultural tourism experience after participating in cultural tourism activities.

Leisure cultural tourists-cultural tourism is their weak motivation to visit a destination, and their experience is shallow.

Occasionally, cultural tourists-those who don't travel for the purpose of cultural tourism, just take part in some activities and get a superficial experience.