Types of Tourists
This type of visitor stays less than 24 hours.
Who is an excursionist?
A person going to St. Lucia to visit their grandmother.
What is visiting friends and relatives?
The entire experience visitors have from planning to returning home.
What is the tourism product?
A waterfall or cave would fall under this category.
What are natural attractions?
Hospitals, police stations, and fire services.
What are public services?
This tourist travels within their own country.
Who is a domestic tourist?
A person travelling to attend a business conference.
What is business travel?
This characteristic means the product can’t be tested before purchase.
What is intangibility?
Festivals, music, and art displays belong here.
What are cultural attractions?
Supermarkets, beauty services, and shopping areas.
What are retail services?
A person from St. Kitts spending two nights in Antigua.
Who is a regional tourist?
Someone going to experience new cultures and historical sites.
What is cultural travel?
Transportation, accommodations, attractions, and amenities.
What are the components of the tourism product?
Museums, old churches, and historical sites.
What are heritage attractions?
Restaurants, cafés, fast food outlets, lounges, and bars.
What are catering services?
A visitor from Canada staying in the BVI for a week.
Who is an international tourist?
A traveller seeking treatment or rest to recover from illness.
What is medical travel?
The ease with which tourists can travel from one destination to another.
What is accessibility?
Casinos and theme parks fit into this category.
What are leisure attractions?
Nightclubs, floor shows, beaches, and sporting facilities.
What are recreation and entertainment amenities?
A tourist who learns about local wildlife because that’s their personal hobby.
Who is a special interest tourist?
A person travelling for deep spiritual meaning or religious practice.
What is religious/pilgrimage travel?
This is needed by tourists the MOST—more important than beaches or restaurants.
What is safety and security?
Disney World and the Statue of Liberty fall into this group.
What are man-made attractions?
Churches, temples, and mosques.
What are religious facilities?