Attractor (tourism)
An attractor is a point of attraction in tourism research , which is why a traveler travels to a certain region. Usually this is a special attraction of this region, with which it can distinguish itself from other comparable regions. Depending on the facilities and sights in the region, a region can also have several attractors.
A distinction is made between "producible attractors" (e.g. infrastructure, hotels, swimming pools, museums etc.) and "non-producible attractors". In particular, the non-producible attractors distinguish a region, as these are traditional attractors such as the climate, special sights, hospitality or other special features.
Non-producible attractors can usually be assigned to the following groups:
- Nature , landscape , climate,
- Cultural and historical heritage and
- Intangible cultural heritage
The term is often used when examining the regional economic effects of tourism on a region. Here, tourist attractors can also be understood as tourist production factors.
Examples of attractors
literature
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (ed.); Job, Hubert; Woltering, Manuel; Harrer, Bernhard: Regional economic effects of tourism in German national parks. Bonn-Bad Godesberg, 2009.
- Felix Kolbeck, Marion Rauscher: Tourism Management: The Business Basics. 2012.
- Ministry of Economy, Climate Protection, Energy and State Planning of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Ed.); Alpenforschungsinstitut GmbH, Seeshaupt: Potential for tourism development through the establishment of a Hochwald-Idarwald National Park. Mainz, 2014.
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (ed.); Job, Hubert; Kraus, Felix; Merlin, Cornelius; Woltering, Manuel (2013): Economic Effects of Biosphere Reserves in Germany. Bonn-Bad Godesberg
- Volker Letzner: Tourism Economics - Economic aspects related to travel.