Tourism products are essential pull factors for the tourist destination. The diversity in tourism products attract large number of tourists to the destination. The compilation of tourism products inventory is fundamental step in promoting them to the right tourist.
Classification of tourism products
Natural Tourism Products are associated with natural environment .these includes natural resources such as area’s climate ,its setting ,landscape and natural environment .The natural resources are frequently the most important elements in a destination’s attraction. Major natural resources are :
a. Countryside
b. Climate
c. Natural beauty, landforms ,hills, rocks ,gorges, terrain
d. Water beaches ,lakes, ponds ,rivers, waterfalls, springs
e. Flora and fauna
f. Wildlife
g. Island
h. Scenic attraction
Man-made tourism products are created by man for pleasure, leisure or business. It can be culture, traditions, entertainment also. It can be categorised as:
a. Monuments
b. Museums
c. Fairs and Festivals
d. Music
e. Dance
f. Handicrafts
Symbiotic tourism products are an excellent blend of natural and manmade resources. Nature has provided the natural resource and man has converted them into a tourism product by managing them. National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Marine Parks are good examples of Symbiotic Tourism Products.
Event based Tourism Product is an attraction, Event is a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance. It is a planned public or social occasion. Events attracts tourists as spectators or as participants in the events, sometimes it can be both. Sporting events like Olympics, Football World Cup, Formula One Race; cultural events like Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Mardi Gras in New Orleans are event based tourism products. Kite flying in Ahmadabad attracts tourists both as participants and spectators.
Site based Tourism Products When an attraction is place or site then it is a site based tourism product. Examples of site based tourism products Taj Mahal, Sunset at Kanyakumari, Sunrise in Himalayas, snow capped peaks etc.
