TOURISM OF SPECIAL INTERESTS: CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES AND RESEARCH
S.S. Maletin
Novosibirsk State Technical University, Karl Marx ave., 20, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Region, 630073, Russia
Keywords: tourism of special interests, atomic tourism, alcohol tourism, gastronomy tourism, adventure tourism, sex tourism
Abstract
Tourism of special interests in general and its single varieties become subject of research in foreign and local literature increasingly frequently. However some theoretical and methodological issues remain unsolved up to date. The paper formulates main approaches to definition of the «tourism of special interests» notion. Detailed classification of tourism of special interests (TSI) by types is presented. Comprehensive characteristics of the most popular types of tourism of special interests (adventure tourism, extreme tourism, alcohol tourism, gastronomy tourism, sex tourism etc.) is given. Outlook for the development of the tourism of special interests is set out.
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