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  2. Tourist attraction - Wikipedia

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    The ultimate primary purpose of attractions is to attract the customer's attention so that they can come to a specific location and explore the various attractions on vacation. In the travel and tourism industry, attractions therefore play a particularly important role as this attracts tourists from all over the world. [3] [4] [5]

  3. Tourism geography - Wikipedia

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    Tourists at Niagara Falls.. Tourism geography is the study of travel and tourism, as an industry and as a social and cultural activity. Tourism geography covers a wide range of interests including the environmental impact of tourism, the geographies of tourism and leisure economies, answering tourism industry and management concerns and the sociology of tourism and locations of tourism.

  4. List of tourist attractions in Hyderabad - Wikipedia

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    It is an Indo-European building standing on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) verdant area. The building's French architect christened it as Bella Vista, meaning beautiful sight, since it overlooks the Hussain sagar lake. It is located in Saifabad suburb. It was modelled on Henley-on-Thames in England. It now houses the Administrative staff college of India.

  5. Tourism - Wikipedia

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    Tourists at the Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. [1] UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more ...

  6. Geotourism - Wikipedia

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    Geotourism is tourism associated with geological attractions and destinations. [1] Geotourism (tourism with a geological base) deals with the abiotic natural and built environments. [ 2 ] Geotourism was first defined in England by Thomas Alfred Hose in 1995.

  7. Artificial island - Wikipedia

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    The Flevopolder in the Netherlands is 970 km 2 (375 sq mi) and is the largest island formed by reclaimed land in the world.. An artificial island or man-made island is an island that has been constructed by humans rather than formed through natural processes. [1]

  8. Built environment - Wikipedia

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    The built environment is made up of physical features. However, when studied, the built environment often highlights the connection between physical space and social consequences. [4] It impacts the environment [8] and how society physically maneuvers and functions, as well as less tangible aspects of society such as socioeconomic inequity and ...

  9. Tourism in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Tourist attractions include the gold rush town of Dawson City, Kluane National Park and Reserve and a number of attractions in Whitehorse and other communities. Opportunities for wilderness adventure tourism and ecotourism abound ( hiking , canoeing , kayaking , skiing, dog-sledding ), but the territory is also served by a well-developed road ...