This document discusses the basic components of tourism, including accommodation, accessibility, amenities, attractions, and activities. It defines each component and provides examples. Accommodation includes hotels, resorts, complexes, and more. Accessibility refers to transportation methods like roads, rail, air, and water. Amenities are the basic facilities at a destination, including natural amenities like beaches and manmade amenities like entertainment facilities. Attractions can be natural like landscapes or manmade like theme parks and museums. Activities are the various tourism services and elements offered to tourists, such as culture, traditions, entertainment, and sports facilities.

1. Dr.B.Athmanathan
Research Coordinator
Centre for Historical Research
Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College
Pasumalai
Madurai - 4
Basic Components
of Tourism

2. •Accommodation
•Accessibility
•Amenities
•Attractions
•Activities

3. It is very basic to tourist destinations.
The latest trend in accommodation is holiday
villages.

4. Primary Accommodations
Secondary Accommodations

5. Hotels
Resorts
Complexes
Heritage
Hotels

6. Motels
Youth Hostels
Holiday Centers
Farm Houses
Sleeper Trains
Caravans

7. “Accessibility is a means by which a tourist
can reach the area where attractions are
located”

8. Accessibility also means the transportation.
The important transportation modes are
road,rail,air and water transport.
Accessible tourism is intended as the set of
services and facilities capable of allowing
persons with specific needs to enjoy a holiday
and their leisure time with no particular
barriers or problems.

9. “The basic facilities provided in a tourist
destination”.

10. Natural Amenities
Manmade Amenities

11. Beaches
Sea Bathing
Possibilities of Fishing
Opportunities of trekking
Manmade Amenities
Various types of entertainment
Facilities which cater special
needs.

12. A tourist attraction is a place of interest
where tourists visit, typically for its inherent
or exhibited cultural value,
built
historical
beauty, or
significance, natural or
amusement opportunities.

13. Natural Attractions
•Climates
•Landscapes
•Mountains
•Beaches
Manmade Attractions
•Theme parks
•Museums
•Ancient Monuments
•Cultural Centers

14. Culture
Traditions
Scenic
Entertainment
Other
Attractions

15. “The various elements of tourism services
available which offered to tourist at the
destinations”

16. Tourism resources Receptive
Facilities
Entertainment and Sport Facilities
Tourism Reception Facilities