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tourism resources — English
Natural and human-made sites, places, sights, facilities, services, spectacles, events or any other entity that would attract visitors. It might vary from nature reserves such as the Kruger National Park, to fantasy sites such as Disneyland, to events like pop concerts such as Oppikoppi and festivals such as Woodstock, to cultural heritage sites such as the Cradle of Humankind world heritage site. All of the mentioned entities are tourist destinations (see “destination”), but the visitors require services, such as accommodation, food, transport, information, guidance, and hospitality which provide opportunities for other people to make money from the tourists that are visiting the destinations. The people who provide in the needs of the visitors are also tourism resources, albeit resources of a human kind. Since many foreign visitors are fascinated by the South African townships like Soweto and Gugulethu, these townships have become tourist destinations, and the individuals or companies that provide tours to the townships as well as the individuals who have established restaurants and bed-and-breakfast accommodation in the townships as well as the facilities and services they provide, are also tourism resources. The tourists themselves could be regarded as a resource. (See “destination”, “carrying capacity”, “sustainability”, “sustainable development”, “eco-lodges” and “environmental business”.)
