XVI. Discussion of the text:
Speak about tourism types according to the purpose of trip;
Discuss the existing types of tourism according to the means of transport;
Think about possible types of tourism in the future. Will they be different in 200 years or not?
Reading Exercises
Read and translate the following text about forms of tourism in Greece:
I
n
recent years special forms of tourism, offering travellers the
opportunity to enrich their activities by attending specialised
programmes such as therapeutic–spa tourism, religious tourism,
ecological tourism, agrotourism etc, have been developing more and
more systematically in Greece. Thus, the country has become a
popular tourist destination not only for holidays of the “classical
type” but also for people interested in alternative holidays who,
apart from relaxing and sightseeing, wish to enjoy the unique
experience offered by the country’s nature and its “products”,
its religious culture and the specialised infrastructure of the
Greek tourist industry.
G
reece
has a very important cultural
heritage
that can attract a large share of international tourists.
Traditional architecture, traditional settlements and the historic
centres of cities and towns are key elements of Greek cultural
heritage and image.
Eco-tourism
is also well developed as Greece has a wealth of ecological
resources. As for religious
tourism
which includes churches, monasteries, religious festivals etc., this
kind of tourism is still in the initial stage of development, but
with great potential here. Greek monasteries are wonderful monuments
of art and technique, some of them dating back to the 10th
century. Conference
tourism
leaves much to be desired as the country is at the bottom of the
international conference market in terms of the number of
conferences hosted annually.
Sports
tourism has
high potential for development in Greece as there are lots of sports
centres there.