What is Specialist Tourism?

Specialist Tourism is a type of tourism that focuses on a particular detail of a holiday, such as the specific activities, experiences, or interests. These holidays are tailor made to give tourists the chance to learn about new cultures and a chance to experience and enjoy their hobbies. Specialist tourism is known as special interest tourism, this is described as travel motivated by specific passions or interests of an tourist, rather than choosing a traditional tourist destination. Their have been many changes in society over the years that have made specialist tourism more popular, such as a bigger desire for self-fulfillment, the desire to learn about different cultures, more use of technology, increased concern for the environment, and ageing population. These changes have fueled an increase in demand for this product.

Different types of specialist tourism include,

  • Cultural Tourism 
  • Adventure Tourism 
  • Sporting Tourism 
  • Dark Tourism 
  • Health Tourism 
  • Spiritual/religious Tourism 
  • Culinary/food Tourism 
  • Volunteer Tourism