Types of Tourism
Cultural
Cultural
- atomic
- aerotourism/aviation
- creative
- cryptozoology (i.e. Loch Ness monster, sasquatch, yeti)
- culinary/gastronomic/traditional cuisine
- dance
- Dizionario del Turismo Cinematografica (artistic costume movement)
- DNA/ancestry/genealogy
- ethnography
- fashion
- film/kinotourism/movie/setjetting
- Harry Potter London
- studios
- Tolkien
- garden
- Halal
- handicrafts
- heritage
- intangible cultural heritage (ICH)
- literary
- militarism
- nautical
- political
- pop-culture
- theater
- totaliltourism
- traditional music
- wine/enotourism
Educational
- language
- professional development
- study abroad
Event
- Burning Man
- Carnival
- Festival
- FIFA World Cup
- Oktoberfest
- Olympics
- World Expo
Health
- birth/maternity
- dental
- fertility
- forest bathing (shinrin-yoku)
- medical
- therapy
- wellness
- yoga
Religious/Spiritual
- pilgrimage
- sacred/faith
Recreation
Sports
- aquatourism/blue/water/nautical
- boating
- canoeing
- cliff diving
- cruising
- freediving
- jetboating
- kayaking
- kiteboarding
- paddleboarding
- rafting
- snorkeling
- scuba diving
- submarine diving
- sun/sand/surf
- surfing
- waterskiing
- windsurfing
- air
- aerobatics
- flightseeing (from sightseeing)
- flying
- hot air ballooning
- parachuting
- paragliding
- parasailing
- sailplaning
- biking
- bikesploring
- cycling
- mountain biking
- equestrian
- golf
- winter
- bobsledding / bobsleighing
- cross-country skiing
- dogsledding
- downhill skiing
- ice skating
- luging / tobogganning
- ski mountaineering
- snowboarding
- snowmobiling
- snowshoeing
Touring
- boat sharing
- caravaning
- cruising
- escorted
- globetrotting
- grand
- motorcycle
- sailing
- self-guided
- urbex (urban exploration)
Trekking
- backpacking
- camping
- glamping
- hiking
- walkabout
Endurance
- eco-challenge
- marathon
- survival
Alternative/Specific Interest Tourism (SIT)
Adventure
- Arctic
- caving/spelunking
- climbing
- hunting
- jungle
- mountain climbing
- shark
- skydiving
- wingsuit flying
Business
- bliesure (from ‘business’ and ‘leisure’)
- libel
Experimental
- alphatourism / alphabet travel
- blind travel
- contretourism
- erotourism / find your other half travel
- flying by night
- monopolytourism
- sagittatourism
- slow-return travel
- twelve travel
- Vacilando
Extreme
- bungee jumping
- cliff jumping
- eco-challenge
- jailoo (from Kyrgztystan for “mountain pasture”)
- marathons
- mountain climbing
- space
- lunar
- orbital
- suborbital
- survival
- zorbing/globe riding/sphereing/orbing
Virtual
Environmental
Agritourism
Ecotourism/Geotourism
- archeological digs
- birding/birdwatching
- fishing
- hunting
- nature
- safari
- stargazing
- sustainable
- whale watching
Industrial
- atompunk
- dieselpunk
- steampunk
- textile
- urban decay
Technological
- astronomical
- research
- science
Wildlife
Lifestyle
Immersion/Experiential
- exchange student
- Society of Creative Anachronism
- work exchange
Lifestyle
- LGBT
- naturism
- niche
- recession/staycation
Perpetual
Romance
- anniversary
- bachelor/stag/bachelorette party
- honeymoon
- marriage/wedding
Universal/Accessible
Humanitarian
Benefit
Community
- justice/solidarity
- pro-poor
- social
Humane
- disaster response/relief
- international work camps
- orphanage
Service
Volunteerism
Vices
Alcohol/Alcotourism
- booze cruise
- destination drinking
Dark/Black/Gloomy/Grief
- disaster
- doom/last chance
- euthanasia
- gun
- narco
- prison hotels
- slum/favela/ghetto/reality travel
- suicide
- tombstone/cemetery
- tunnels (e.g. Shanghai Tunnels)
- war/jihad
Drug
- illegal (i.e. Columbia, Mexico)
- legal/recreational (i.e. Amsterdam, legalized states)
Gambling
Sex
- Illegal
- Legal/Quasi-legal