Write short note on the following:
(i) Rural tourism
(ii) Hatt tourism
(iii) Medical tourism
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Answer:
Rural tourism focuses on actively participating in a rural lifestyle. It can be a variant of ecotourism. Many villages can facilitate tourism because many villagers are hospitable and eager to welcome visitors. Agriculture is becoming highly mechanized and therefore, requires less manual labor.
Hermanus Association of Transport and Tourism (HATT) – has been set up to legalise, assist, facilitate, regulate, manage, market and promote all the legal Tour Operators, Tour Guides and Tourism transfer transport companies that operate in and around the Hermanus and Overstrand region.
Medical tourism refers to people traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. In the past, this usually referred to those who traveled from less-developed countries to major medical centers in highly developed countries for treatment unavailable at home.