Honeypot (tourism)

A honeypot site is a location attracting a large number of tourists who, due to the numbers, place pressure on the environment and people.[1][2]

Honeypots are frequently used by cities or countries to manage their tourism industry. The use of honeypots can protect fragile land away from major cities while satisfying tourists. One such example is the construction of local parks to prevent tourists from damaging more valuable ecosystems farther from their main destination. Honeypots have the added benefit of concentrating a large number of income-generating visitors in one place, thus developing that area, and in turn making the area more appealing to tourists.[3]

However, honeypots can suffer from problems of overcrowding, including litter, vandalism, and strain on facilities and transport networks.[1] Honeypots attract tourists because of parking spaces, shopping centres, parks and public toilets.The tourist shops are normally placed all over the shopping centre, which creates pressure on the whole centre to keep the place looking tidy. For example, Stratford –upon–Avon has shops that are aimed mostly at the tourist people. On a particular street, there were 10 shops that tourists would use, and only 5 shops that were aimed towards the locals. That means that there were 100% more shops for tourists, people who don’t even live there. Because there were 100% more shops for tourists, Stratford –upon– Avon is a tourist honeypot – these extra shops for tourists create pressure for shopkeepers and the general public.

The once sleepy medieval village has attracted an increasing number of visitors over recent years and is a classic example of a tourist 'honeypot' . . . Ste. Enimie is one of these 'designated' places that are designed to attract people to it and therefore reduce the impact on the surrounding area.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "honeypot site". tiscali.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "honeypot". Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged (10th ed.). HarperCollins. 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Chris (3 Jun 2003). Recreational Tourism. Aspects of Tourism (2nd ed.). Channel View. p. 116. ISBN 978-041505424-9.
  4. ↑ "Ste. Enimie: The Management of a Tourist Honeypot" (PDF). Discover Ltd. 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2013.


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