47 Results in category Urban
Urban tourism or you can also say City tourism is a type of tourism located in the large human agglomerations, usually in the main cities of each country.
According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), urban tourism is defined as "a type of tourism activity which takes place in an urban space with its inherent attributes characterized by non-agricultural based economy such as administration, manufacturing, trade and services and by being nodal points of transport. Urban/city destinations offer a broad and heterogeneous range of cultural, architectural, technological, social and natural experiences and products for leisure and business"
There are different activities carried out by city tourists, among them the visit to buildings within a city, such as Extreme Pogo, Fashion Tours, Freestyle Scootering, Ghetto Tourism, Industrial Tours, Parkour, Personalized gifts, Scooter Tours, Segways, Shopping Tours, Sightseeing Cruises, Skateboarding, Skyscraper Tours, Street luge, Urban Exploration, Walking with some historical interest, monuments and memorials, cemeteries, etc.
DMZ stands for demilitarized zone, and it's the no-man's land border between North and South Korea. Heavily guarded and mined, the strange area can be visited, but only on an official, guided tour (the USO operates a popular one).
South Korea
Long considered to be the lifeline of St. Petersburg, the Neva River (Reka Neva) flows through the capital city from Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, eventually making its way to the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea.
Russia
Lifting you 540 feet (165 meters) into the air, the Singapore Flyer is Asia’s largest observation wheel, providing amazing panoramic views of the city, the sea, and the surrounds from one of 28 capsules.
Singapore
The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology showcases the history and cultural importance of one of the region's most important companies, from its beginnings as a textile machinery manufacturer to its modern-day industrial superpower.
Japan
The sun-splashed favourite of local Bulgarians heading out of Sofia and Plovdiv for the summer, Varna is much more than just your run-of-the-mill resort town on the edge of the Black Sea.
Bulgaria
There are several floating markets in Thailand but this one is the biggest and most famous, it is huge!
Thailand
When Japan emerged from centuries of isolation in the mid-19th century, Yokohama was a tiny seaside village, home to only 100 people or so.
Japan