A sightseeing tour is meant to take the tourists around the place of their interest. Sightseeing is what makes the journey memorable, it gets the traveler to marvel at what the city has got to offer and leaves a lasting impression in traveler’s mind which won’t be forgotten for some time after.
As many towns around the world actually base their economies on tourism, they direct a significant part of their economic speeding towards the upkeep of their main attractions, their expansion and the development of new ones.
It is common to have ‘tourist traps’ constructed nearby place of interest to ‘catch’ itinerant tourists before or after they reach their intended destination and make them spend their time and money there in addition to the place they were originally going.