Resort town,A resort town, sometimes called a resort city or resort destination, is a town or area where tourism or vacationing is a primary component of the local culture and economy. Most resort towns have one or more actual resorts in or nearby, although some places are considered resort towns merely because of their popularity among tourists.
Typically, the economy of a resort town is geared almost entirely towards catering to tourists, with most residents of the area working in the tourism or resort industry. Shops and luxury boutiques selling locally-themed souvenirs, motels, and unique restaurants often proliferate the downtown areas of a resort town.
Resort town economy
If the resorts or tourist attractions are seasonal in nature (such as a ski resort), resort towns typically experience a on-season where the town is bustling with tourists and workers, and an off-season where the town is populated only by a small amount of local year-round residents.
In addition, resort towns are often popular with wealthy retirees and people wishing to purchase vacation homes, which typically drives up property values and the cost of living in the region. Sometimes resort towns can become boomtowns due to the quick development of retirement and vacation-based residences
However, most of the employment available in resort towns are typically low paying and it can be difficult for workers to afford to live the area in which they are employed. Many resort towns have spawned nearby bedroom communities where the majority of the resort workforce lives.
Resorts towns sometimes struggle with problems regarding sustainable growth , due to the seasonal nature of the economy, the dependence on a single industry, and the difficulties in retaining a stable workforce.
Examples of resort towns
Asia
Nabran, Azerbaijan,Sanya, China,Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt,Dahab, Egypt,
Matheran, India,Bali, Indonesia,Eilat, Israel,Okinawa, Japan,Langkawi, Malaysia,
Sabah, Malaysia,Cebu, Philippines,Panglao, Philippines,Santosa, Singapore,
Phuket, Thailand,Pattaya, Thailand,Ko Samui, Thailand,
Africa and Surrounding Islands
Jerba, Tunisia,Swakopmund, Namibia,Plettenberg Bay, South Africa,
Las Palmas, Spain (EU),Maspalomas, Spain (EU),Playa del Inglés, Spain (EU),
Playa de las Americas, Spain (EU),
America
Canada
Whistler, British Columbia,Kimberley, British Columbia,Banff, Alberta,
Jasper, Alberta,Mont-Tremblant, Quebec,Barrie, Ontario,
Collingwood, Ontario,St. Andrews, New Brunswick,
Niagara Falls, Ontario,
Mexico
Cancún, Quintana Roo,Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur,
Los Cabos, Baja California Sur,Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco,
Rocky Point, Sonora,Mazatlán, Sinaloa,,
United States
Bull Shoals, Arkansas,Laguna Beach, California,Long Beach, California,Monterey Bay, California,
Santa Cruz,Santa Monica, California,South Lake Tahoe, California,Sun Valley, Idaho,Aspen, Colorado,
Vail, Colorado,Destin, Florida,Daytona Beach, Florida,Destin, Florida,Miami Beach, Florida,
Orlando, Florida,Palm Beach, Florida,Panama City Beach, Florida,Ocean City, Maryland,
Cape Cod, Massachusetts,Mackinaw City, Michigan,Branson, Missouri,Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri,
Las Vegas, Nevada,Laughlin, Nevada,Atlantic City, New Jersey,Ocean City, New Jersey,
Ruidoso, New Mexico,East Hampton, New York,Lake George, New York,Montauk, New York,
Ocean Beach, New York,Southampton, New York,Hershey, Pennsylvania,Rincon, Puerto Rico,
San Juan, Puerto Rico,Hilton Head Island, South Carolina,Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,
Gatlinburg, Tennessee,Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,Moab, Utah,Park City, Utah,Saint George, Utah,
Stowe, Vermont,Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin,Jackson, Wyoming,Door County, Wisconsin,Bar Harbor, Maine,Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,
Europe
European Union
Coastal towns of Spain, for example Benidorm, Malaga (with Marbella etc). Also Balearic Islands (Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza) and Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria)
Coastal towns of Italy, for example Amalfi, Capri, Taormina, Porto Cervo, Sorrento, Portofino and Italian Riviera. Also alpine resorts such as Cortina d'Ampezzo
Coastal towns of Portugal, for example Lisbon (mainly suburbs: Cascais and Sintra), Faro and Algarve region
Coastal towns of France on the Mediterranean Sea, example Cannes, Saint Tropez, Nice and the French Riviera. Also alpine resorts. Corsica island.
Coastal towns of Greece and particularly of its islands, for example Faliraki on Rhodes, Kavos on Corfu
Coastal towns of Cyprus, for example Paphos
Coastal towns of Croatia, for example Split, Rijeka, Dubrovnik
Gibraltar, overseas territory of UK
Malta
Monaco
Bulgaria: Varna, Sunny Beach
Romania: Mamaia, Neptun, Predeal, Sinaia, Vama Veche
Poland: Świnoujście, Ustka-Rowy-Łeba region, Sopot, Międzyzdroje, Ciechocinek, Wisła, Szczyrk, Ustroń, Brenna and Istebna within Silesian Beskids, Zakopane, Krynica, Szczawnica, Szklarska Poręba, Karpacz
Lithuania: Druskininkai, Juodkrantė, Nida, Palanga
England: Blackpool, Newquay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Skegness, Lincolnshire Southend and many coastal resorts, especially along much of the South Coast
Rest of Europe,Alanya, Turkey,Antalya, Turkey,Bodrum, Turkey,Marmaris, Turkey,
Rest of Turkish Riviera,
Bečići, Montenegro
Coastal towns of the former Yugoslav states - Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and the town of Neum in Bosnia and Hercegovina,
Sochi, Russia,
Ukraine, Crimea, Feodosia, Yalta, Eupatoria, Alushta, Gurzuf,
Ukraine, Kherson, Skadovsk,
Ukraine, Odessa, Ochakov, Nikolaev,
Oceania
Guam, Micronesia
Saipan, Micronesia
Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand,
Thredbo, New South Wales, Australia,
Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand,
See also
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