What is a resort?

Generally speaking a resort is a hotel in a picturesque settings far off distant region.  Resorts are associated with hill station, natural places and National Parks. They are basically places where one finds a relaxing atmosphere associated with recreation.

The holiday makers love to enjoy vacations in resorts that provide all in house entertainment as well as scenic splendor. The resorts are owned and operated by professional hospitality companies. Most of the resorts are self contained and well equipped to conduct tourism at their destinations.  

A well equipped resort will provide full lodging and boarding facilities apart from in door and out door activities. The nature of service and infrastructure depends from resort to resort. In National Parks wildlife resorts are equipped to conduct safaris in the park. They have well laid wildlife interpretation centers and naturalist guides. Some of the luxury resorts have conference facilities as well.

The resorts at hill stations and scenic destinations are equipped to organize conduct sightseeing tourism for their guests. The luxurious one’s are known as boutique resorts that have beauty treatment and hair care saloons, spas and grand swimming pools. They are well equipped to organize celebrity events, themed weddings and large business meets and seminars.

In current times resorts are favored places for grand weddings of the rich and jet sets. They are most liked party destinations as well. Luxury resorts offer state of art decoration, finest cuisine and grand settings for mega events. Many such resorts are based near towns and cities for easy approach.          

Luxury, fine dining, entertainment, spa, golf course, wedding venues, conference halls, and massage parlors have become the hall marks of resorts all over the World. The resorts conform to five star facilities, amenities and accommodation standards besides delivering on much more.

The destination resorts accommodate families on vacation, business travelers and guest attending events organized by them.

Unlike urban hotels resorts are all inclusive and self contained. They cater to niche segment in the tourism industry. There are resorts with specialties that are part of their management of derived from destination they are in.  Most popular are spas resorts, beach resorts, ski resorts and wildlife resorts. Tourism at resorts has become very popular and is on the increase.