The majority of shops in downtown Jackson, Wyoming cater to tourists.

A resort town, sometimes called a 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 831 KB) Summary A Picture of Downtown Jackson, Wyoming. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 831 KB) Summary A Picture of Downtown Jackson, Wyoming. ... Jackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming. ... Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. ...

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. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... A ski resort is a ski area with a village and/or high-end accommodations and other amenities at the base of the mountain. ...

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 ^[1]. Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... A cost-of-living index measures differences in the price of goods and services over time. ... A boomtown is a community that experiences sudden and rapid population and economic growth. ...

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 ^[2]. Many resort towns have spawned nearby bedroom communities where the majority of the resort workforce lives. Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a town or city that is primarily residential in character, with most of its residents commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...

Resorts towns sometimes struggle with problems regarding sustainable growth ^[3], 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

• Dahab, Egypt
• Jackson, Wyoming
• Laughlin, Nevada
• Las Vegas Strip
• Vail, Colorado
• Whistler, British Columbia
• Matheran , India
• Barizo , Spain

Jackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming. ... Laughlin is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... The south end of The Strip. ... Part of the ski area at Vail. ... Whistler, British Columbia is a Canadian resort town incorporated as a resort municipality, with a permanent population of approximately 9,965. ... Monsoon 2006, Matheran Matheran   with a population of 5,000, is a hill station in Maharashtra, India. ... Barizo is a fishing town in the northern part of Spain, specifically along the Costa da Morte in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous region of Galicia. ...

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External links

• Ask Men Top 10 International Resort Towns