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Types of Accommodations

Hotels

Hotels are of several types: commercial, resort,

motor, airport, and residential. In relation to

tourism, residential hotels are probably not

important, although there are usually some
rooms available to tourists in most residential

hotels. The primary type is the resort hotel
situated in attractive surroundings and usually

accompanied by a large mix of services,
including entertainment and recreational activities

for the traveler and vacationer. The commercial

hotel is usually a downtown structure located

conveniently

for the business traveler, convention attendee,

and vacationer.

The demand for accommodations varies

according to the price guests are willing to pay,

services required, and similar considerations.

Many successful tourism areas have

no multistoried, expensive, contemporary -

looking hotels. For example, a bungalow - type

accommodation constructed with native

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