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[[Image:Town_and_Country_fh000023.jpg|thumb|right|Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as [[swimming pool]]s.]]
A '''resort''' is a place used for [[relaxation]] or [[recreation]], attracting visitors for [[holiday]]s or [[vacation]]s. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer's wants while remaining on the premises, such as [[food]], [[drink]], [[lodging]], [[sports]], [[entertainment]], and [[shopping]]. The term "resort" sometimes is misused to identify a [[hotel]] that does not provide the other amenities required of a full resort. However, a hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort, such as the [[Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)|Grand Hotel]] at [[Mackinac Island, Michigan]]. A resort is not merely a commercial establishment operated by a single company, although in the late twentieth century this sort of facility became more common.
Towns that contain resorts—or where [[tourism]] or vacationing is a major part of the local activity—are often called [[resort town]]s. Towns such as [[Sochi]] in [[Russia]], [[Sharm el Sheikh]] in [[Egypt]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]] or [[St. Moritz, Switzerland]], or larger regions, like the [[Adirondack Mountains]] or the [[Italian Riviera]] are well known resorts. The [[Walt Disney World Resort]] is a prominent example of a modern, self-contained commercial resort. Resorts exist throughout the world, increasingly attracting visitors from around the globe. [[Thailand]], for instance, has become a popular destination. Resorts are especially prevalent in [[Central America]] and the [[Caribbean]]. Closely related to resorts are convention and large meeting sites. Generally these occur in cities where special meeting halls, together with ample accommodations as well as varied dining and entertainment are provided.
==Types of resort==
[[Image:pyramid resort jasper.JPG|thumb|left|[[Kayak]]ing provided by a lakeside resort in [[Jasper, Alberta]]]]
===Resort at a destination===
A commercial establishment at a resort destination such as a recreational area, a scenic or historic site, a theme park, a gaming facility or other tourist attraction competes with other businesses at that destination.. Examples would be hotels in and around [[Walt Disney World]], resorts in [[St. Martin]] in the [[Caribbean]], and establishments at [[Aspen, Colorado]] in the USA.
===Destination resort===
A [[destination hotel|destination resort]] is a resort that contains, in and of itself, the necessary guest attraction capabilities—that is to say that a destination resort does not need to be near a destination (town, historic site, theme park, or other) to attract its public. Consequently, another characteristic of a destination resort is that is offers food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping within the facility so that guests have no need to leave the facility throughout their stay. Commonly these facilities are of higher quality than would be expected if one were to stay at a hotel or eat in a town's restaurants. Some examples are Atlantis in the [[Bahamas]], Costa do Sauípe in the [[Northeastern Brazil]], Laguna Phuket in [[Thailand]] and Sun City near Johannesburg in [[South Africa]].
===All-inclusive resort===
[[Image:REsortOnABAckgroundofMountains.JPG|thumb|The "Paradise" resort in [[Catskills]]]]
An all-inclusive resort is a resort that, besides providing all of the common amenities of a resort, charges a fixed price that includes most or all items.<ref>[http://www.vacationtimesharerentals.com/Resort-Types/ Resorts by Type<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> At a minimum, most inclusive resorts include lodging, unlimited food, drink, sports activities, and entertainment for the fixed price. In recent years, the number of resorts offering "all-inclusive" amenities has decreased dramatically; in 1961, over half offered such plans and in 2007, less than ten [[percent]] do so.<ref> {{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= American Plan resorts among last of vanishing breed |url= http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/06/28/american.plan.ap/index.html|work=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=CNN.com |date=[[June 28]], [[2007]] |accessdate= 2007-06-29 }}</ref>
==Historical resorts==
A famous resort of the ancient world was [[Baiae]], [[Italy]], popular over 2,000 years ago. [[Capri]], an island near [[Naples, Italy]], has attracted visitors since Roman times.
Another famous historical resort was [[Monte Ne, Arkansas]], which was active in the early 20th century. At its peak more than 10,000 people a year visited its hotels. It was disenfranchised in the 1930s and flooded in the 1960s and all that remains are ruins.
==See also==
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* [[Resort town]]
* [[Beach resort]]
*[[Condo hotel]]
* [[Golf resort]]
*[[Luxury resorts]]
*[[Megaresort]]
*[[Seaside resort]]
*[[spa resort]]
*[[Ski resort]]
*[[Canada's grand railway hotels]]
*[[Sanatorium]] (health resort)
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