- Honeypot (geography)
In
geography , a honeypot is a particularly popularvisitor attraction within a managed tourist area, such as anational park . They are popular because they have extremely beautiful landscapes and scenery, and often because they are relatively easy to get to. Examples in theUnited Kingdom includeBowness-on-Windermere in theLake District ,Bakewell in Derbyshire,Swanage inDorset , Box Hill on the North Downs of Surrey, Castleton in thePeak District andMalham Cove in theYorkshire Dales . Larger honeypots outside of the U.K. include theGrand Canyon ,Yosemite Valley , and theGreat Pyramid inEgypt .Honeypot sites are often encouraged because they concentrate the damage caused by tourists on small sites, making conservation easier in other parts of the managed area. Honeypots can suffer from overcrowding problems including litter, strain on facilities and transport networks, crime and erosion, but are often promoted in order to reduce these problems in other areas. The term originates from bees buzzing around a bee hive and honey Fact|date=February 2007. h
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