Newly emerging destinations for geotourism, e. g. The Northwest Highlands Geopark, Scotland, Gea Norvegica Geopark, Norway, and the Nature Park Styrian Eisewurzen, Austria, are located in geologically significant areas which already served as outdoor teaching laboratories for schools and universities. Residential fieldtrips to these and similarly remote areas can contribute significantly to their economies. Geoparks within established tourist destinations have added geotourism to their portfolios in order to appeal to a special interest market and thereby increase the number of visitors to their territories. The Geological and Mining Geopark of Sardinia, Italy, with its unrivalled mining history extending from 6000 BC to the 20th Century, and the unique Petrified Forest of Lesvos, Greece are exceptions which have always been primarily destinations for geotourists. The Petrified Forest is also an example of a geopark which has been marketed successfully to tourists who visit the island of Lesvos for reasons other than geotourism.