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2.0 Tourism Flashcards

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Problems with tourism in Barcelona

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  • 80000 visitors per day effects locals normal lives
  • large companies like Starbucks move in
  • local shops can’t afford rent in big shopping centres
  • pickpockets/drugs/crime
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Why visit Cancun?

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  • 7/8 turtle species
  • 2nd largest barrier reef
  • sea temp 25°c all year
  • Tamascal steam baths
  • swimming with dolphins at Xcaret
  • Chichen Itza & Tulum

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Tourist enclave definition

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When the hotel zone is separate from the local community. This encourages spending in resorts but doesn’t benefit the community.

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Problems with tourism in Cancun

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  • thousands of mangrove trees cleared for a resort
  • sewage/oil in the lagoon
  • tourists damaged barrier reef
  • TNCs organise transport
  • $4/day average salary
  • $5 to buy milk and bread
  • profits going to mega rich
  • drugs/poverty/crime
  • locals can’t use beaches
  • diseases from polluted water

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Why did Funator want to develop Cancun in the first place?

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  • create positive multiplier effect
  • lots of jobs in a poor area
  • was a remote area
  • built roads/water treatment/airport (benefits residents)

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How did Ebola in 2014 affect tourism?

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•Although Ebola free, Nigeria’s capital city, Lagos, had hotel occupancy of 30% rather than the expected 65%

  • Sierra Leone (had Ebola) GDP deflated 30%
  • cost region £20bn

Poll discovered 50% of 500 African tour operators had cancellations due to Ebola fears

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How did the Sinai air crash on 31st October 2015 affect tourism in Egypt?

(Russian plane with 224 passengers brought down by ‘bomb’ over Turkey)

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  • Russians are largest group of visitors (3mill per year)
  • industry could lose 70% of profits
  • tourism makes up 11.3% of egypts GDP

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Why visit Iceland?

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  • Reykjavik (capital)
  • northern lights
  • Blue Lagoon Spa (geothermal)
  • Vatnajokull (glacier)
  • Gullfoss waterfall
  • Quadbiking
  • seafood

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Positives of tourism in Iceland

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  • farmers have ‘diversified’ (converted buildings info guest houses)
  • local shops get money
  • wealthier locals=positive multiplier
  • more jobs (guides, hotels, transport)

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Negatives of tourism in Iceland

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  • footpath erosion near Gullfoss
  • loose volcanic soil = easily damaged
  • few tourists in winter
  • off road driving at Skaftafell National Park = deep tyre tracks
  • people buying 2nd homes are outnumbering locals 4:1 in areas
  • plants destroyed by vehicle erosion

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Honeypot site definition

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A place of special interest that attracts many tourists and is often congested at peak times

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Ecotourism definition

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Small scale tourist projects that create money for conservation as well as creating local jobs

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Background info on the Waterberg Reserve

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  • created 1999
  • in Limpopo, South Africa
  • contains 75 mammal species & 300 bird species
  • 77000 people live there

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Positives of trophy hunting

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  • money for locals (take tourists on safaris and rent guest houses)
  • £42mill/year profit from trophy fees
  • jobs/money in poor areas
  • ok if scientifically monitored
  • some money goes towards protecting animals
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Negatives of trophy hunting

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  • hunters not considerate (just like killing animals)
  • endangered animals like leopards killed
  • most locals don’t benefit as wealthy landowners keep most profits

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Why visit Brazil? 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

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  • copacabana beach
  • Christ the redeemer monument
  • sugarloaf mountain
  • wildlife,clubs,bars,food

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Benefits of the World Cup

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  • 8/12 cities with stadiums got either a metro, monorail or light rail
  • billions spent on Internet upgrade
  • jobs created in tourism/construction
  • sports facilities can be used in future
  • some favelas cleared of drug dealers
  • money spent on transport/travel

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Negatives of the World Cup

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  • 8 construction workers died
  • food prices rising because of tourists
  • bus/train fares +20% £££
  • forced out of homes for stadiums
  • £3.5bn spent on stadiums (better spent on hospitals and schools)

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Ecotourism: yoga in Peru

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Yoga in Machu Picchu

+ local guides
+ money spent on protecting environ.
+ visit communities (benefits locals)

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Ecotourism: turtle protection in Costa Rica

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\+ interact with locals
\+ saving turtles 
\+ locally sourced meals 
\+ use public transport 
\+ campaigns against Inhumane fishing practises

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Mass tourism definition

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A type of holiday development that encourages massive numbers of tourists to visit a large resort. Used to provide lots of jobs.

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