3.4 Tourism

Question 1

Benefits and drawbacks of tourism to the receiving area

Answer 1

To create job opportunities
Cultural exchange
Improve health care and education
Roads built or improve
Airports improve

More congestion
Noise/air pollution
Damage to landscape
Inflation affecting locals
Racism may happen between locals and tourists

Question 2

How to manage tourism (to be sustainable)

Answer 2

Built National Parks with entrance fees → Money raised can be spent on conservation/improvement of parks
Ban hunting/fishing
Fence prohibited or protected areas
Put up signs such as “no littering”
Impose fines on littering or breaking any rules
Vehicles prohibited in certain areas
Create paths for people to walk on

Question 3

Ecotourism

Answer 3

holidays that involve eco-related activities & are sustainable e.g. hiking, bird-watching, horse riding

Question 4

Sustainable tourism

Answer 4

tourist activities that are socially, environmentally & economically sustainable

Question 5

Reason for the growth of global tourism

Answer 5

Greater affluence: higher salary + holiday with pay
Greater mobility: increased cars + more aircraft
Improved accessibility & transport facilities: Better roads
Larger airports, online reservation, package holidays
More leisure time: Longer vacations
More elderly
Changing lifestyles: changing fashions, earlier retirement
Advertising holiday destinations: TV + Internet