A Tourist World

Question 1

What is a tourist?

Answer 1

Anyone who stays away from home for at lest one night. It might be to stay with relatives, in a hotel, or on a business trip. NOT ALWAYS A HOLIDAY

Question 2

What is tourism?

Answer 2

Everything to do with tourists, including the activities they do and the services they use e.g. hotels, airlines, restaurents

Question 3

What is an international tourist?

Answer 3

When a tourist travels to another country

Question 4

What is a domestic tourist?

Answer 4

When a tourist remains within their country of residence

Question 5

What is the multiplier effect?

Answer 5

The impact of spending in a community, from tourists for example, which i re-spent and recycled in that community. E.g. - a tourist spends money at local shops and the money is re-used through that country/area

Question 6

What are the factors that have contributed to the rapid growth of tourism?

Answer 6

ECONOMIC - disposable income, more money to spend
SOCIAL - number of working hours, consumer culture
TRANSPORT - journey times reduced, lost cost airlines
COMMUNICATION - mass media, internet (more aware)
easily accessible information
POLITICAL - relaxing border controls, EU tourist travel freely

Question 7

What is a package holiday?

Answer 7

Consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together (by a tour operator). Put together for both domestic and overseas destinations.

Question 8

what is mass tourism?

Answer 8

A form of tourism in which large multinational companies shape developments according to global demand.

Question 9

What is alternative tourism?

Answer 9

Unlike mass tourism, it’s about individuals and small groups.

Question 10

What are some human attractions?

Answer 10

Cultural heritage, Accommodation, Local cuisine

Question 11

What are some physical attractions?

Answer 11

Climate, Wildlife, Scenery, beaches

Question 12

What model shows the stages of a resort?

Answer 12

The Butler Model

Question 13

What are the stage of the Butler Model?

Answer 13

1 - Exploration
2 - Involvement
3 - Development
4 - Consolidation
5 - Stagnation 
6 - Decline, Stabilisation or Rejuvenation

Question 14

Show how a chosen resort follows or doesn’t follow the Butler Model

Answer 14

Blackpool

1. Exploration (1735) - 1st guesthouse opened, only rich visitors
2. Involvement (1819) - First hotel opened (Lane’s end), 1846 railway was completed
3. Development (1870) - Central Pier opened, linked areas
4. Consolidation (1912) - Grand theatre built, illuminations
5. Stagnation (1986) - Swimming pool opened and zoo. Visitor numbers declined
6. Decline (1987) - Annual visits declined 7.4-3.9 million
7. Rejuvenation (2004) - 11,000,000 people visited

Question 15

What is a resort?

Answer 15

A resort is a settlement where tourism is the main function.

Question 16

What are the advantages of tourism?

Answer 16

>cultures meet
>new places sewage works, hospitals
>locals can sell products
>locals get money from tourism
>more jobs available

Question 17

What are the disadvantages of tourism?

Answer 17

> trees are cut down
price of food increases
big hotels and visual pollution
more water needed, water shortages

Question 18

What are the human attractions of Machu Picchu?

Answer 18

Lost city of the incas
The trek is 88km
Nearby town Aguas calientes
Rafting trips down Urabamba river

Question 19

What are the physical attractions of Machu Piccu?

Answer 19

Inca trail with different zones - exotic plants
400 varities of orchids and other plants
Stunning scenary, peask of the Andes , rivers

Question 20

What are the economic effects of tourism in Machu Piccu?

Answer 20

POSITIVE: 
>tourists spend money in the area
>money contributes to area maintenance
>porters can earn good money
NEGATIVE:
>hotels and railway are owned by foreign companies no Peruvians
>highest paid jobs done by foreigners

Question 21

What are the social effects of tourism in Machu Piccu?

Answer 21

POSITIVE:
>500 visitors a day , reflective areas on trail
>porters limited to carrying 25kg
>standard of living has improved for locals
NEGATIVE:
>tourists cause visual pollution
>culture eroded
>locals may not be treated well

Question 22

What are the environmental effects of tourism in Machu Piccu?

Answer 22

POSITIVE:
>only reusable bottles/cartons are allowed
>designated world heritage site
>no. of people reduced to minimize erosion
NEGATIVE:
>rubbish is thrown in rivers+on the trail
>erosion is occurring on inca trail
>tourists pick wild flowers

Question 23

What is Eco-tourism?

Answer 23

A branch of sustainable tourism.

Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improved the well-being of local people.