Blackpool Case Study

Question 1

True or false Blackpool is the biggest costal resort in the UK

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Name two special attractions of Blackpool

Answer 2

Blackpool tower + ballroom

Blackpool illuminations

Question 3

When did growing start in Blackpool

Answer 3

Middle of the 19th century

Question 4

When did growth start to end in Blackpool

Answer 4

1960s

Question 5

Name the biggest reason as to why Blackpool is in decline

Answer 5

Cheap holidays to the Mediterranean

Question 6

Between 1990 and 1999 how did much did vistor numbers drop by in Blackpool

Answer 6

From 17million to 11 million

Question 7

How many hotels stopped trading in the ten years coming up to the millennium in Blackpool

Answer 7

1000

Question 8

By 1999 how holiday flat premises closed in Blackpool

Answer 8

300

Question 9

In 1999 what where the hotel occupancy rates in Blackpool

Answer 9

25%

Question 10

Why was there no money for redevelopment in Blackpool

Answer 10

Because hotels had to charge only £10 per night to get people to stay

Question 11

Name two ways in which the weather effected Blackpool

Answer 11

Unreliable summer weather

During winter the storms eroded the beaches

Question 12

Why do less families go to Blackpool

Answer 12

Because they are afraid of the binge drinking culture

Question 13

What put people off black pools beaches

Answer 13

The water pollution

Question 14

Transport wise why were people put off Blackpool

Answer 14

Traffic jams were common especially on bank holiday Monday’s

Question 15

How many beaches by 2006 had blue beach status thanks to the clean up efforts in Blackpool

Answer 15

3

Question 16

What has been reduced on the south of the coast of Blackpool

Answer 16

Costal erosion

Question 17

What coast is Blackpool located on

Answer 17

Lancashire

Question 18

How many beaches have achieved blue flag status in Blackpool

Answer 18

3

Question 19

How much money went into improving the Blackpool illuminations and why was this so important

Answer 19

£10 million and it extends the holiday season into autumn

Question 20

What is Blackpool trying to promote

Answer 20

Conferences and festivals

Question 21

What is paticularly good about the theme park pleasure beach in Blackpool

Answer 21

The big one which was once the biggest and fastest rollercoaster in the world

Question 22

What opened in 2006 in Blackpool that improved the tourism

Answer 22

Water world

Question 23

What are black pool council planning to improve shopping

Answer 23

Covered areas between shops and other attractions

Question 24

What did Blackpool put a bid in for but missed out on

Answer 24

A casino to make Blackpool the Las Vegas of the UK

Question 25

True or false occupancy rates in Blackpool still are around 40%

Answer 25

Fales they are at 25%

Question 26

What will Blackpool have to rely upon

Answer 26

Day trippers

Question 27

Blackpool pleassure beach is the least visited theme park in the country true or false

Answer 27

False it is the most visited attraction in the UK

Question 28

What is a limiting factor for Blackpool and why

Answer 28

It’s size, because it is so big it cannot have its own niche