Personal Connections Flashcards
What are the 4 types of interconnections?
- Personal Connections
- Technology
- Trade
- Production/Consumption
Personal connections:
People travel and have fun
Travel:
movement between places, often a journey between distant geographical locations
Tourism:
the temporary movement of people away from the place they live
How much have the yearly international trips increased by?
from 25 million to est 180 million by 2030
What is an organised mass tourist? (4)
- least adventorous
- purchases a package
- divorced from local community
- makes few decisions about holiday
What is an individual mass tourist? (3)
- similar to organised mass
- generally purchases a package
- uses accommodation as a base
What is the drifter tourist? (3)
- identifies with the local community
- shuns contact with tourists and hotspots
- seeks new experiences, cultures and places
What is the explorer tourist? (3)
- arranges their trip
- may go off track but still comfortable
- associate with local communities
What percentage makes up leisure, recreation and holidays for tourism?
53%
What percentage makes up VFR, helath, religion and other for tourism?
27%
What percentage makes up buisness and proffesional for tourism?
14%
What percentage makes up not specified for tourism?
6%
What are 4 negative effects of travel?
- Tourists going overseas for party trips
- Large festivals
- Once many people start going to a place, large companies want a share of the money so they build hotels and hire cheap local workers.
- People travelling to islands or fragile places like ancient cities can physically destroy them.
How will “Tourists going overseas for party trips” effect the future of the place? (2)
- Locals have a negative image of tourists.
- Businesses start changing to serve the tourists
How will “Large festivals” effect the future of the place? (2)
- Significant issues with litter and sewage
- Effects are short-term (“seasonal”)
How will “people start going to a place, large companies want a share of the money so they build hotels and hire cheap local workers.” effect the future of the place?
The hotel doesn’t pay to fix everything damaged by the tourist
How will “People travelling to islands or fragile places like ancient cities can physically destroy them.” effect the future of the place? (2)
- The government may ban visitors to that place.
- The place gets destroyed
What are 5 positives of tourism?
- More opportunities employment
- Primary source of income for developing countries
- Because of tourism, improvements to infrastructure
- Increase awareness of the environment
- Promotes the exchange of cultures
What are 4 impacts of tourism and travel on Venice?
- The businesses and the government focus too much on making the tourists happy
- Tourists often don’t understand that they have such a big effect.
- The wear and tear caused by so many people
- The house prices and cost of living are too high for most people.
What are 3 things Venice has done to control tourism?
- Locals charge tourists more than they charge locals for everyday items. However, it’s illegal.
- The ‘Detourism’ campaign has tried to encourage people to visit at less popular times of the year
- Tourists are encouraged to keep reusing their water bottles, so there are lots of places to refill them
