tourism

Question 1

what are tourists

Answer 1

a person who makes a trip out his usual environment

Question 2

Push and pull factors

Answer 2

Push— make ppl want to leave the country(e.g. due to poor infrastructure, lack of recreational activities)
Pull—attract ppl to a place and activity(e.g. scenic beauty, special events)

Question 3

Ability to travel

Answer 3

1. Increase in disposable income( can travel for relaxation->quality of life increase
2. Increase in leisure time(paid leave)
3. Biz inno in tourism-related industries
4. Lower transport costs
   5.lower accommodation cost.
   (4&5)—>tour companies buy in bulk and sell in discount( i.e Thomas cook invent tour packages)

Question 4

Mobility to travel

Answer 4

1.expansion of public transport service & infrastructure—greater connectivity within diff parts of country and diff countries
2. Intro of new modes of travel—save time->(e.g. bullet train in Tokyo from 6h40min to 2h10min->increase accessibility
3.increase in private car ownership—increase mobility->travelling more conveniently, increase domestic tourism

Question 5

Motivation to travel

Answer 5

1.need for relaxation—due to hectic lifestyle(work hours increase->stress->need to rest&rejuvenate)
2.need to achieve personal growth& fulfillment—pick up a skill
3.need to discover unique travel experiences—satisfy curiousity of world>uncommon activities(e.g. hiking in remote forests)

Question 6

Stages of tourism

Answer 6

1. Exploration—small no.of tourists>undertaking individual & irregular travel to visit the destination’s primary attraction(e.g Jaco island,Timor Leste—few tourists due to inaccessible location

Question 7

Stage 2–Involvement

Answer 7

Locals offer tourists service, advertising the location->requesting for more public amenities & facilities(e.g. Kuang si falls in Laos->authorities invest money to improve facilities-> increase no.of travel agencies and transport providers, increase accessible

Question 8

Stage 3- development

Answer 8

Increase in tourists no. With destinations having more man-made attractions, advertisement and foreign labour( e.g. Phu quoc island, Vietnam received investments to build airport , seaport->attracted major biz)

Question 9

Stage 4- consolidation

Answer 9

Growth in tourist no. Slow and outnumber locals resulting in a tourism dependent economy(e.g. goa in India-> in 2019, foreign tourists (7 mill) outnumber locals(1.5mill)

Question 10

Stage 5– stagnation

Answer 10

Tourists no. Peak as a destination’s capacity reached in negative impacts. (E.g Hawaii, USA ->tourists arrival & expenditure decrease in late 1990 early 2000->Waikiki, became overcrowded, facilities and amenities became old and run down

Question 11

6 &7- decline , rejuvenate

Answer 11

Tourists number drop as a destination region or is rejuvenated with new cultural or man-made attractions. 6–(e.g. black pool, uk -> once popular , lost attractiveness due to comp)
7- (e.g. black pool , uk ->invest 300 mill to build black pool central a world class leisure. Re-marketed it as a Muslim-friendly &disabled - friendly )

Question 12

Dependable

Answer 12

-spend less
-guided by authority
-follow travel trends set by venturers
-travel in groups
-visit popular destinations

Question 13

Venturers

Answer 13

-spend more
-guided by their personal judgement
-prefer to be spontaneous
-travel alone
-more like to visit new places the next time
-e.g remote forests etc