Tourism

Question 1

Tourist movement

Answer 1

Generating Region(Home)
to
Transit Route(Region tourists travel through to get to destination)
to
Tourist destination(Host)

Question 2

Motivation to travel

Answer 2

Push & Pull factors
-To relax
-For unique travel experiences
-For personal growth

Question 3

Ability to travel

Answer 3

-Increase in DISPOSABLE income
-Increase in leisure time
-For business innovations
-Lowered transport/accommodation costs

Question 4

Mobility to travel

Answer 4

-Expansion of public transport
-New modes of travel
-Increase in private cars

Question 5

Dependable tourists

Answer 5

Cautious with money
Guided by others in making decisions
Prefers predictable travel experiences
Most likely to return to same place

Question 6

Venturer tourists

Answer 6

More readily spends money
Guided by personal judgment
Prefers unique and spontaneous experiences

Question 7

Economic Impacts

Answer 7

-Employment Opportunities(+)
-Increased Income(+)
-Economic leakage(-)
• Revenue lost to foreign-owned business
-Overdependence(-)
• Natural disasters, political unrest, outbreak of disease -> no tourism -> no income

Question 8

Social impacts

Answer 8

Cultural preservation (+)
• boost economy -> invest money in protecting culture
Enhanced ecosystem services (+)
Commodification (-)
• culture becomes “mainstream”
Cultural clashes (-)
• tourist become insensitive to tradition
Crime (-)
• increase in pickpocketing as tourists carry a lot of money

Question 9

Environmental impacts

Answer 9

Conservation(+)
• Tourist revenue can be used to fund conservation efforts
Pollution(-)
• traveling by trains,planes,cars,ships
• littering and sewage by tourists
Threats to wildlife(-)
• construction of tourist facilities encroach on natural habitats
• pollution is harmful to the ecosystems

Question 10

What is tourist stagnation and how

Answer 10

When tourism have peaked and starts to decline.
lack of new attractions
better competition from other countries

Question 11

Ecotourism

Answer 11

-Measures to protect environment
-Efforts to educate and increase tourist appreciation
• Hard tourism -> smaller number of tourist -> physically challenging experience
• Soft tourism -> larger number of tourist -> physically comfortable experience

Question 12

community based tourism

Answer 12

-Tourist travel to local areas
-empower local communities through participation
- increase economic and Eldorado benefits for locals

Might need to loss of culture

Question 13

Pro poor based tourism

Answer 13

-Tourist travel to poor areas
-provide training for locals
-provide access to micro-finance so locals can start businesses