Tourism Flashcards
Tourism
A short-term relocation with the intention of returning soon (at least 1 night, no more than 12 months)
Tourist
A visitor to a location that is not local to them
Reasons for being a tourist
L&R (leisure and recreation)
VFR (visiting friends and relatives
Business & professional reasons
Globalisation
The increasing system of countries acting together for coparrative advantage
Reasons for the growth of tourism
Increased affluence
Development of transport technology
Greater awareness/aspiration
Threats to tourism
Terrorism Natural disasters Natural processes Health scares Global recession Exchange rates Political stability
Mass tourism
Driven by the tourist industry
Alternative tourism
Driven by the consumer
Sages to Butler’s model of resort evolution (in order)
Exploration Involvement Development Consolidation Stagnation
Gate keepers
Decision makers who control capital, infrastructure, media, property and therefore influence the growth or decline of a resort
Travel motivators
The reasons why people travel
difference between preservation and conservation
Conservation allows for development that does not harm the area, preservation does not allow any development
3 case studies
The Gambia
Jamaica
Myanmar
Social opportunities brought about by tourism for The Gambia
All children are able to go to school for 6 years
Cultural education for both locals and tourists
Social constraints brought about by tourism for The Gambia
Sex tourism, drug abuse,child begging & ‘bumsters’
Traditions have been debased
Economic opportunities brought about by tourism for The Gambia
More than 35,000 people employed
Approximately £45 million per year brought in
Economic constraints brought about by tourism for The Gambia
Hotel workers can earn as little as £1 per day
Workers are laid off for the 5 month wet season
75% unemployment
Enironmental constraints brought about by tourism for The Gambia
Litter is left behind by tourists
Social opportunities brought about by tourism for Jamaica
World Travel and Tourism Council rated Jamaica 19/176
Locals are trained to be guides
Economic opportunities brought about by tourism for Jamaica
Revenue generated helps the government fund policies
Pro-poor tourism brings money to the poorer local people
Environmental opportunities brought about by tourism for Jamaica
Marine parks have been set up to conserve the coral reef environments
Ecotourism is developing
Social constraints brought about by tourism for Myanmar
1996 boycott
More that 1 million people have been displaced for hotels and city beautification
Forced labour
Economic constraints brought about by tourism for Myanmar
Difficult to travel within Myanmar without contributing to the military controlled government
Environmental constraints brought about by tourism for Myanmar
environmental suffering due to rush to expand tourism
Long-term effects on the environment have been ignored
