Tourism

Question 1

What is mass tourism?

Answer 1

Tourism on a large scale to one country or region. This is when country or destination is in the development and consolidation phases of the Butler tourist life-cycle model.

Question 2

International tourism is?

Answer 2

When tourists cross international borders on their travels. International tourism rose by 6.1% between 2006-07.

Question 3

Domestic tourism is?

Answer 3

When tourists go on holiday and travel within their home country.

Question 4

Gross domestic product (GDP) is?

Answer 4

The amount of income a country gets each year. Tourism is often the main source of GDP in poorer countries. (80% of Caribbean’s GDP comes from tourism)

Question 5

Why is there a growth in tourism?

Answer 5

Since the 1950’s global tourism has grown exponentially due to the social and economic factors, improvement in technology and expansion of holiday choices.

Question 6

Name some social and economic factors?

Answer 6

People are wealthier now, they have fewer children, more cars, more leisure time and holiday time has increased.

Question 7

A honeypot site is?

Answer 7

A location attracting a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people.

Question 8

Improvements is technology means?

Answer 8

Travel today is quicker and easier. Flying today is cheaper with firms like easy jet.

Question 9

How has holiday choice expanded?

Answer 9

During the 1950s and 60s coastal resorts and national parks were the only real choice for a holiday. Now with increased infrastructure and connections across the globe more destinations and types of holidays are available.

Question 10

Name things that attracts tourists to an area?

Answer 10

Pull factors such as; history, culture, food, great night life and coastal areas.

Question 11

State economic importance of tourism for the poor and the richer counties?

Answer 11

Poorer countries rely more heavily on tourism for their GPD (e.g. 80% of Caribbean’s GDP comes from tourism.) Richer countries have a more balanced GDP with industry, business and retail making up their GDP alongside tourism.

Question 12

What benefits of tourism are there in poorer countries?

Answer 12

Many people employed in souvenir shops and as tour guides. Tourists spend foreign currency in pounds. Tourists can be made to pay in tax. The multiplier effect also creates other businesses.

Question 13

What is the multiplier effect?

Answer 13

When one industry can cause another t flourish.

Question 14

Name a coastal resort in the UK that relies heavily on tourism?

Answer 14

Blackpool

Question 15

What is the butler tourist resort life cycle model?

Answer 15

It is a way of looking at the life of a tourist attraction or resort. It says that any resort goes through 6 stages. The resort starts on a small scale, develops into something more significant, then either goes into decline or makes changes to maintain it’s attractions.

Question 16

Name stage 1 of the BTM?

Answer 16

Exploration- there are few tourist services available and local people will not be involved in tourist money making activities. A few adventurous and wealthy people visit. Blackpool circa 1850

Question 17

Name stage 2 of the BTM?

Answer 17

Involvement- Local people start to notice that there are increasing numbers of people coming to their local area. They start up businesses as accommodation, food, guides and transport. Blackpool circa 1900- Seaside daytrips become more common.

Question 18

Name stage 3 of the BTM?

Answer 18

Development- Big companies start to see the potential of the area as a tourist resort and invest money in the region. Blackpool builds large hotel complexes and sells package holidays. Numbers of tourist swell and job opportunities grow for people in the local region, in both tourist related jobs and in construction and services. Blackpool circa 1950.

Question 19

Name stage 4 of the BTM?

Answer 19

Consolidation- The local economies dominated by tourism at this stage and many local people will make their money from this type of industry. Blackpool is at its peak and enjoying its boom years, circa 1970

Question 20

Name stage 5 of the BTM?

Answer 20

Stagnation- competition from other resorts and destinations e.g. cheap flights with easy jet to Spain, rowdiness (stage do mentality), socio-economic decline (loss of the original feature pollution), can cause the resort to stop growing. The number of people going levels of then starts to decline, threatening local business and then services. Blackpool circa 2000.

Question 21

What two possibilities that could happen from the stagnation on the BTM?

Answer 21

Decline- Can be slow or rapid, regular visitors are replaced by people seeking a cheap break or day trippers. This is how Blackpool is seen today.
Rejuvenation- regrowth of the resort. Involves a cash injection from either a private company or the government, to create a new attraction within the original resort to boast its popularity. Blackpool pleasure beach (the big one, water world).

Question 22

What factors are effecting tourism in the UK?

Answer 22

Terrorism, the exchange rates and the banking crisis have all thrown UK tourism into a bit of a disarray.

Question 23

What are the advantages of mass tourism?

Answer 23

Tourism brings jobs, regular wages, new infrastructure (hotels, airports, electricity, roads), construction jobs for locals, new leisure facilities, conservation of vegetation and wildlife, management of countryside and habitats.

Question 24

What are the disadvantages of mass tourism?

Answer 24

Local, traditional livelihoods and cultures lost tourist numbers not constant- may go up and down. Much of the income leaves the local area/ corrupt officials and governments, seasonal jobs, fully paid and unskilled, destruction of habitats and landscapes (foot path erosion), loss of peace and tranquillity and pollution problems.

Question 25

Name an extreme environment where the development of tourism has only recently occurred due to the demand of something different with physical challenges?

Answer 25

Antarctica

Question 26

What does adventure tourism provide?

Answer 26

Tourism that provides an adrenaline rush. Adventure tourism involves extreme sports like cliff diving in Jamaica, Ice walking in Patagonia, bungee jumping in New Zealand.

Question 27

What is eco-tourism?

Answer 27

Environmentally friendly tourism that is sustainable and is environmentally and socially sound. It looks after the environment, its people and the needs of future generations sometimes called as green tourism or responsible tourism.

Question 28

The personal responsibility for looking after things such as the environment where know one should damage the present or future environment is known as a?

Answer 28

Stewardship

Question 29

What is conservation?

Answer 29

The careful and planned use of resources in order to manage and maintain the natural environment for future generations.