Tourism

Question 1

Why are some areas becoming more popular than they used to?

Answer 1

Improvements in transport, countries in more unusual tourist destinations have got better at marketing themselves and many countries have invested in infrastructure for tourists.

Question 2

Why are people attracted to the city?

Answer 2

The culture, entertainment and shopping.

Question 3

Why are people attracted to coastal areas?

Answer 3

For swimming, snorkelling, fishing and water skiing.

Question 4

Why are people attracted to mountainous areas?

Answer 4

By the scenery and to activities like walking, climbing, skiing and snowboarding.

Question 5

Why is tourism important to the economy?

Answer 5

Tourism creates jobs.
Increase income for businesses that supply tourists.
This means tourism is important for rich and poor countries.
Poorer countries tend to be more dependent on the income form tourists.

Question 6

Factors that affect the number of tourists?

Answer 6

Weather, world economy, exchange rate, terrorism and conflict and major events.

Question 7

What are the stages of a butler model?

Answer 7

Exploration, Involvement, Development, Consolidation, Stagnation and Rejuvenation or decline.

Question 8

What is the exploration stage in the butler model?

Answer 8

1) Small number of visitors are attracted to the area. Local people have not yet developed many tourist services.

Question 9

What is the involvement stage in the butler model?

Answer 9

2) The local population sees the opportunities and starts to provide accommodation, food, transport, guides and other services for visitors.

Question 10

What is the development stage in the butler model?

Answer 10

Increase in tourist due to ore facilities available.

Question 11

What is the consolidation stage in the butler model?

Answer 11

Tourism is still a big part of the local economy but tourist numbers are starting to level off.

Question 12

What is the stagnation stage in the butler model?

Answer 12

Visitors numbers have peaked. Facilities are no longer as good because of negative impact of tourists on the local environment.

Question 13

What is the rejuvenation stage in the butler model?

Answer 13

Attempts are made to modernise a resort and attract new people.

Question 14

What is the decline stage in the butler model?

Answer 14

Visitors prefer other resorts and day trippers or weekenders become the main source of income.

Question 15

What are the x and y axis on the butler mode?

Answer 15

Time and amount of tourists.

Question 16

What is mass tourism?

Answer 16

Is organised tourism for a large number of people to a certain country or region.

Question 17

What is an extreme environment?

Answer 17

Locations with particularly difficult environments where the development of tourism has only recently occurred due to a niche market demand for somewhere different with physical challenges.

Question 18

What are the ways to reduce the negative impact of mass tourism?

Answer 18

Improving public transport, limiting the number of people visiting sensitive environments and providing lots of bins.

Question 19

What is stewardship?

Answer 19

The personal responsibility for looking after things and preserve them for future generations, in this case the environment.

Question 20

What is conservation?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What is ecotourism?

Answer 21

Tourism that focuses on protecting the environment.

Question 22

Factors affecting the growth of Tourism.

Answer 22

• People have more disposable income: incomes are larger, many households have 2 parents that work, families are smaller (cheaper), holiday time is longer
• Improvements in technology: travel is quicker and easier, flying is cheaper, booking online is quick, better advertising of holidays on tv or in magazines.
• Expansion of holiday choice: package holidays available all over the world, people want to do exciting things.

Question 23

What is tourism growth?

Answer 23

The increase in the number of people travelling and the amount of money made from people travelling.

Question 24

Define tourism

Answer 24

The movement of people to places outside their normal places of work and community, the activities carried out during their holiday and the facilities created to meet their needs.

Question 25

What are the benefits of tourism in poorer countries?

Answer 25

- People are employed to serve tourists. - Brings in foreign currency. - Many governments tax visitors to pay for the services they use (water supply, electricity, roads, etc) - jobs are created indirectly - Businesses set up to serve the tourists

Question 26

What are the advantages of mass tourism?

Answer 26

- Tourism brings jobs - New infrastructure that is put into place for tourists, benefits locals. - Construction jobs are provided - New leisure facilities may be open to local people. - Income can be reinvested in protecting the environment

Question 27

What are the disadvantages of mass tourism?

Answer 27

- Activity may be seasonal - Industry is dominated by large travel companies - Does not appeal to wealthier groups of people - Few locals are paid well. - Imported food - Profits benefit investing companies so not the host country. - Local people may not be able to afford the new facilities put in place for tourists - Transporting lots of people releases lots of greenhouse gases - Increase in litter - Destruction of natural habitats

Question 28

What are top six tourist destinations?

Answer 28

France, Spain, USA, China, Italy and the UK.

Question 29

What is a national park?

Answer 29

An area usually designated by law where development is limited and planning is controlled. The landscape is regarded as unusual and valuable and therefore worth preserving.

Question 30

What is a honeypot site?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What are the extreme environment locations?

Answer 31

- Mountains - Deserts - Rainforests - Caves - Ice covered terrain

Question 32

Who are mainly attracted to extreme environments?

Answer 32

Adventure tourists looking for a physical challenge and risks. Often around 30 years old, unmarried without children and have high powered jobs with good incomes - trips are expensive.

Question 33

Who are the type of people attracted to ecotourism?

Answer 33

Attract people with money who are environmentally aware.

Question 34

General ecotourism morals?

Answer 34

- want to have little impact on the environment. - Energy use should be sustainable and no waste should be generated that cannot be dealt with. - Small lodges not hotels - Eat local food - Have local guides

Question 35

Areas that rely heavily on tourism need to make sure the tourists keep coming. What are a few ways they can do this?

Answer 35

- Build new facilities or improve old ones - Reduce any tourist impacts that make the location less attractive - Advertise and market the area - Improve transport infrastructure - Offer new activities - Make it cheaper to visit

Question 36

Why is tourism to extreme environments increasing?

Answer 36

- Improvements in transport - People want to see certain environments while they can e.g Antartica - People have more disposable income - Adventure holidays are becoming more popular.

Question 37

What does ecotourism involve?

Answer 37

Stewardship and conservation

Question 38

What are the environmental benefits of ecotourism?

Answer 38

- Local people are encouraged to conserve the environment - Reduces poaching and hunting - Ecotourism projects try to reduce the use of fossil fuels - Waste that tourists produce is disposed of carefully

Question 39

What are the economic benefits of ecotourism?

Answer 39

- Ecotourism creates jobs for locals which helps grow the local economy - Local people not directly employed in tourism can also make money by selling local crafts to visitors

Question 40

What are the benefits of ecotourism to local people?

Answer 40

- People have better more stable incomes in ecotourism than in other jobs - Many ecotourism schemes fund community projects.

Question 41

How does ecotourism help sustainable development of areas?

Answer 41

- Sustainable development means improving the quality of life for people, but doing it in a way that it doesn't stop people in the future getting what they need (by not damaging the environment or depleting the environment) - Ecotourism helps areas to develop by increasing the quality of life for local people - The development is sustainable because it's done without damaging the environment.