Tourism Flashcards
What are the social factors effecting tourism?
People have fewer children so it’s less expensive to take smaller families away
Car ownership has increased
More leisure time - it used to be 2 weeks per year now it’s 4-6
Life expectancy has risen so more are retired with good pensions so can afford to go away
What are the economic factors effecting tourism?
People are wealthier so incomes are larger and so is disposable income
What is disposable income?
The amount left to spend as you wish after essentials such as housing food and bills are paid
Why has improvements in technology and infrastructure affected tourism?
Travel is quick and easy - motor ways, air port expansion and fast jets
Flying is cheaper and booking is easier - in 2008 rapid rise in oil prices increased cost of flights so less people went abroad
Improvement in hotels and other forms of tourist services
What were popular resorts in the 1950s and 1960s?
Coastal resorts and national parks
Why was there a decline in 1970s of seaside holidays?
Due to competition form cheap package holidays to mainland Europe - especially Spain
What are the benefits of Tourism for poorer countries?
Increase in number of service sector jobs and variety
Small businesses have been started to serve the tourists e.g taxis, bars
The foreign exchange that tourists use is good to buy goods and service abroad for the poorer countries
Extra jobs created indirectly e,g local suppliers of food
Improvements in infrastructure and public service
Why do many governments tax visitors?
To help pay for the extra services they use such as water, drainage, electricity and roads
What is a multiplier effect?
Encouraging the growth of services and other businesses
Explain the multiplier effect
A hotel is set up, supplies jobs and the local businesses supply services, other companies attracted to the area , more jobs are indirectly created, workers spend income in local area, taxes improve local area, the area is a more popular tourist destination , money lost through leakage, new hotels
What is leakage
Profit made by tourism is take out of the country so it does not benefit the host country
Disadvantages of tourism for poorer countries
Many of the higher paid managerial jobs go to people from wealthier countries
Country relies too much on tourism so if it declines it causes problems
Jobs created are low paid
Profit from tourism lost through leakage
What is a case study of a developing country which is developing its economy through tourism?
Mauritius
What are the attractions of Mauritius?
Sandy beaches and warm sea water of 25*C and average monthly temperatures above this. Tourism helps it become less dependant on agriculture and improve the quality of life for local people
What the the three types of environments tourists are attracted to?
Coastal areas, mountains and cities
What are the attractions of coastal areas?
The 3Ss : sun, sand and sea.
Why do not many people stay at Uk coastal resorts?
They have sand and sea but aren’t guaranteed sun
Why did the mass summer exodus from the UK to beaches around the Mediterranean take off in the 1970s?
Charter flights and package holidays especially to Spain
Where are winter beach holidays?
Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Asia
What is the key geographical factor to coastal areas?
Climate
What attracts people to mountains?
The 2Ss - snow and scenery
Why do people prefer Going to the Alps or the Rockies then the Scottish Cairngorms?
Because the SC has ski facilities but no guarantee of winter snow whereas the Alps and the Rockies have more snow and it can be guaranteed at high levels also scenery in the Alps and Rockies is more rugged and varied than in the uk
What are the key geographical factors of mountain areas?
Climate and relief
Why are people attracted to cities?
Many and varied but mostly human.
Historical buildings, religious, defensive, public buildings, palaces, bridges, opera house, sports stadiums, museums.
Events - sporting, cultural, historical, entertainment, international events
What are examples of cities with unique features?
Venice and canals
Manhattan skyscrapers in New York
Cuzco with inca remains
Mecca with the holy Kaaba
What is the key geographical factor of cities?
Human
What is the dominant type of tourism to Pakistan?
Visiting family
What does the growth of long haul tourism reflect?
Peoples greater experience of travel and desire to broaden their horizons and lots of people now wish to see environments and experience cultures different from their own
In the Uk when did tourism start and how?
Victoria times When the wealthy upper classes would visit spa towns to “take the waters”
Why did tourism grow in the Uk?
Railways enabled people on a low income to travel
After WW1 government introduced a week paid holiday
Why were Brits tempted to go on overseas holidays?
Passenger jet air crafts were invented in the 1960s which made air travel cheaper
The guaranteed hot weather and cheap food and drink
When did uk seaside holidays peak?
The mid 1970s with 40 million visitors but it soon declined
Why is tourism regarded as one of the uKs key long term growth sectors?
Because it provides employment for people direct e.g workers in all types of accommodation and indirectly
How much does the Uk economy earn every year from tourism and leisure?
£80 billion
How much is the number of jobs that tourism supports forecasted to increase by between 2010 and 2020?
250,000
How can terrorism affect tourism?
9/11 in 2001 has a huge impact on travel so the USA, UK and EU stepped up security overnight so it’s harder to travel
London is a terrorist target making it unappealing to some
In the aftermath of such events numbers of visitors decline sharply
How can exchange rates and banking crisis affect tourism?
If the euro is high against the pound holidaying in eurozone countries becomes expensive
Banking crisis of 2008 meant people had less money to spend
People reduce the number of holidays they take or don’t have one
A weaker pound attracts more foreign visitors
What was the uKs first national park?
Peak District, Derbyshire
What can a national park be defined as?
An area of beautiful and relatively wild countryside
What are the aims of creating a national park?
- to preserve and enhance an areas natural beauty
- to promote people’s enjoyment of the countryside
What is each national park run by?
It’s own national park authority
What are the positive and negatives of management tasks?
Managing the land, undertaking conservation work, planting woodland and repairing footpaths
Working with and advising local land owners
Controlling. Holding and new commercial development
Setting up facilities for visitors like info centres, car parks and picnic sites
What is a honey pot site?
A location attracting a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people
What does the butler tourist resort life cycle model say?
Any tourist resort starts on a small scale, develops into something more significant then either goes into decline or makes changes to maintain its attraction
What is the first stage of the butler model and what does this mean?
Exploration - small numbers of visitors are attracted by something like good beaches but local people have not yet developed specific tourist services
What is the second stage of the butler model and what does this mean?
Involvement - the local population see the opportunity and start to provide some accommodation, food, transport, guides and other services for tourists