Tourism Flashcards
Short-haul destinations
Destination that can be reached by a flight of less than 3 hours.
Domestic Destinations
A destination that is located in the tourist’s own country.
Define tourism?
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 to their needs
Name three types of holiday destinations. Give an example for each?
Cities – London
Mountains – Lake District
Coasts - Benidorm
Define domestic, short haul and long haul destinations. Give examples?
Domestic – located in the tourists own country, eg Blackpool
Short haul – reached by a flight of less than three hours, eg Benidorm
Long haul – further away, eg Jamaica
Give three reasons for the global increase in tourism?
More leisure time – longer holidays
More money – higher wages
Cheaper travel costs – reduced airfares
Better health – especially in later life
The internet – helped people o search for better deals
Describe the economic importance of tourism for a poor country?
Tourism can have a huge impact on the economies of poorer countries such as Jamaica.
It can provide jobs and income to locals.
Money from tourism can help pay for infrastructure projects such as building new roads and improving water quality.
Why is tourism important to the UK economy?
- More than 1.3 million people work in the tourism industry.
- Over 8% of the country’s GDP comes from tourism
- Tourists spend more than £600 million a year in the UK
- Tourism keeps services such as shops, accommodation and transport busy
Define National Park?
Areas of great natural beauty giving opportunity for open air recreation, established so that natural beauty can be preserved and enhanced, and so that the enjoyment of the scenery by the public can be promoted
Why do tourists visit the Lake District?
- Scenery – hills and lakes
- Activities – walking, climbing, sailing
- Heritage – homes of William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter
- Transport links – motorway M6, West Coast Mail railway line.
State three problems associated with tourism in the Lake district?
Traffic congestion – over 80% of tourists use cars, causes problems in towns.
Footpath erosion – ground becomes hard and bare
Seasonal jobs – leads to unemployment in the quiet winter months
High property prices – competition between locals and tourists who want a holiday home
Can you draw the Butler Model?
Where do you think the Lake District fits into the Butler Model?
Rejuvenation
What could the Lake District do to cope in the future?
- National Park entry charge
- Limit visitor numbers
- Repair footpaths
- Build bypasses around towns
- Improve public transport
Define mass tourism?
Mass tourism is a form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same resort often at the same time of year. It is the most popular form of tourism as it is often the cheapest way to holiday, and is often sold as a PACKAGE DEAL
Define Package Holidays?
Large-scale tourism when flights, accommodation, tours and transfers are booked together and often part of a group
Why do tourists visit Jamaica?
- Hot tropical climate
- Plenty of sunshine all year round
- Long stretches of golden sand
- Luxury hotels
Describe two positive impacts of tourism on Jamaica’s economy?
Tourism employs lots of local people
Tourist money used to help Jamaica develop
Describe two negative impacts of tourism on Jamaica’s economy?
Jobs may be seasonal and low paid
Many tourist businesses owned by foreign companies so profits go overseas.
What is responsible tourism?
Making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit
How can tourism in Jamaica be made more sustainable?
- Use local guides
- Buy local food and crafts from Jamaican traders
- Use smaller, local, inland hotels
- Encourage the use of the Jamaican tourist Boards “Meet the people” website
- Educating locals and tourists about the environment.
Define extreme environments?
One in which there exist difficult environmental conditions for human survival.
What is extreme about Antarctica?
- Where it is - difficult to get to
- Its size – area of 8 million square kilometres
- Its emptiness – no one lives there apart from scientists
- Its cold – temperatures drop to -60˚C
- The wilderness – natural landscape home to wildlife such as penguins
What can tourists do in Antarctica?
- Cruise inlets in small boats
- Land ashore to see penguins
- Visit scientific research centres
- Kayak
