Tourism Flashcards
Facts about the Lake Distict ?
Annual visitors of 17 million
Activities : bird watching,hiking,abseiling,rowing, cycling
World Heritages : Wordsmith’s residence, Beatrix Potter attractions
Positive impacts of tourism in LD ?
Offers 55,000 jobs
Tourists spend £1.1 billion annually
Transport links also greatly benefits locals
Raises awareness of need to protect the environment
Negative impacts of tourism in LD ?
35,000 seasonal employment
Environmental damage
Footpath erosion
Traffic congestion
High housing prices
Strategies to cope with impacts of tourism in LD ?
Improved public transport/ provide leaflets for routes & discounts for those presenting their tickets.
‘Give the driver a break’ campaign
Footpath inversion / closing routes during popular times / good drainage system -prevents them from becoming waterlogged
Fishing restriction/signs/leaflets/campaigns
Facts about Jamaica ?
Island in the Caribbean, in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean
28 million visitors in 2015
Unspoiled environment, waterfalls, white beaches, rain forests, mountains - 7000.ft into clouds
Economic impacts of mass tourism in Jamaica ?
Lot of taxes paid to government
Tourists workers spend their wage in local economy
Jobs often seasonal
Many tourism businesses are owned by foreigners - economic leakage - profit goes abroad.
Environmental impacts of mass tourism in Jamaica ?
Coral reefs damaged by jet skis and boat anchors
Clearing mangroves to develop tourism has led to beach erosion
Strategies to cope with impacts of mass tourism ?
Meet the People Programme - involves 700 volunteers and local people, e.g. farmers as food suppliers. $3.3 million made annually
Spread small-scale family run businesses
The Great Morass protected by NEPT - raises awareness of importance of preserving the eco-system
Facts about Antarctica ?
South Pole - 98% covered in ice
4600 people visited in 2007/2008
Tourists attracted by scenery and wildlife - penguins
Environmental impacts of extreme tourism ?.
Spillage of fuel/Sinking ships e.g. MS Explorer 2007.
Kills molluscs, fish - disrupts food chain
Ships disturb breeding patterns of wildlife
Trampling/litter ruin the environment
How does Antarctic Treaty 1961 respond to tourism ?
Signed by 47 countries,conserves the area.
April 2009 : only ships <500 passengers allowed to land, max.100 passengers allowed on shore
How does IAATO respond to tourism ?
International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators’
Code of Conduct:
Specially Protected Areas - off limits
Group touring with supervision of qualified tour guide
Biological treatment of sewage / sewage stored on board
Facts about Eco-tourism in the Amazon rainforest ?
Yachana Lodge, next to River Napo
Small-scale tourism - environmental friendly hotel surrounded by nature
Most workers = local
Lodge recycles and uses renewable solar power
The needs to preserve the Amazon Rainforest ?
20% of the rainforest destroyed over past 50 yrs, for timber, farming, mining
Global warming
Protection of wildlife
Environmental impacts of eco-tourism ?
Trees becomes economic assets, thus not cut down
Tourists in small groups : cause little pollution, less likely of trampling on vegetation
