Tourism: Mass Tourism - Case Study

Question 1

What is the case study for mass tourism

Answer 1

Kenya.

Question 2

Where is Kenya?

Answer 2

East Africa.

Question 3

How many visitors does it get each year?

Answer 3

700,000.

Question 4

Name 4 reasons why people visit Kenya?

Answer 4

Tribal culture.
Wildlife.
Warm climate.
Beautiful scenery.

Question 5

What wildlife is there?

Answer 5

The big 5.
Rhino.
Lion.
Elephant.
Buffalo.
Leopard.

Question 6

What are popular?

Answer 6

Wildlife safaris.

Question 7

What has a big impact on Kenya?

Answer 7

Tourism.

Question 8

Name 2 economic positive impacts tourism has on Kenya?

Answer 8

Tourism contributes to country’s Gross National Income.

People work in the tourist industry.

Question 9

What % of tourism contributes to country’s Gross National Income?

Answer 9

15%.

Question 10

How many people work in the tourist industry?

Answer 10

In 2003 around 219,000 worked.

Question 11

Name a economic negative impact tourism has on Kenya?

Answer 11

Only 15% of the money earned through tourism goes to locals.

Rest to big companies.

Question 12

Name a positive social impact tourism has on Kenya?

Answer 12

Customs and culture of the native Maasai Tribe are preserved because things like traditional dancing are often displayed for tourists.

Question 13

Name 2 negative social impacts tourism has on Kenya?

Answer 13

Masaai tribes forced of their land.

Muslim people offended.

Question 14

Why are Masaai tribes forced of their land?

Answer 14

Create National Parks for tourists.

Question 15

Why do Muslim people in Kenya get offended?

Answer 15

By the way female tourists dress.

Question 16

Name a positive environmental impact tourism has on Kenya?

Answer 16

23 national parks.

Question 17

Name a national park in Kenya

Answer 17

Nairobi National Park.

Question 18

The entry fees tourists pay to get into the national park is used for what?

Answer 18

Maintain National Parks.

Help protect environment and wildlife.

Question 19

Name 3 negative environmental impacts tourism has on Kenya?

Answer 19

Safari vehicles damaged vegetation.
Wildlife has been affected.
Coral reefs damaged.

Question 20

Safari vehicles have caused what?

Answer 20

Soil erosion.

Question 21

What animal has been affected and why?

Answer 21

Cheetah.

It has changed its hunting behaviour to avoid crowds.

Question 22

What coral reef has been damaged? and how?

Answer 22

Coral reef in Malindi Marine National Park.

By tourists boating anchoring.

Question 23

Kenya is trying to reduce…

Answer 23

Negative impacts of tourism.

Question 24

Walking and horseback tours are being…

Answer 24

Promoted over vehicle safaris.

Question 25

Alternative activities that are…

Answer 25

Less damaging than safaris are being encouraged.

Question 26

Kenya is also trying to…

Answer 26

Maintain tourism.

Question 27

Kenya’s tourist board and ministry of tourism has launched what?

Answer 27

Advertising campaign in Russia called Magical Kenya.

Question 28

What is Kenya wildlife service planning?

Answer 28

To build airstrips in Ruma National Park and Mount Elgon National park .

Question 29

What do airstrips do?

Answer 29

Make Kenya more accessible for tourists.

Question 30

Planning to spend £8 million on what?

Answer 30

Improving roads.
Bridges.
Airstrips.

Question 31

What was cut for adults? and why?

Answer 31

Visa fees were cut 50% in 2009.

Make it cheaper to visit

Question 32

They were also scrapped for what?

Answer 32

Children under 16.

Encourage families to visit.