Tourism: UK: Contribution To The Economy And Impact On External Factors On Visitor Numbers Flashcards
How many jobs does Tourism supply in the UK?
3.1 Million Jobs ( nearly 10% of economically active)
Name Some Tourism jobs in the UK
- Hotel Workers
- Travel Agents
- Tour Operators
What kind of labour jobs are these?
They are Labour Intensive/Low Skilled Jobs
How big is the Tourism industry in UK?
It is UK’s 5th Largest Market!
How much money does Tourism to the UK bring in to the economy?
It brings in Over 127 Billion Pounds And to the economy brings in (9%) of the GDP
What does Tourism create and how do other industries benefit from this?
For Evrey 1000 Pounds Sum created from Tourism there is a further 1800 Created somewhere Else in the economy from this.
How spread out is the jobs and what do they provide for certain people out of major cities?
Jobs are dispersed across the country meaning that it creates job opportunities for rural areas and upland regions
When did the World Recession start?
It started in 2007
What did the World recession Result in?
It resulted in less people spending money especially on holidays
Because of World Recession how much did tourism fall and what year did it fall?
Fell down by 5% in 2009
Because People were not spending money for holidays internationally what happened to Domestic Tourism in the UK? STATE YEAR AND %
People decided to spend their money on domestic holidays in the UK resulting in 20% increase in domestic tourism in 2009
What was a Security Threat that affected no of tourists in the UK?
London Bombings 7th July 2005
What happened to the tourist numbers after the London bombings in 2005? (NO.)
Tourists fell by 100,000 for the rest of July, people did not feel safe to visit London at this time.
