Tourists World Flashcards
What is the definition of a tourist?
Someone who stays away from home for at least one night
What are social reasons that tourism is growing?
Bigger families than in the Victorian times -1900 so it’s less expensive to go out or on holiday
In 1871- banks holidays
-weekly hours of work is less
What are political reasons for growth in tourism?
-more countries in the EU so you can visit more countries without signing a VISA
What are some economic reasons for growth in tourism?
Weekly income increased - 1971: £175 2001:£310
What are some environment reasons why tourism has grown?
More airports like gatwick
M5 was built in 1962 to Devon and Cornwall
What is a domestic tourist?
When someone stays in their own country as a tourist
What’s a international tourist?
When someone visits a different country
What’s a package holiday?
When the travel agent books all the flights hotel ect for you
What’s an independent holiday?
When you book everything yourself
Why has independent tourism risen?
Social: more exotic places, trip advisor
Economic: cheaper, easier to book online
Technological: online, more airports built
What is the exploration stage of the butler model tourism?
Slowly increasing very few tourists because there is no hotels and very few tourists facilities
What is the involvement stage of the butler model tourism?
Still slowly increasing and more tourist facilities
What is the development stage of the butler model?
A rapid increase new hotels built and lots of tourist facilities
What is the consolidation stage of the butler model?
Most popular period of tourists and many package holidays
What is the stagnation stage of the butler model?
Slowly decreasing as the resort is out of fashion and has a bad reputation
What is the decline stage of the butler model?
Tourist is rapidly decreasing and it cannot offer the facility is any more
What is the rejuvenation stage of the butler model?
Resorts invest in new facilities and tourism begins to increase
What happens in the exploration stage in Benidorm in the butler model?
In 1952 that are few hotels only used by Spanish tourists
What happens in the involvment stage in Benidorm in the butler model?
In 1957 the first package holiday makers from the UK arrived and bikinis were allowed to be worn on the beach which encouraged tourism
What happens in the devopment stage in Benidorm in the butler model?
In 1960 major construction begins of hotels along Benidorm is two beaches
What happens in the consolidation stage in Benidorm in the butler model?
Tourist numbers meet 12 million visitors per year in 1977 and in 1967 the Alicante airport opens
What happens in the stagnation stage in Benidorm in the butler model?
In 1990 Benidorm and received a tacky image given by a newspaper article
What happens in the rejuvenation stage in Benidorm in the butler model?
In the to thousands Benidorm seeks to reinvent itself with high class hotels like the grand hotel Bali
What happens in the decline stage in Benidorm in the butler model?
2005 Benidorm had 5 million visitors compare to 12,000,000 in 1977
What are the positive effects of tourism in Spain in Menorca
Lots of sandy beaches farmers can supply Hotel is with the fresh produce income is a 60% above the Spanish average
What are the negative effects of tourism in places like Menorca in Spain?
Locals cannot afford a place to live because foreigners have increased the land values the hotels are ruined the views and remove natural vegetation
What is the multiplier affect?
When a tourist spends money on holiday the money goes three times is far this is because the money goes the primary jobs secondary jobs and tertiary jobs
What are the positive affects of tourism in Kenya?
Millions of visitors create half million jobs in the tertiary sector new roads have been built, 500 million is spent per year and is multiplied by the multiplier
What are the negative effects of tourism in Kenya?
Damage to coral reefs in the Indian ocean by boats and divers, reduce water supply for locals as they fill the swimming pool, too many animals kept for tourists
What is meant by leakage?
When the money from tourism is unfairly shared around as HICs get more in LICs get less
Where is the case study? What is it about?
The nappo wildlife Centre in Ecuador. Eco tourism
How does the napo wildlife Centre in Ecuador protect the environment?
Solar panels, can you transport, protects 55,000 acres of the Yasuni national park
How does the napo wildlife centre in Ecuador benefit the local people?
100% owned by Quechua community so 95% of employees are local so there is no leakage - use local food too
Profit pays for schools
