Tourists World Flashcards

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What is the definition of a tourist?

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Someone who stays away from home for at least one night

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What are social reasons that tourism is growing?

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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

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What are political reasons for growth in tourism?

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-more countries in the EU so you can visit more countries without signing a VISA

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What are some economic reasons for growth in tourism?

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Weekly income increased - 1971: £175 2001:£310

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What are some environment reasons why tourism has grown?

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More airports like gatwick

M5 was built in 1962 to Devon and Cornwall

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What is a domestic tourist?

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When someone stays in their own country as a tourist

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What’s a international tourist?

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When someone visits a different country

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What’s a package holiday?

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When the travel agent books all the flights hotel ect for you

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What’s an independent holiday?

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When you book everything yourself

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Why has independent tourism risen?

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Social: more exotic places, trip advisor
Economic: cheaper, easier to book online
Technological: online, more airports built

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What is the exploration stage of the butler model tourism?

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Slowly increasing very few tourists because there is no hotels and very few tourists facilities

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What is the involvement stage of the butler model tourism?

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Still slowly increasing and more tourist facilities

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What is the development stage of the butler model?

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A rapid increase new hotels built and lots of tourist facilities

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What is the consolidation stage of the butler model?

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Most popular period of tourists and many package holidays

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What is the stagnation stage of the butler model?

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Slowly decreasing as the resort is out of fashion and has a bad reputation

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What is the decline stage of the butler model?

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Tourist is rapidly decreasing and it cannot offer the facility is any more

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What is the rejuvenation stage of the butler model?

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Resorts invest in new facilities and tourism begins to increase

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What happens in the exploration stage in Benidorm in the butler model?

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In 1952 that are few hotels only used by Spanish tourists

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What happens in the involvment stage in Benidorm in the butler model?

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In 1957 the first package holiday makers from the UK arrived and bikinis were allowed to be worn on the beach which encouraged tourism

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What happens in the devopment stage in Benidorm in the butler model?

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In 1960 major construction begins of hotels along Benidorm is two beaches

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What happens in the consolidation stage in Benidorm in the butler model?

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Tourist numbers meet 12 million visitors per year in 1977 and in 1967 the Alicante airport opens

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What happens in the stagnation stage in Benidorm in the butler model?

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In 1990 Benidorm and received a tacky image given by a newspaper article

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What happens in the rejuvenation stage in Benidorm in the butler model?

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In the to thousands Benidorm seeks to reinvent itself with high class hotels like the grand hotel Bali

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What happens in the decline stage in Benidorm in the butler model?

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2005 Benidorm had 5 million visitors compare to 12,000,000 in 1977

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What are the positive effects of tourism in Spain in Menorca

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Lots of sandy beaches farmers can supply Hotel is with the fresh produce income is a 60% above the Spanish average

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What are the negative effects of tourism in places like Menorca in Spain?

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Locals cannot afford a place to live because foreigners have increased the land values the hotels are ruined the views and remove natural vegetation

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What is the multiplier affect?

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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

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What are the positive affects of tourism in Kenya?

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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

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What are the negative effects of tourism in Kenya?

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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

30
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What is meant by leakage?

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When the money from tourism is unfairly shared around as HICs get more in LICs get less

31
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Where is the case study? What is it about?

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The nappo wildlife Centre in Ecuador. Eco tourism

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How does the napo wildlife Centre in Ecuador protect the environment?

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Solar panels, can you transport, protects 55,000 acres of the Yasuni national park

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How does the napo wildlife centre in Ecuador benefit the local people?

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100% owned by Quechua community so 95% of employees are local so there is no leakage - use local food too
Profit pays for schools