E.2 Tourism and sport at local and national scale

Question 1

what is a hotspot?

Answer 1

hotspots are areas of intense sporting or leisure activity that attract above average number of visitors.

Question 2

why are tourists attracted to hotspots?

Answer 2

because they contain primary and secondary resource and are accessible.

Question 3

what does the government invest into that effects the growth of a hotspot.

Answer 3

infastructional developments, including accommodation, transport and public utilities.
creation of new resorts or theme parks.

Question 4

what are the two types of transport development?

Answer 4

external linkages and local linkages.

Question 5

can you give some examples of external linkages?

Answer 5

ports, airports and rail.

Question 6

can you give examples of local linkages?

Answer 6

roads, buses and services.

Question 7

what are the two physical factors that effect the growth of hotspots?

Answer 7

natural landscape and climate.

Question 8

could you expand on how natural landscape effects the growth of hotspots?

Answer 8

mountains such as the Apls can attract tourists.
biodiversity- costarica
coasts- mediteranian.
forests- Amazon rainforest
deserts- oman.

if the landscape is accssesable for disabled people t can increase the hotspots popularity.

Question 9

could you expand on how climate is a factor effecting the growth of hotspots?

Answer 9

hot, sunny and dry climates are attractive to a spectrum of tourists. however, the seasonality of climate leads to seasonal tourism.

Question 10

how does culture effect the growth of hotspots?

Answer 10

the language, customs, clothing, food, architecture can be attractive to tourists, leading to growth in hotspots with these factors.

Question 11

can you offer three examples where culture is a reason of growth in a hot sport?

Answer 11

architecture (Barcelona)
food (Paris)
education (Oxford)

Question 12

sporting events also cause a growth is hotspots, can you tell me why and give me two examples?

Answer 12

sporting events lead to a short-term boom in tourism.
London olymicps 2012.
World Cup Brazil 2014.

Question 13

why are sport centres often centrally located?

Answer 13

because it gives them a larger sphere of influence if they are centrally located in their market areas; as it become accessible to for more people to participate in sport which is the primary purpose of a sport centre. (you can apply this theory to tourism btw)

Question 14

what is the difference between low order sports faculties and high order ones?

Answer 14

low oder ones have provide fewer or a singular number of sports, meaning they have a small catchment area and a small threshold population.

High order sport facilities offer many sports, they are fewer in number, more widely spaced, and have larger threshold populations.

Question 15

what are the four location examples you NEED to mention when addressing the sphere of influence theory?

Answer 15

neighbourhood parks, gyms, city stadiums and national parks.

Question 16

what effects the geography of supporters for a team?

Answer 16

if they are top league or not.
if they are, they derive support from a wide area. they might even have a global following and if they do, there fans can follow them on TV or the Internet. (hight sphere )

if they are not, their support would come from a local divide. maybe from clubs scattered about towns. However it is important to note, young, localized fans may go to univieity or move for a job, causing the fan base to become broader. (low sphere)

Question 17

can you give examples of top league teams?

Answer 17

Manchester United (football)
New York yankees (baseball)

Question 18

can you give examples of lower league teams?

Answer 18

teams is the English premier league - Chelsea
, arsenal.

Question 19

when looking at large-scale sporting, musical, cultural or religious festivals, what are the two devides in location?

Answer 19

it can take place in a location that is normally not used for leisure for the rest of the year. For example Glastonbury music festival in the UK.

or

they can be temporary events in areas that are associated with leisure and tourism. For example the triathlon at Blenheim palace, Woodstock. (the second larges triathlon in the uk.)

Question 20

what are the benefits of large scale sporting, musical, cultural or religuis festivals?

Answer 20

wide spread economic benefit for regional areas.

The income from the festival makes substantial contributions to charities and support local projects such as the provision of schools and sporting facilities.

they offer employment to locals.

Question 21

what re the costs of large-scale sporting, musical, cultural or religious festivals?

Answer 21

increase in crime- drugs susbtsnace abuse and theft.

air pollution- can transport works well because of flexibility. However action is often taken for green busses to be encouraged.

waste disposal- tents and rubbish, tents are an issue as they are often not in good enough condition for charity.

nosie polution

provision of resources - energy, water and food need to be supplied and residue has to be disposed of.

Question 22

what is the case study for urban tourism?

Answer 22

Oxford

Question 23

why is Oxford famous?

Answer 23

it is a historic university sight

Question 24

where are the visitors for Oxford coming from?

Answer 24

internationally and within the uk.

Question 25

where is Oxford located?

Answer 25

South England uk outside London

Question 26

how many visitors does Oxford attract annually?

Answer 26

5 million

Question 27

how many jobs does tourism supply to Oxford?

Answer 27

5000 full time jobs

Question 28

where do people go in Oxford?

Answer 28

Botanic gardens, the ashmolean museum, the uni collages such as new collage or christ church,

Question 29

how much money do tourist generate for Oxford annually?

Answer 29

200 million

Question 30

what were the key complaints tourists had about Oxford?

Answer 30

too much traffic, over crowded and too expensive.

Question 31

what do people come to Oxford to see?

Answer 31

architecture, historic sights, punting in the rivers, nightlife

Question 32

what movies were filmed in Oxford?

Answer 32

the Harry Potter films and Brideshead revisited

Question 33

what are some key aspects of the Oxford tourism strategies?

Answer 33

provide a larger coach park and force strict parking regulations.

increase the use of public transport and park and ride.

encourage walking tours, registered sightseeing buses and cycles,

provided cohesive street signs and information.

increase the number of of season tourists to speed tourist load.

reinvest money from tourism into the infastcyure of the city to support long term sustaniablity.

Question 34

what is the aim of the Oxford tourism strategies?

Answer 34

to ensure visitor satisfaction, encourage tourist spending and to attract more tourist.