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Question 1

1. Exploration Stage (Tourist Arrivals)

Answer 1

• A small number of adventurous tourists travel there individually.
• Visits are irregular and do not occur throughout the year.

Question 2

1. Exploration Stage (Tourists’ contributuons to local economy)

Answer 2

•Tourists make minimal contributions to the local economy.

Question 3

1. Exploration Stage (Features of Destination)

Answer 3

• Natural attractions or features which offer scenic views or attractive unspoilt natural environment.
•Cultural attractions with landmarks of historical or heritage value.
•Lack of facilities (e.g. car parks, roads, toilets) for tourists.

Question 4

1. Exploration Stage (Example)

Answer 4

• Jaco Island, Timor Leste:

• Few international visitors due to inaccessible location and lack of tourism facilities.
•Houses the only national park in the country with attractive beaches.

Question 5

2. Involvement Stage (Tourist arrivals)

Answer 5

• Increase I tourist arrivals during to and increase in advertisements and publicity.
• Tourist arrivals vary at different times of the year.
•Peak and non-peak tourist seasons develop.

Question 6

2. Involvement Stage (Tourists’ contributions to local economy)

Answer 6

Tourists’ contributions to the local economy begin to grow.

Question 7

2. Involvement Stage (Features of destination)

Answer 7

• The destination experiences a rise in goods, services and facilities to cater to tourists.
• Goods and services are usually provided by locals.
• Amenities and facilities requested by locals, are usually built and maintained by local authorities.

Question 8

2. Involvement Stage (Example)

Answer 8

• Kuang Si Waterfalls, Laos:

• Authorities invested money to improve facilities at the water fall.
• Increase in number of travel agencies and transport providers to enhance accessibility from the town area to the waterfall.
•Increase in tourists visiting the waterfalls.

Question 9

3. Development Stage( Tourist Arrivals)

Answer 9

• Tourist Arrivals increase rapidly

Question 10

3. Development Stage (Tourists’ contributions to local economy)

Answer 10

• Tourism sector employs a significant number of workers contributing significantly to the local economy.

• Labour from other parts of the country and other countries will be attracted to work in the booming tourism sector of the destination.

Question 11

3. Development Stage( Features of Destination)

Answer 11

• The number of attractions and facilities built increase rapidly. Large businesses build more elaborate facilities and man-made attractions.
• Heavy advertising of the destination
• Increase in large and medium businesses in retail and leisure.
• Destination becomes recognised as a tourist destination.

Question 12

3. Development Stage (Example)

Answer 12

• Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam:

• Received investments to build an international airport and seaport.
• Attracted major businesses within the tourism industry.
• In 2019, it had a rapid increase in tourist arrivals to 5.1 million.
• Tourism sector employs a significant proportion of the local population.

Question 13

4. Consolidation Stage (Tourist arrivals)

Answer 13

• Total annual tourist arrivals ar the destination outnumber the local population.
• Growth in annual tourist arrivals starts to slow.

Question 14

4. Consolidation Stage ( Tourists’ contributions to local economy)

Answer 14

• Tourism industry dominates the local economy and continues to employ a significant number of workers and contributes significantly to the local economy.

Question 15

4. Consolidation Stage( Features of Destination)

Answer 15

• Slowing down in the number if attractions and facilities built.
• Majority of tourist facilities and hotels are often owned by large multinational companies, supporting large numbers of tourists.

Question 16

4. Consolidation Stage (Example)

Answer 16

• Goa, India :

• Tourism sector employs a significant proportion of the local population.
• In 2019, foreign tourists (7 million), outnumber locals (1.5 million) .
•Mang large multinational companies such as Marriott International own hotels such as the West in Goa and the W Goa.

Question 17

5. Stagnation Stage ( Tourist Arrivals)

Answer 17

-Tourist arrivals have peaked and begin to decline as the destination has reached or has exceeded its carrying capacity.
- Tourist arrivals exceed the maximum number of people the environment can accommodate, resulting in negative effects.

Question 18

5. Stagnation Stage ( Tourists’ contribution to local economy)

Answer 18

•Contributions to the economy start to stagnate.

Question 19

5. Stagnation Stage (Features of destination)

Answer 19

•Destination may no longer be attractive
•Facilities and attractions may decline as they become old and run down.
•Tourists start to feel that the location no longer has anything to offer them in terms of experience or interest.

Question 20

5. Stagnation Stage (Example)

Answer 20

•Hawaii, USA (1990s to 2000s) :

• Tourism arrivals and expenditures began to decline in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
•Waikiki, a major tourism spot, had become very crowded and the facilities and attractions were getting old and run down and in need of major renovations.

Question 21

6. Decline (Tourist arrivals)

Answer 21

•Destination becomes more attractive again by:

• New investments to develop attractions and facilities.
• Re-branding of the destination leading to an increase in tourist arrivals again.

Question 22

6. Decline (Toursits’ contributions to local economy)

Answer 22

•Contributions to the economy decline significantly

Question 23

6.Decline (Features of destination)

Answer 23

•Lical businesses are affected and may close, negatively affecting the economy and livelihoods
•Less money available to maintain and improve facilities
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