Tourism Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is a domestic tourist?
People who go on holiday in their own country
What is an international tourist?
People who go to another country for their holiday
What is a tourist?
A person who stays for more than a day in a place that is not his or her usual environment for any purpose
What is tourism?
Tourism means that all activities that tourists take part in, and the services that support them
Name types of tourism?9
- holiday (annual leave, short break) - sporting events - pilgrimage - festival - business meeting - staying with friends or family - conference - educational trip - medical treatment
List five environmental tourist attractions?5
- climate - beaches - national parks/reserves - scenery -wildlife
List five human tourist attractions?5
- low crime rate - recreational facilities -cultural heritage - local cuisine - conference centres - access
What is leisure?
Time free for enjoyment
List the six stages of butler’s model?6
- exploration - involvement - development - consolidation - stagnation - decline or rejuvenation
What is ecotourism?
Tourism that focuses on protecting the environment and the local way of life also known as green tourism
How could does tourism affect jobs in poorer countries?
extra jobs are created indirectly as hotels buy produce from local suppliers go feed visitors
How could tourism affect small businesses?2
Many small businesses have been started up to serve the tourists themselves and supply the services they demand Including ; taxi, bar, restaurant, builders
How could holiday money affect tourism in poorer countries?2
Tourists spend their holiday money in pounds, U.S. Dollars or euros This can be used to buy goods and services from abroad
Explain the exploration stage of butlers model?
- a small number of visitors are attracted by : good beaches, attractive landscape, historical or cultural features
Explain the involvement stage of butlers model?2
The local population sees the opportunities and starts to provide : accommodation, food, transport, guides and other services for the visitors
Explain the development stage of butlers model?3
- large companies build hotels and leisure and complexes and advertise package holidays - number of tourists rises dramatically - job opportunity for local people grow rapidly, but this brings both advantages and disadvantages
Explain the consolidation stage of butlers model?6
- tourism now a major part of local economy - at the expense at other types of development - numbers of visitors are steady making employment more secure - but some hotels and other facilities are becoming older and unattractive - the type of customers attracted goes downmarket - rowdiness becomes a problem
Explain the stagnation stage of butlers model?2
- the resort becomes unfashionable and number of visitors starts to decline - businesses change hands and often fail
Explain decline of rejuvenation?4
-DECLINE : visitors prefer other resorts, day trippers and weekenders become the main source of income - day trippers and weekenders become the main source of income REJUVENATION : attempts are made to modernise the resort - attract different people to enjoy new activities
What is a honey pot site?
A location attracting a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers place pressure on the environment and people
Define the term extreme environments?2
Locations with particularly difficult environments where the development of tourism has recently occurred due to a niche market demand for somewhere different physical challenges
Define stewardship?2
-The personal responsibility for looking after things, in this case the environment - no one should damage the present or future environment
Define conservation?2
- The careful and planned to use of resources in order to manage and - maintain the natural environment for future generations
What factors might make a tourist not want to go to an area?
Growth elsewhere Natural disasters Bad exchange rate Acts of terrorism Bad media coverage
