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What is tourism?

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Tourism is leisure time spent away from your usual place of residence.

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What is the multiplier effect?

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Is the effect that happens when tourists spend money in a place and how that money affects all the sectors of the economy

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International tourists in 1950

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25 million

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International tourists in 2015

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1186 million

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International tourists forecast for 2030

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1.8 billion

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Domestic tourists in 2015

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5 to 6 billion

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How many jobs are dedicated for tourism?

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1/11

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What percentage of the world’s GDP is from tourism?

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10%

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Name the 3 countries/autonomous regions with the greatest reliance on tourism (%GDP)

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Macau
Maldives
British Virgin Islands

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Give four reasons for why is tourism important

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10% of world’s GDP
1/11 jobs is due to tourism
Tourism is the fastest growing industry
It affects all sectors (multiplier effect)

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Write 3 reasons of why has tourism grown so rapidly on the last decades

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Globalisation
Job rights
Advertising
Easier travel

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Mass tourism

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Tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same place usually at the same time

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Ecotourism

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Tourism to exotic, natural places in a reduced number, trying to not damage the place.

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Sustainable tourism

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Tourism that tries to be sustainable having a low impact on the environment and local culture.

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Extreme tourism

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Travel to dangerous, remote places often with difficult climate.

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Urban tourism

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Tourism in which a city is the main place of interest

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Sports tourism

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Tourism which involves either observing or participating in a sport event

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Medical tourism

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Travel to receive medical treatment

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Name 9 factors that affect tourist numbers

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Climate, natural beauty, history, political factors, accessibility and transport, conflict, advertising, economics, health scares

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What is a resort?

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A resort is most often a town that provides for the needs of holiday makers.

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Name the 6 steps of the butler model

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  1. Exploration
  2. Involvement
  3. Development
  4. Consolidation
  5. Stagnation
  6. Rejuvenation or decline
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Exploration

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The place starts to get few tourists and those tourists start to talk about the place.

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Involvement

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More tourists come and local people start to open shops, hotels, cafes etc.

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Development

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As it starts to get more advertised, more and more people go and so more hotels, cafes and shops open

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Consolidation
Everybody knows about it, the place gets full of tourists.
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Stagnation
The place gets so busy people stops to go and some shops and cafes close down
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Rejuvenation
The place re-advertises itself and tourists numbers rise again
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Decline
The places starts t look down and cafes, shops and hotels shut down until the place dies out as a tourist destination.
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When and how expensive was the blackpool rejuvenation campaign
2000 | 300 million euros
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Name three things the blackpool council intended to do in the rejuvenation campaign
Make the beach more attractive Smarten up the town centre Bring new attractions
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Name characteristics for extreme tourists
DINKs (Double Income No Kids) Young (30s) Adrenaline rush needing people (high-stress jobs) Fit and healthy
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Why is extreme tourism increasing?
Demand for untouched landscapes Little investment needed Improvements in travel Constant advertising
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Where is the Everest?
It is located in the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal
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How much does Mount Everest measures?
8,878 metres
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Name 3 activities to do at the Everest
Climbing Mount Everest Photographic tourism in Everest Observation of little avalanches
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From where to where does the price of an expedition to the everest rounds about?
30,000 to 85,000 dollars
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How much do most people pay for an expedition to the everest?
45,000 dollars
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The money you spend in tourism in the everest goes to...
``` Travel agencies Government Shops Insurance Companies Guides ```
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In an expedition to the Everest, you mostly spend money in....
Travel, insurance, material and guides
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Name three ways in which tourists are threatening the Everest
Rubbish (cant biodegrade due to low temperatures) Toxic rubbish Using up natural resources
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Mention four ways in which tourism is managed in the Everest
Every climber has to collect 8kg of rubbish 5% of Everest income goes directly to rubbish removal Reduced permit fees Safer journey
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Carrying capacity
Maximum population size of the species that an environment can sustain
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Name four environmental benefits of ecotourism in costa rica
Less roads that disturb the rainforest Reduces logging and deforestation Increase the number of national parks and protected areas Tourists are educated and now aware about how important the rainforest is
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Name four economic benefits of ecotourism in costa rica
Tourism is key to costa ricas economy Profits are reinvested into national parks Helps many other sectors to grow (coffee) Creates jobs for local people
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Give three examples of benefits of ecotourism in Monteverde
Ecotourists are respectful Authorities protect areas in the national parks Reinvests 80% of its profits in local community
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Name the principal environmental problem with ecotourism in Costa Rica
TOO MANY visitors put pressure in the fragile environment
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Name two economic problems with ecotourism in Costa Rica
Local people don't benefit as much as they would like | Foreign companies build infrastructure and give managerial positions to foreigners creating a profit leakage
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Give two problems with ecotourism in Monteverde
Land prices have increased | Some activities practiced there aren't so sustainable like building infrastructure
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What was the Golden Toad and when did its conservation project begin
A Monteverde endemic specie which had a conservation project since 1970
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Where is Dubai?
United Arab Emirates (Middle East)
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Give 7 reasons for why is Dubai famous for
``` Tallest hotel in the world Luxury Resorts Oil Desert No taxes State of the Art ```
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What was Dubai at the 18th century?
A pearl fishing village
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What did Dubai do at the 19th/20th century?
Trading partner with Iran and India
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What was the population of Dubai in 1960?
20,000
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When was oil discovered in Dubai
1966
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What happened when Dubai discovered oil?
There was a huge increase in wealth used to develop Dubai with modern roads, schools, healthcare, transport and NO TAXES
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What happened in Dubai in 1990s ?
It stopped being a centre for gold smuggling
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In the present day, what percent does oil occupy from Dubai's total income?
3%
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Give the main social problem in Dubai
Lower payed and poor living conditions to migrant workers
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Give three environmental problems with tourism in Dubai
Each citizen of Dubai uses up two times more resources than a person in the UK Sea bed is dredged to build artificial islands Non-renewable energy methods are used
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Give the economic benefit in Dubai
Makes the economy grow
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Wilderness
Area of land that has been largely undisturbed by modern human development
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Sustainability
Attending the social, economic and environmental needs to make development durable.
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Economic leakage
When a part of some income goes to other countries economy
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Why is tourism in national parks increasing?
Offers amazing landscapes Accesible Natural reserves Releases urban stress living

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