Tourism Case Study

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

South-Eastern Asia . Thailand is bordered by the gulf of Thailand Cambodia and Laos to the east

Question 2

Physical factors

Answer 2

Beaches
—> Samui , phi phi island

Never get cold

March to may - hot & humid

June to October- rain & humid

November to February- warm & dry

Question 3

Human factors

Answer 3

Cheap

Festival

Decorative Buddhist
—> temples

Floating markets

Question 4

Advantages

Answer 4

• Create jobs
• new infrastructure
• learn new skills
• protected areas
• cultural exchange
• increase business opportunities

—> 20% of all baht spent in the country coming from tourist

—> tourism contributed 21.6% to Thailand GDP

—> travel & tourism is responsible for 15.9% of all Thai employment
——-> 6 million jobs

Money from tourism is spent on improving the countries transport systems , electricity supply & telecommunications

Helps promote Thai culture to the rest of the world

Question 5

Disadvantages

Answer 5

Lack of respect for locals custom and culture

Dilution of the culture westernisation of culture & food

Loss of traditional housing

Increasing traffic congestion

Garbage accumulation

Inflation

Pressure on water/electricity

Loss of farmland

Loss of culture

Visual impact

Noise

Loss of privacy

Question 6

Thailand tourism impacts economic positive

Answer 6

• the tourism industry is one of Thailand main economic sectors, accounting for 6-7% of its GDP revenue reached THB 2.5 trillion in 2016
• demand for unskilled jobs
• more jobs in hospitality
• increased demand for food stuffs (local farmers may benefit)
• increased standard of living
• job creation in tourism sector (4.5 million) this may alleviate poverty in rural communities

Question 7

Impacts economic negative

Answer 7

• work is seasonal

- low paid and unskilled doesn’t give people an opportunity to improve their quality of life

Question 8

Impacts socio-cultural positive

Answer 8

• increased pride in local culture
• increased recognition and preservation of traditional crafts and skills
• increased cultural pride
• opportunities for cross-cultural interaction improved relations with foreigners

Question 9

Impacts social-cultural negative

Answer 9

• loss of local cultures as areas try to cater to tourist needs
• increase in prostitution and trafficking
• increase food and commodity prices
• irresponsible tourism- tourist may be inappropriate and not respect local culture and people

Question 10

Impact environmental positive

Answer 10

• money can be reinvested into conservation and ecotourism
• Improved infrastructure
• increased awareness of wildlife and national parks eg Khao Yai
• built environment is improved - BTS

Question 11

Impact environmental negative

Answer 11

• increase in single use plastic
• pollution of oceans from oil and fuel for boat
• increased water consumption
• strain on land and beaches such as maya bay
• coral reef under threat due to rising sea temperatures
• increase air travel and transport leads to increase in CO2

Question 12

Extra

Answer 12

In 2016 -32.6 million visitor

400 baht to go to phi Phi island

Question 13

Sustainable tourism

Answer 13

Advertised home stay

Development of ecotourism activities- coral reef building
—>forest walks to educate the tourist on the local environment and investment in the museum to educate tourist on the history of the island

Set up strict regulations on the scuba diving and snorkelling
—> companies have to have a certification to show environmental care and education of tourist Ono the importance of coral reef

NEW HEAVEN REEF CONSERVATION PROGRAM
—> located on the diving paradise of koh Tao
This organisation conducts a full range of marine conservation activities from maintence of artificial opportunities for budding conservationist of all levels to participate in daily projects

Question 14

Phi phi is,and tourist

Answer 14

1.1million in 2019 each year

77% of maya bay is serious risk from damage by boats anchors

Planted 10 000 coral plants

Question 15

Disadvantages on the island

Answer 15

5000 people per day

80% of the corals is damaged caused by jet skis and motor boats
-> affecting the sea creatures

Visual impact
—> hotels are nearby easiest way to rid of their daily waste is by dumping into the ocean so now the ocean contains untreated waste which turtle and sea birds commonly mistake for food. After being consumed they’d lowly choke and die

Amount of hotel have increased drastically but the law restriction as been ignored these laws are usually ignored by hotel developers even the local have been affected by the construction .they have slowly been pushed off by the hotel developerers

Question 16

Positive impacts

Answer 16

Make money and help sustain their family’s people have started investing in business such as rafting and kayaking by taking loans and paying the bank back with the money they made

Due to tourism and increase in business such as restaurants boating adventures and more

Economic gain

Question 17

Phi phi island attraction

Answer 17

Natural
-beach to sunbathe and swimming scuba diving
—> white sandy beachy + clear
-

Human
-loh Calum nightlife
—> fire dancers, late night trysts and lots of alcohol
—>shopping- experience  local culture
-tonsai village Thai market
—> soveniers- night market