Tourists World Flashcards
(24 cards)
Examples of Holidays
Adventure- challenge, skills and thrills development. younger market
Backpacking- low cost, independent travel. comping, youth hostels, budget hotels. student market
wedding holidays- more popular nowadays. include honey moon and the ceremony
why is there an increase in leisure time. social factors?
Holiday entitle ment1981- only 15 days, now it is 28 days
Shorter working week- 1950’s it was 6 day week, now 33-40 hours a week and flexitime
Early retirement- use money on holidays and travel
increase in leisure time. Economic factors.
Greater wealth. more disposable income, less childreen. both parents work
Currency exchange rates-money exchange rates fluctuate . impact on tourist movement.
Transport Development- car ownership increased, motorways make travelling quicker. planes and boats. cheaper airlines.
increase in leisure time. Political factors
Boundaries have opened up. easier to travel to different countries.
EU is more open with currency and relaxed borders
What is the order of the butler model
Exploration, Involvement, Development, Consolidation, Stagnation, Decline, Rejuvination
Black pool, eg of exploration
1735 first guest house built
Blackpool. EG of involvement
1840 railway built, more tourists visited
Blackpool, EG of Development
1868, royal theater and talbot road build
Blackpool, EG of Consolidation
1891-1945, blackpool tower built-circus and ballroom
Blackpool. EG of Stagnation
1980, shopping center built
Blackpool. EG of Rejuvination
26,700 new jobs made
Black pool .EG of Decline
- visitor nights went from 16 million to 10.5 million
Positive effects of tourism
Beaches protected for turtle eggs
newly built hotels with recycling facilities adn sewage facillities
Transport improvement
Jobs created
Negative impacts of tourism
Big buildings more pollution and waste Low paid jobs to minors no fish for fishermen Distraction to the enviroment.
Ecotourism. Why is this good?
reduces impact of host community
local employment is boosted
locals invloved in descion making
key focuse to educate tourists about culture and enviroment
guests learn to compromise with fewer luxuries
provides positive experience
Footsteps Gambia. where is it
near village of Gunjur. Far west of Gambia. 20 miles from the capital: Banjul
what does it include?
9 huts
encourages sustainable development
how do they manage waste?
used as compost
waste is used more than once
How do they work with their locals
Give a profit of their makings to the locals
what are their principles?
minimize impacts contribute to conservation employ locals manage natural areas with local people educate visitors
how do they contribute to conservaton?
natural vegetation and recycling program.
employing local people. how do they achieve this?
22 staff from local town. 20% profits go to locals
how do they manage natural areas with locals?
water for pool is filtered through reeds. Hand built huts. compost to grow plants
how do they show tourists or educate them?
wind and sun produce electricity. Huts are natural. fewer luxuries.
