Tourism

Question 1

What is mass tourism?

Answer 1

When large numbers of tourists come to one destination (development and consolidation)

Question 2

What is extreme tourism?

Answer 2

Tourism that involves travelling to to challenging places and participating in dangerous activities

Question 3

What is eco-tourism?

Answer 3

Environmentally friendly tourism where the people involved seek to protect the environment as much as possible to allow for some level of education as well

Question 4

How much money was made worldwide in 2007 from tourism?

Answer 4

$500 billion

Question 5

How many international arrivals were there in 1950?

Answer 5

25 million

Question 6

How many international arrivals were there in 2005?

Answer 6

806 million

Question 7

How many international arrivals are there expected in 2020?

Answer 7

1.6 billion

Question 8

What are some social factors which increased tourism?

Answer 8

• fewer children
• expansion of holiday choice
• easier access(long haul flights)
• increased awareness
• life expectancy increasing/retiring faster

Question 9

What are some economic factors that increased tourism?

Answer 9

• more disposable income
• 2 working parents
• all inclusive, package holidays
• cheaper

Question 10

What is the first stage of the Butler tourist life cycle model?

Answer 10

Exploration:

• small numbers of visitors due to beaches, history or natural beauty
• locals have not yet developed tourist facilities

Question 11

What is the second stage of the Butler tourist life cycle model?

Answer 11

Involvement:

-locals see opportunities and provide accommodation, food ,transports and guides

Question 12

What is the third stage of the Butler tourist life cycle model?

Answer 12

Development:

• large companies start to exploit the area by building hotels, advertising package holidays
• numbers increase rapidly
• job opportunities start to grow

Question 13

What is the fourth stage of the Butler tourist life cycle model?

Answer 13

Consolidation:

• major part of countries economy
• employment is more secure
• rowdiness becomes a problem
• some facilities become rundown

Question 14

What is the fifth stage of the Butler tourist life cycle model?

Answer 14

Stagnation:

• resort becomes unfashionable
• numbers of visitors decline
• businesses often fail

Question 15

What happens in rejuvenation?

Answer 15

attempts are made to modernise the resort and attract different people to enjoy new things

Question 16

What happens in decline?

Answer 16

visitors prefer other resorts and day trippers and weekender’s become main tourists

Question 17

What are some advantages to tourism?

Answer 17

• gain knowledge and awareness about fragile ecosystems and cultures
• new infrastructure brought in such as airports, hotels, roads
• make revenue

Question 18

What are some disadvantages to tourism?

Answer 18

• disrupt natural beauty and become ruined
• pollution in noise, air and litter
• locals may not be able to afford to live and house prices would rise
• lose culture