Tourism

• Explain factors behind the growth of tourism

  Internet: booking holidays online is easy and accessible 24/7

  High-paid jobs: tertiary/quaternary jobs earn more money and can travel freely/more often

  Access to internet: advertising, marketing through TV shows and adverts

  Channel tunnel: easy access to close destinations via train - more transport opportunities

  Cheap flights: airlines are in competition
• What are some advantages of tourism?

  - creates a variety of jobs which makes them financially stable and improves their quality of life: hotel and bar staff, taxi drivers

  - increases people's awareness and understanding of a nation and its culture

  - governments invest in roads and services in hope of attracting tourists. Locals can use this facilities too

  - tourists spend money in local shops, the shop owners gain more income and the business can be improved to attract more customers
• What are some disadvantages of tourism?

  - ecosystems are ruined where hotels and tourist facilities are built

  - litter on beaches spoils the environment and affects the wildlife

  - jobs created by tourism are often low skilled, poorly paid and seasonal, so people may lose their jobs in the low season

  - local shops become very busy in the day and locals find this irritating
• Describe the facilities of Kenya

  - grows 9% per year and is the world's biggest employer

  - creates lots of jobs

  
  

  - safari (elephants, giraffes, rhinos)

  - mountains (mount kenya: 2nd highest peak), volcanoes

  - beaches

  - cultural tours of local tribes (Maasai mara tribe)

  - water activities (snorkeling, surfing)
• Explain the advantages of tourism in Kenya - Tsavo national park?


  - helped improve national infrastructure: roads, clean water

  - promotes cultural understanding (Masaai tribal dances): tourists learn more about different traditions

  - wildlife like lions and elephants will be protected: less extinction leads to more biodiversity which attracts tourists

  - the 1 million tourists from the UK, Germany, USA provide markets for local goods: improves the economy as money can be used to improve healthcare, schooling, national infrastructure which would attract tourists
• Explain the disadvantages of tourism in Kenya and how to manage them

  - jobs are poorly paid and often seasonal

  - locals are exploited through low wages and long hours

  
  

  - wildlife disturbed by tourists and vehicles: tourists should keep to a distance of 20m when viewing wildlife

  - damage grassland and habitats: trucks and vehicles must not drive off-road

  - local cultures exploited: respect culture by not taking pictures of locals without permission as it would make them uncomfortable

  - plastic and rubbish enters waterways and harms aquatic animals: do not litter

  - not feed animals as it could upset their diets and lead to human dependency

  - buy from local goods so that the money made is used by Kenya rather than the company headquarters in MEDCs

  - speed limit 25mph to ensure safety of animals

  - hot air balloons are noisy and disturb animals

  - hotel complexes don't blend in, are expensive and use lots of resources (water is scarce and electricity is used for tourists but not locals)
• Multiplier effect


  The additional economic effects expected when money is spread throughout a community