Tourism

• Tourism is

  the organisation of holidays and visits to places of interest by large groups of people
• A tourist is

  someone who visits a different place for fun/relaxation/site seeing who will return home
• Flow maps use

  lines of different widths
• Flow line maps show

  Direction things are moving

  The volume of or number of data
• International tourism

  Someone who is leaving to another country
• Domestic tourism

  Going somewhere within your country
• Inbound

  A tourist who is coming into a country
• Outbound

  A tourist who is going out of a country
• Types of holidays

  B each

  N ature

  B usiness

  S port

  C ultural

  R elaxation

  T heme park
• Why has tourism grown over the years?

  Availability of planes and the cost of going on them

  The internet-Very easy to book a holiday in 5 mins

  Retirement-People live longer and can retire with a pension so have a lot of free time to go on holiday outside school holidays at a cheaper rate

  Low cost airlines- Provide cheap seats
• What is a package holiday?

  When your flights, hotel, transfers and luggage are all included in the price of your holiday & is organised by a company
• Advantages of package holidays

  Quick & easy to use, especially for families

  Covered by insurance if anything goes wrong

  Access to a range of deals with local hotels
• Disadvantages of package holidays

  Slightly more expensive due to website needing paid

  The range of hotels may be reduced due to their deals

  Some flights may not be available(more choice directly with airline)
• 3 popular tourist destinations

  B enidorm

  A licante

  I biza
• Tourism life cycle

  E xploration

  I nvolvement

  D evelopment

  C onsolodation

  S tagnation

  R ejuvenation or Decline
• Why might a resort start to decline?

  If they don’t keep up with modern technology

  If it does not improve how it looks

  If it is not easy to get to, does it have public transport links
• Positive Economic

  More money for local economy

  Creates a lot of jobs esp for younger people
• Negative economic

  Low paid seasonal holiday jobs

  Cost of houses in area rises

  Locals forced to shop in other areas during holiday season as prices are higher
• Positive social

  Discos and bars open very late at night

  Tourists can be taught about the local way of life

  Tourists eat and drink local foods
• Positive environmental

  Money from tourism goes to protect local wildlife area to attract guests

  Local airports and roads modernised

  Species can have their habitats protected for tourism activities
• Negative environmental 


  Litter on beaches

  Diesel from boats can pollute water

  Too many hotels destroy local scenery

  Food and drink flown into country causes air pollution

  An increase in buses and planes is bad for the atmosphere
• What is ecotourism?


  Tourism that actively involves helping the environment, while people are away on their holiday they will go out into the natural area eg sea/forest and remove litter or plant new trees
• The 3 principles of ecotourism

  Involves local communities in the development of the ecotourism resort

  Reduces the negative impact on the environment

  Respects the local rights of people
• Benefits of ecotourism

  Local community raises money and gets jobs building the lodges, giving guided tours and looking after animals

  Local wildlife flourishes as the tourists plant more trees, flowers and develop habitats for local wildlife to thrive eg birds, nests or clean rivers for fish

  Local culture is respected as it‘s used to educate tourists and on social media about their way of life. It doesn’t become entertainment eg the Irish & Irish dancing, cultural music
• What is mass tourism?


  When thousands of people go to one area or destination at the same time due to package holidays and cheap flights