Tourism

Tourism

1. Definition: is the industry that provides the services for people who go on holiday

2. Why is tourism growing?

   • people have greater disposable income
   • People have more paid holidays
   • Travel has become easier and cheaper.
   • People have more leisure time

3. Why are some areas getting more popular?

   • improved infrastructure
   • Improvement in transport
   • Better marketing

4. Attractions

   • city
     • culture, Entertainment & shopping
   • Mountains
     • Scenery, walking, climbing, skiing & snowboarding
   • coastal
     • swimming, snorkelling, fishing , water sports & seaside resorts

5. UK tourism

   • Churches, catherdrals & castles
   • Countryside & historic landmarks
   • Half of the visitors that go to the UK go to london
   • £114 billion into UK economy & 1.4 million jobs
   • The UK economy earns £80 billiona year from tourism and leisure

6. UK tourist attractions

   • Building inked to government & royal family
   • Built attractions e.g. British muesueum
   • seaside resorts
   • Sites linked to sports & well known teams
   • Places linked to famous people
   • National parks e.g. Lake district
   • Historic sites

7. Butlers tourist resort life-cycle

8. What attracts people to Weston?

   • beach
   • Aquarium
   • pier
   • Fair rides
   • Donkey rides
   • Sand sculpture festival

9. Why did Weston grow as a tourist destination?

   • The beach
   • Events
   • Good transport links
   • Attractions

10. Impacts of tourism on weston

    • Positive
      • Employment oppotunities
      • Income for individuals and Weston
      • Multiplier effect
      • Improved facilities for locals
    • Negative
      • Litter
      • Footpath erosion
      • Dog fouling on the beach
      • Traffic congestion/pollution
      • Overcrowded

11. What problems has Weston faced?

    • Pier getting burned down- 28th July 2008
    • Competition with cheap holidays abroad

12. What strategies does Weston have to cope with the large number of visitors?

    • Beach cleaning
    • Bins on beach
    • Dogs banned from beach
    • Public footpaths
    • Car parks and park and ride schemes

13. Plans to ensure the continuing success of tourism in weston

    • Seafront improvements
    • Re-building pier
    • Attractions all year round
    • Plans for indoor ski centre

14. Positive impacts of Mass tourism

    • Economic
      • Bring money into local economy
      • Creates jobs for locals
      • Boost local economy supplying tourism
    • Social
      • More jobs= more younger people stay in area
        • Improved roads, communications & infrastructure
      • Tourism income can be invested into community projects
    • Enviromnental
      • Income from tourism can be reinvested in protecting the environment

15. Negative impacts of mass tourism

    • Economic
      • A lot of profit is kept by large travel companies
    • Social
      • Tourism jobs available for locals are badly paid and seasonal
      • Traffic congestion & inconvinience
      • Behaviour of some tourists
    • Environmental
      • Transportation releases green house gas
      • Increased litter & pollution
      • Destruction of local wildlife e.g. boats damage coral

16. Increasing tourism & Reducing impact

    • Reducing negative impacts
      • Improve public transport= less congestion/less pollution
        • Limit numbers to sensitive sites
      • Provide bins for litter
    • Maintaining tourism
      • Build new facilities
      • Reduce impacts that make tourism less effective
      • Advertise & market
      • Cheaper to visit
      • Improve transport infrastructure
      • Offer new activities

17. Case study: Antigua

    • Benefits
      • Jobs e.g. Workers in hotels, souvenir sellers etc,
      • Money- From jobs & spent by tourists
      • Improved roads, airports, railways & ports & benefit the locals
      • Construction jobs often go to locals (temporary)
      • Improved standard of living
    • Problems
      • Antiguan culture being changed to suit tourists e.g. KFC
      • 96% of their money goes to the USA
      • Jobs for locals are low paid and low skilled
      • All inclusive holidays mean tourists don't spend money in resturants
      • Much of the food for hotels is imported
      • Local people might not o be able to afford the new facilities they place for tourists

18. Strategies for maintaining the importance of tourism in Antigua

    • Holistic experiences-Tourists spend time in local communities
    • History- Encourage tourists to go to museums
    • Eco-tourism- encourage tourists to work on environmental projects
    • Target the higher class tourists

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