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Tourism Flashcards
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- 1International tourismPeople going on holiday abroad
- 2Domestic tourismPeople going on holiday in their own country
- 3Socialhow people live together in communities and societies
- 4Economicfinancial, linked to money and its movement, creation of wealth and jobs
- 5Foreign exchangeThe total amount of wealth a country makes within its own borders
- 6Gross Domestic Product (GDP)The total amount of wealth a country makes within its own borders
- 7Life-cycle modela theoretical model used to describe the changes that take place as a tourist resort develops
- 8Explorationattraction of small numbers of tourists to a place of interest – local people have not developed activities
- 9Involvementlocal population sees opportunities and starts to provide accommodation, food, transport, guides and opportunities
- 10Developmentlarge companies build hotels and leisure complexes and advertise package holidays
- 11Consolidationtourism is now a major part of the local economy – numbers of visitors make employment more secure
- 12Stagnationresort becomes unfashionable and numbers of visitors start to decline
- 13Declinevisitors prefer other resorts – day trippers and weekenders become the main source of income
- 14Rejuvenationattempts are made to modernize the resort and attract different people to enjoy new activities
- 15Exchange ratesthe rate at which currency can be exchanged e.g. £ for €. Exchange rates go up and down over time in response to how well a countries economies are doing
- 16Banking crisisalso know as the great recession – economic decline in Europe and North America from 2008-2013
- 17National Parkan area where development is limited and planning controlled. The landscape is regarded as unusual and valuable and therefore worth looking after
- 18Honeypot sitesomewhere that attracts a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people
- 19Mass tourismtourism on a large scale to one country or region. This is linked to the development and consolidation phases of the Butler tourist resort life-cycle model
- 20Leakageprofits don’t stay in host country but go to large tour operators
- 21Extreme environmentslocations with difficult environments where tourism has only recently occurred due to people wanting to visit somewhere with different physical challenges
- 22Stewardshipthe personal responsibility of us all for looking after things, in this case the environment. No one should damage the present or future environment.
- 23Ecotourismenvironmentally friendly tourism
- 24Conservationthe thoughtful use of resources; managing the landscape in order to protect ecosystems and cultural features.
- 25Sustainable tourismTourism that can be carried out in such a way as to meet the needs of the present, without damaging the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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- GCSE and A Level (7 Tourism) AQA A GCSE Human Paper 2 Fichas sobre Tourism Flashcards, creado por John Ditchburn el 02/05/2015.
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