Tourism Case Study - Geography Revision

Tourism Case Study - Geography Revision

1. Tourism

   • Saint Lucia
     • Saint Lucia is in the Caribbean
     • It's economic activity includes:
       • Exporting bananas
         • Bananas are a very important export to Saint Lucia
         • Problems with depending on bananas
           • insects
           • disease
           • bananas might be cheaper somewhere else
           • might not rain
       • Photography
       • Exporting Rum
       • Exporting Coconuts
       • Exporting Cocoa
     • Saint Lucia has invested in tourism so it has something to fall back on if the banana trade fails
   • United Kingdom
     • Domestic tourism is holidays in your own country and not going abroad
     • The reason for domestic holidays becoming popular in the 1950's and 1960's in the UK was the growing UK economy provided higher salaries and more time off work. Also having an annual holiday became popular
     • 2 reasons for the decline in popularity of holidays in the UK
       • It was cheaper going to Spanish resort like Benidorm than to holiday in the UK
       • British weather was too unreliable
     • Factors affecting the number of tourists visiting the UK
       • Bad weather
       • World Economy
       • Exchange Rate
       • Terrorism and Conflict
       • Major Events
   • Blackpool
     • Problems
       • Unemployment out of season
       • Beach and Sea pollution
       • Beach erosion during winter storms
       • Families frightened off by binge-drinking culture of 'stag nights' and 'hen parties'
       • Overcrowding and traffic jams on Bank Holidays
       • Unreliable summer weather - wet and windy
       • Cheap package holidays to the Mediterranean taking regular visitors away
     • Possible Solutions
       • Make more hotels and less B and B's to attract more families
       • more indoor facilities
       • Upgrade facilities, modernise attractions
       • More roads to the centre of Blackpool
     • Some strategies to cope with large numbers of tourists
       • More indoor entertainment is being provided which isn't dependent on the weather
       • It has smartened up the parts of town frequented by tourists, by pulling down old buildings and landscaping the area
       • New investment in the Blackpool Illuminations and new attractions built like the 'Big One' roller coaster
   • Antarctica
     • Extreme Environments are dangerous landscapes often with a difficult climate, and places that are sparsely settled or not settled at all
     • Extreme environments are also known as shock or adventure tourism
     • Examples of extreme environments would include Sahara Desert and Amazon Rainforest
     • Ice - diving and climbing waterfalls are examples of activities you would undertake in an extreme environment
     • People who are aged about 30, unmarried andhave highly paid jobs
     • Impacts of tourism on an extreme environment
       • Tourists can drop litter
       • Oil can spill from tourist ships
       • Tourist ships can discharge waste and rubbish into Antarctica waters
     • What is being done to help Antarctica
       • Tourists come ashore in groups of no more than 100 people
       • Ships with over 500 people cannot land
       • Hotel building is banned
       • Sewage must be treated biologically
   • Kenya
     • Mass tourism is large numbers o tourists coming to one place or destination
     • Mass Tourism Advantages
       • New leisure facilities may be open to locals
       • Tourism brings jobs to the area
     • Mass Tourism Disadvantages
       • Tourists could bring pollution and over-development
       • The activity may only be seasonal. Locals are unemployed for the rest of the year
       • The area is dominated by large travel companies
     • Mass Tourism effects
       • A hot air balloon's shadow can disturb wildlife
       • Tourist traffic crowds the roads
       • Beaches and lagoons are being polluted
       • Divers damage the coral reef as they take pieces as souvenirs
   • Nepal
     • Effects of Tourism
       • Due to pollution people have to wear face masks
       • Soil erosion - can't grow crops
       • Destruction of forests
       • Not enough security
     • Making tourism in Nepal sustainable
       • Small groups (max 16)
       • Litter collected and disposed
       • Tour guides minimise environmental damage

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