Tourism Case Studies

Tourism Case Studies

1. 911

   • Flights were initially cancelled due to national security.
   • Following the attacks tourism into the states and world wide decreased as people feared flying.

2. Olympics

   • The Olympic games increase tourism to the host county.
     • When the Olympics take place tourists are attracted to the hot country for the games but also travel to other areas.

3. Italy

   • Adventure: Livigno, Lombardy
     • In the Italian Alps therefore popular for skiing and rock climbing.
   • Historical: Rome, Lazio
     • Rome is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world because of its archaeological and artistic treasures as well as its unique traditions.
   • Coastal: Sorrento, Campania
     • Sorrento has beautiful beaches and can get as hot as 29 degrees in April. The Summer's are warm and dry, while the winters are mild and wet.

4. Blackpool

   • Blackpool has been through all of the stages of the Butler Model and is currently at rejuvination.
     • 1. To begin with very few people knew about the area or went to it because of limited time off work and a lack of transport. During exploration some people would visit for the day and then tell friends back at the mill encouraging them to go.
       • 2. The locals living in the sea side town began getting involved by setting up B+B's and cafes enabling people to visit for the weekend. Some of the people left other work to do this.
         • 3. In the development stage of the Butler Model the area becomes a recognised tourist attraction and is advertised. Ways Blackpool developed are; the train station, the Blackpool Tower, and the Pleasure Beach.
           • 4. The next stage Blackpool went through was consolidation where everyone knows about the resort and some people move there to work in the tourist industry. During summer the place is full of tourists, hotels are fully booked, and traffic problems start to occur with car parks filling up early in the day.
             • 5. Blackpool has now reached its best, stagnation, but facilities are becoming rundown and tourists start going elsewhere.
               • 6. Blackpool began going into decline with people losing jobs due to lack of tourists. Less people go to the town because it had got a bad reputation for stag and hen do's.
                 • 7. To prevent job loss and to get a good name again the counsel put measures in place and spent a lot of money to attract more tourists. This stage is known as rejuvination. To do this Blackpool improved the Tower by adding a walking on air feature at the top and extended the Pleasure Beach.

5. Kenya

   • Kenya is a popular mass tourist destination because of its wildlife, scenery and climate.
     • Some of the human attractions are: the Gedi Ruins, Mombasa; Nairobi National Museum;and Fort Jesus.
     • Some of the physical attractions are: Mount Kenya; Nairobi National Park; and the Malindi coastline.
   • Positive effects of mass tourism in Kenya.
     • Provides a major source of income into the economy. 21% of earnings are from foreign exchange.
       • This money is spent on education and healthcare ensuring children have schools and that facilities are in place to deal with illness.
     • Provides jobs. 11% of paid employment in Kenya comes from tourism.
       • This money is needed to feed their families.
     • Nature reserves in Kenya help promote wild animals and the scenery encouraging people to help protect the natural habitat of the animals.
   • Negative effects of mass tourism in Kenya.
     • Money from tourism goes to big companies rather than local people. This means people do not feel the effect of the money they are bringing in.
     • The jobs provided are poorly paid, unreliable and only seasonal employment.
     • The amount of tourists, mini buses and balloons can disturb wildlife.

6. Antarctica

   • Tourism in Antarctica is popular because of the grey market.
     • Older people who have a comfortable disposable income and more opportunities to spend it on once in a lifetime trips like this.
   • Tourists have negative impacts on the area such as: the animal get disturbed from their usual feeding and breeding routines; many ships run aground and have oil spills; and waste from tourist boats pollute the water.

7. Dubai

   • Dubai is unique because it gets all of its tourists through man made landscapes.
     • The worlds tallest building Burj Dubai.
     • Luxury hotels.
     • Man made islands such as The World and The Palm.