Toursim

Toursim

1. The movement of people away from their main place of residence which usually includes an overnight stay. It can be for leisure, business, family or friends.

2. Types of holidays:

   • Beach holiday:
     • This is to relax on the beach and is most popular in Spain and Greece with families.
   • Activity Holiday:
     • People go there to seek challenges such as in New Zealand as it provides bungee jumping and white water rafting. This is mainly for 18-40 years old.
   • Health Tourism:
     • This is for health treatment. Many UK residents travel to Poland for dentistry as its cheap. Many women go there.
   • Heritage/Cultural tourism:
     • National and World importance to learn about the past. This is most popular to in Sri Lanka for their temples.

3. Blackpool:

   • 1735-The rich visited Blackpool and the first guesthouse opened.
     • 1846- First Railway line opened so more people were able to go to Blackpool.
       • 1870- Central Pier opened which attracted people for open air dancing.
         • 1912- More attractions such as Grand theatre, famous lights attracted more tourists.
           • 1986- First Zoo was opened-visitors declined.
             • 1987- Annual day visits declined from 7.4 to 3.9 million.
               • 2004- 11 million visited due to advertising campaigns.
                 • Rejuvenation:
               • Decline
             • Stagnation:
           • Consolidation:
         • Development:
       • Involvement:
     • Exploration:
   • Butler Model!!

4. Footsteps of the Gambia:

   • The company only employs all 22 of their staff from the local village of Gunjar.
     • All the toilets at Footsteps Eco-lodge are compositing toilets. This means that all harmful substances are removed. *(Waste used as compost).
       • The wind and the sun are used to produce electricity. The wind turbines has high maintenance costs and so the main source of power is solar energy.

5. St. Lucia:

   • Attractions: 5 stars hotel.--Relaxing beaches. --Water-ski-ing. --Scuba diving in the coral reefs on the coasts.
     • Problems: Coral is damaged by divers and motor boats. --Buried Turtle eggs are trampled by tourists in the beach.
       • Solutions: Strict pollution laws. “Turtle beaches” do not allows visitors in the egg laying season. Glass bottomed boats allows tourists to see corals without causing damage.
         • Environmental Impacts!!

6. Machu Picchu:

   • Positive: Tourists spend money in the area- income for local people.
     • Economic: Lots of money made by the tourists leaves the country as the hotels are not owned by the Peruvians.
       • Social: The local people are expected to carry bags up the Inca trail for the tourists- leads to health problems.
         • Political: Generates $40 million a year in income for the Peruvian Government.
           • Environmental: Soil erosion has occurred on the Inca trail due to the pressure of 500 tourists a day.
             • Low Income Country!!

7. Snow Donia:

   • Pressures: More people can reach them by car or coaches. --People have more leisure time. --Credit crunch allows people to take more ‘staycations’. --People feel the need to escape the pressures of urban areas.
     • Problems: More congestion (traffic). --Footpath erosion by many hill walkers. --Conflict with farmers. --House prices rises due to rich tourists buying properties.
       • High Income Country!!