Tourism Case Studies

Tourism Case Studies

1. National Park - Lake District

   • ATTRACTIONS include Lake Windermere, landscape, walking, water sports, fishing and cultural sites like Beatrix Potter's house
   • IMPACTS: - Traffic (Congestion/Parking) - Honey-pot Sites (Overcrowded and eroded) - Housing (Prices too high for locals to buy) - Environment (Lakes polluted)
   • SOLUTIONS: - Traffic (Bypasses/P&R/Waffles) - Honey-pot Sites (Signs/Bins/Paths) - Housing (Trying affordable houses for locals but difficult) - Environment (Speed Limits on lakes)
   • SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: - Diversifying/ Share It Scheme/ Volunteering Holidays

2. Mass Tourism - Jamaica

   • ATTRACTIONS include beaches, weather, climate, landscape and culture.
   • BENEFITS: - 20% over all GDP from tourism - 20% locals employed directly in tourism industry - Use of local resources begins ripple effect helping to spread out money.
   • PROBLEMS: - Overcrowding of beaches - Natural areas spoilt by littering etc - Trans national corporations from MEDCs involved so profit leaves the country. - All inclusive hotels mean ripple effect doesn't happen. - Low paid jobs go to locals.
   • SOLUTIONS: - Community Tourism (Homestay/ Local Tours/ Buying Local Produce) - Eco-tourism helps the environment as well as benefits locals.

3. Extreme Tourism - Antartica

   • ATTRACTIONS: - Unspoilt landscape/scenery - Wildlife - Extreme Weather - Extreme Sports (ice walking/skiing/diving)
   • VISITORS: 30+/single or coupled/MEDC rich
   • ISSUES: - Grey/Black water pollution - Oil Spillages - Disturbing wildlife - Destruction of natural sites.
   • SOLUTIONS: - Visitors and companies must have permits to visit the area and to carry out any activities. - Boats limited to 500 people (exclusive so charge highly) - SSSI's to protect important areas.

4. Eco-tourism - Galapagos Islands

   • 50 volcanic islands off South America, belonging to Ecquador
   • Trips cost average of $6000 so a lot is made from few tourists. Don't require mass tourism
   • Locals MUST be employed so money and jobs provided.
   • $25 a day from each tourist goes to conservation trust which funds conservation projects in national parks
   • Tourist are educated on conservation and become stewards
   • Locals employed in tourism so don't need to farm and spoil the islands

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