Mass Tourism - Case Study
- Created by: HLeiper
- Created on: 17-04-14 09:27
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- Mass Tourism Kenya
- East Africa
- 700 000 visitors per year
- Economic Impacts
- Tourism is 15% GNP
- 2003 - 219 000 worked in tourism industry
- Only 15% of money earned goes to locals
- Environmental Impacts
- 23 National Parks with entry fees
- Money used to maintain the parks and protect wildlife
- Safaris destroy vegetation and soil erosion
- Wild animals change their ways to avoid crowds
- Coral reefs damaged by tourists boat anchoring
- Reducing Negative Impacts
- Walking and Horseback tours being promoted - preserve vegetation
- Alternative activities - less damaging to the environment
- Maintaining Tourism
- Tourism campaign in Russia called 'Magical Kenya'
- Kenya Wildlife Service will build airstrips to make more accessible - £8 million
- Visa fees cut by 50% and scrapped for U18 in 2009 - cheaper
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