GCSE Geography - Tourism.
GCSE Geography - Tourism.
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GCSE Geography - Tourism - JOBS
Job Contribution To Tourism.
Taxi Driver
Ferry Operator
Tour Guide
Pilots - Co Pilots - Air Hostess - Ground Crew - Instructor
Entertainment Director
Farmers
Catering - Chefs - Cooks - Supplies
Pubs/Resturants - Cooks - Barmen
transport - Truck drivers - Fuel
GCSE Geography - Tourism - JOBS
Job Contribution To Tourism.
Security - Police Officers - Bouncers
Cruise ships - Ship Building - Transported Materials
GCSE Geography - Factors Behind Growth In Tourism
GCSE Geography - Factors Behind Growth In Tourism
Internet allows people to research and book their own holidays very easily and often at a lower price.
Changing lifestyles such as early retirement, means that people can go on holiday more often.
People recieve higher salaries and the average worker benifits from paid holiday leave, Therefore people are able to afford more than one holiday and to destanations further away
Disposable Income - Mone left over from paying mandatory bills e.g. Gas - Electric.
Improved Accessibility through the euro Tunnel has reduced driving time. Airports have also expanded to to make travel more efficinent/
Travel is becoming more cheaper
GCSE Geography - Factors Behind Growth In Tourism
GCSE Geography - Factors Behind Growth In Tourism
Advertising and holiday advertisments on TV promote new destanations and activities
People have much more leisure time, than in the past on average people have four weeks of paid leave ech yeah from their job.
GCSE Geography - Tourist Destanations
MIddle East - 46%
Asia - 43%
Europe - 540%
America 16.3%
Asia and Pacific - 20.3%
GCSE Geography - Tourist Destanations
Top 10 - Tourist Destanations
France - 75 Million visitors a year
Spain - 52 Million visitors a year
USA - 41.2 Million visitors a year
Italy - 40 Million visitors a year
China - 33 Million visitors a year
United Kingdom - 24.7 Million visitors a year
Austria - 19.1 Million visitors a year
Mexico - 18.7 Million visitors a year
Germany - 18.4 Million visitors a year
GCSE Geography - Tourism
GCSE Geography - Tourism
Special interest groups
Thrill seekers - Mountain biking - Skiing - Hiking
Adrenaline - Snow boarding - Sky sports - Water sports
(Wales) Mountain biking
(Oxford) Historical Interest - Architecture
GCSE Geography - Tourism
Business Travel
University - Lecturers - student (Oxford)
Business men - People who want to start a business - Dubai
Families
Museums, shopping - oxford UK
Cruises - Australlia
Special Needs Group
Independant
Bagpackers
Campers
GCSE Geography - Tourism
Uniques Destanations
Ayres Rock - Australlia
Statue Of Liberty - New york city
Pentagon - London Eye - Big Ben
Stonehenge - UK
Mount rushmoore - USA
Leaning Tower of Piza
Pyramids of Giza - Egypt
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Tourist Destinations -
Stonehenge - Wiltshire - United Kingdom
Tourism. - Students/University from other country, family, historians, Architects, Cultural, Religious People
Open to visitors on the weekends
Different Age Groups - Elderly Young
Historical interest
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Tourist Destinations -
Statue Of liberty - New York city - USA
Tourism - Family's - Historians, Architects
Business Travel - Opportunities to start a tourism industry
Family's - Museums - shops
Open Daily to Visitors - 9:30 - 5.00pm
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Tourist Development In
Environment
Loss of Land
Damage to local environment
Defending Environment
Social
Violence - Aggression - Large Amounts of anger between people - Increased Population
Cardwell - Queensland - Australia - Between 2 world heritage sites
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Tourist Development In
Development
Port Hinchinbrook
Marina
Development Lots
2000 bed hotel
Pollution from construction works
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Key Words
Exploration - Independent tourism in a new area
Involvement - Local involvement in tourism e.g. Local Promotion
Development - Local people become more involved in promotion, attracting more visitors, package holidays begin
Consolidation - tourism is an important and social activity - Land is given over for resort construction
Capacity - Number of people or development that a place can support
Stagnation - Increased local opposition to tourism, plus a growing awareness of environmental - Social And Economic problems
Rejuvenation - Losses of attractions are compensated by new popular man made facilities
GDP - Gross Domestic Produce - Total value of good/services divided by population
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Case Studies - Ibiza
Clubbing tourism in Ibiza
Ibiza - Spain
1988 - Music from Ibiza took back to Britain - discovering new Music
People opening clubs and restaurants
80% Of local Community depend of tourism to make a living
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Case Studies - Ibiza -
Benefits
Improved Standard Of Living on the island for local Residents
Improved Economy
More Opportunities - Job Opportunities
Conflict
Rural Deprovation
People are forced to move from rural to local area
people are moved to higher paid jobs in tourist resort
Crime is higher - Drugs - Violence
Seasonal Un-Employment
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Case Studies - Exmoor N
Exmoor National Park
Conflict between conservation and need to conserve local community
Lack of affordable homes
People are paid low salaries - and cant afford to buy houses
Young people will eventually forced out of national parks
Planning permission needed from national park authority.
House Prices 60% higher than national average
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Case Studies - Box Hill
Box Hill, Surrey
National Trust Area
Important tourist destanation
SSSI (Sight Of Special Scientific Interest) - Chalk Grassland
Diverse Species - Rare Plants - Man Orchids
Venue for Olympic Road Cycling 90.000 People expected
Managed Areas For Spectators
Not allowed to walk whereever they want
Exessive trampling could be a threat
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Case Studies - Studland
Studland Beach, Dorset
Very popular tourist destanation
National Trust Area
Jurassic Coastline - World Heritage site
Fragile Sand Dune environment
Roped off section - Allows fragile grass to grow back and stabilize dunes
Cafe - Encourage people to eat there, and not on beach
Wooden board Walks - Encourage people to use designated walk areas
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Case Studies - Samoa
2 Main Islands
Coconuts are sold and harvested for money
Fishing
Market economy - Based on use of resources to sell and earn money
Money - Exchange on buying resources
Sports become part of an everyday life
Provides Modern homes/hotels
Tourism began in 1960
Modern Transportation
GCSE Geography - Tourism - Case Studies - Samoa (C
Timber industry ran by australlians
International Airport opened in 1962
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