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Define a tourist
“People who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than 24 hours, but not more than one consecutive year”
define a domestic tourist
someone who travels within their own country
Define international tourist
someone who travels outside their usual country
Define ethical tourism
aims to minimise the negative impacts of tourism on people and the environment, including traveling to and from destinations
Overtourism: Overtourism describes destinations where hosts or guests, locals or visitors feel that there are too many visitors and that the quality of life in the area, or the quality of the experience has deteriorated unacceptably.
Mass tourism: ‘extreme concentrations of tourists in any one place, resulting in saturation of the place’
Domestic tourism accounts for what percent of all tourists worldwide in 2019?
83%
The largest proportion of international tourists come from what two regions of the world?
Europe and North America
Identify 4 of the 5 built locations.
theme parks, viewing stations, educational facilities, MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and events), medical/health facilities
Media, pilgramige, food & shopping, sport and heritage
Define dark tourism and provide an example of a specific location
Locations that have experienced or are linked to conflict, death and tragedy such as Port Arthur
Define disposable income
Disposable income: is the amount of money a person has to spend after meeting taxes, rent and other essentials.
Define grey nomad
Grey Nomad: retirees travelling in mobile homes over extended periods of time mainly for leisure and sometimes supplemented by casual seasonal employment in the destinations they travel to
List the 5 factors that contribute to tourism
physical/environmental, political, technological, lifestyle and social, informative
Explain the environmental factors that could encourage or discourage travel to a tourist location
Climate:
Topography:
Distance
Natural hazards and disasters:
Advertising to a particular age group (backpackers)
Agreements with airlines to land and leave countries
Simplifying visa procedures
Financing for infrastructure such as airports and roads.
Rezoning land to become tourist resorts
Prohibiting or limiting movement of travellers to certain places because the location cannot cope.
Other countries could be under political unrest, wars and terrorism, which deters tourists from visiting.
Explain how technological factors have increased tourism numbers
Transport
technological developments have changed transport to produce safer, quicker and lower-cost journeys allowing people to access more remote locations
Air transport is not only faster but typically carries more people per aircraft at lower costs than previously
Car ownership is more common in many places
Internet
Access to information. Online research and booking of flights, accommodation and sightseeing trips are common practice for travellers.
Surveillance and electronic checks
At airports in particular making trips safer.
Describe what it means by lifestyle/social factors as a driver of tourism and tourists
The combination of rising disposable income and increases in leisure time has greatly influenced the level of domestic and international tourism.
Getting away for a few days or a few weeks becomes an important way for people to relax and recuperate from a busy working and home life.
Backpacking, working holidays, ocean cruising and ‘grey nomading’ in mobile homes are outcomes of this lifestyle choice.
How can GIS software help the tourism industry?
Help with development of new infrastructure
ease of access, quicker, safer
No internet, no battery, confusing to use.
What is the purpose of the Butler's Model of Tourism Evolution?
Butler's Model of Tourism Evolution summarises the processes of tourist growth from early development through to mass tourism and possible decline or further growth at a particular location.
List the 6 stages of the Butler's Model of Tourism Evolution
Stage 1: Exploration
Stage 2: Involvement
Stage 3: Development
Stage 4: Consolidation
Stage 5: Stagnation
Stage 6: Decline or rejuvenation
Explain the purpose of the code of ethics, its strengths and weaknesses
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Explain the 3 pillars of sustainability
Sustainability has three pillars: environmental, social, and economic.
Environmental sustainability involves managing resources and reducing pollution.
Social sustainability focuses on equity, justice, and community well-being.
Economic sustainability requires businesses to balance profit with environmental and social considerations.
The pillars guide sustainable development and influence global sustainability goals.