Definitions
Define Leisure
Any freely chosen activity or experience that takes place in non‑work time.
Define Niche tourism and give an example
Definition:Niche tourism is a form of tourism that caters for the needs of small numbers of tourists.
- Adventure example
- Movie location example
- Medical Tourism example
- Dark Tourism Example
The name for the main tourist attractions. For example climate, scenery (desert, national parks), coastal resorts, historic and heritage buildings
Primary Tourist Resources
This terms refers to when a TNC controls two or more stages of the supply chain (example- transportation and hotel)
What is Vertical Integration?
Define Overtourism
The perceived congestion or overcrowding from an excess of tourists, resulting in conflicts with locals.
Define Sport
A physical activity involving a set of rules or customs. The activity may be competitive.
This is the term for the pattern or "snow balling effect" of activity. For example, an active childhood can lead to a higher income in life, and the passing of the benefits to the next generation, creating a spiral of improvement.
What is positive multiplier effect/cumulative causation?
The physical and human features, goods and services that add value to the quality of tourist experience
Secondary Tourist Resources
This terms refers to when a TNC controls more than one company at the same stage of the supply chain (ex: owning more than one hotel group or airline)
What is Horizontal Integration?
The name of the model that shows how a tourist resort can change over time
What is Butler's Model?
Define Tourism
Travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure. Note that this definition excludes day‑trippers.
State and explain two reasons for increased leisure time
- Increase in disposable income
- Improvement in transportation
- Paid leaves
- Early retirement
The distance travled by people visiting a place or event
Sphere of Influence
Name 2 reasons for the increase rate of international tourism
1. higher disposable income
2. availability of tourism packages/tour operators
3. greater variety of tourism (Niche markets)
4. rapid expansion of the middle class
5. Increased education (more curiosity for foreign travel)
6. increased leisure time
7. infrastructural improvements (air travel, wifi, high speed trains)
Explain 3 conflicts between locals and tourists in various locations
- Loss of local culture due to tourists’ culture
- View Large cruise ships as a pest
- Severe congestion and overcrowding (People)
- Tourists disrespect historical and heritage sites
- Congestion and overcrowding (Roads)
- Tourist Pigeon culture
- Inflation
- Economic problems (overpriced services)
- Littering and pollution
Define honeypot location
A location that attracts a large number of tourists in comparison to similar places nearby
Explain the link between economic development and participation in leisure in both LICs and HICs
HIC = higher participation. Gov provides infrastructure, individuals can afford to buy tickets to sports games/events, individuals are educated in the more complex sports.
LIC = lower participation. Lack of Gov funding in infrastructure. Unable to afford equipment. Too many hours spent working/surviving. Men typically participate in more activities than women.
The name for tourism designed to appeal to senior citizens
What is silver tourism?
Describe potential economic impacts of hosting the Olympics
Positive: increased tourism, infrastructure development, job creation, global exposure
Negative: High costs, underutilized facilities, displacement of people, short vs. long term benefits
This model examines factors that affect the demand for tourism in a particular area, and the forces that may limit the carrying capacity of an area to develop a tourist industry.
What is the Hawkins Model
Define carrying capacity
The maximum number of visitors/participants that a site/event can satisfy at one time.
Name 1 barrier to female sport participation
What is: lack of time, availability, awareness of the sport, changing priorities, low confidence, negative body image, perceived lack of skill, feeling unwelcome, low income, and in some cases race/ethnicity
What is Title IX?
The term for the depletion of athletic talent from one country to another (example: WNBA)
What is Brain Drawn?
This is the annual festival in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada focused on community, music, and art.
What is Burning Man?