Tourism

What type of impact? Local traditions are demeaned through frequent performances to tourists

• Economic

• Social

• Environmental

• Political

Global tourism has increased due to

• Increase in affordable air travel

• Less flooding in LICs

• Increase in disposable income

• Because they are planning to open a Disney Land in Spain

Internationally tourist arrivals reached 1,138 million in 2014, a 4.7% increase over the previous year, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

Where is the region with the highest growth in international tourist arrivals?

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

• Asia

Which continent has the highest number of overall tourist visits?

• Europe

• North America

• Antarctica

• Asia

Affluence means...

• The amount of leisure time an individual has

• The amount of weath an individual hasl

• The amount of food an individual has

• The amount of debt an individual has

Draw a graph from 1995 - 2010 to represent trend in global tourism numbers

Use the graph to suggest how increase in tourist numbers is linked to development (3 marks)

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How do tourist destinations attract visitors during low/off seasons?

• reducing prices and offering special offers and deals

• local people earn money through the informal economy

• increase in disposable income

• seeking new markets with main holiday periods at different times from main markets such as Europe and North America, e.g. China, India

What does this describe?: A process whereby a change in a particular input, such as increased investment (as a result of FDI, rise in tourism, government/ EU investment), causes a larger change in economic output

• Foreign Direct Investment

• Gross Domestic Product

• Higher Income Countries

• The Multiplier Effect