2. In what ways has the global
pattern of tourism changed?
3. Consider This …
“Tourism is essentially the renting out for
short term lets of other people environment
, whether that is a coastline, a city, a
mountain range or a rainforest”
Lord Marshall, former chief executive officer
of British Air ways
4. Go through these slides and
note down important facts
and figures
http://www.slideshare.net/ecumene/touri
sm-1-introduction-presentation
5. People have always had a fascination for
travel.
Tourism: Travel away from the home
environment for either:
Leisure, recreation and holidays
To visit friends and relations (VFR)
For business and professional reasons
6. Travel Motivators
This is the reason why people travel. This
can be categorised in three:
Leisure: Holiday, sport or cultural event,
educational trip and pilgrimage
Business: Conference/Exhibition,
individual meetings
Visiting friends and relation (VFR) : Stay
with family, meet with friends
7. Economic Social Political
Steadily rising income An increase in the number of
days of paid leave
Many governments have
invested heavily to
encourage tourism
The decreasing real costs of
holidays
An increase desire to
experience different cultures
and landscapes
Government backing for
major international events
The widening range of
destinations within the middle
income range
More people are avoiding
certain locations for ethnic
reasons
Government restrictions on
inbound and outbound
tourism
The expansion of budget air
lines
Raised expectations of
international travel
The perceived greater
likelihood of terrorists attacks
in certain locations
GLOBALISATION has increased High level of international
migration over the last
decade
Calls by non government
organisations to boycott
countries
8. Types of Tourism
Theme parks and holiday enclaves – Theme parks
create artificial destinations
Gambling destinations-places like Las Vegas
gambling out cash
Cruising-staying on large ships and visiting island
Heritage and urban tourism- Visit historical sites and
cultural site
Wilderness and ecotourism-visit green lands
Medical and therapy –undergoing surgery and
spend the rest of holiday on after care and tourism
Religious – visit holy land and holy places
Conflict / dark tourism-visiting location where there is
a tragic past
9. Key words
Tourism
Package tour
Travel motivators
International tourist arrivals
International tourism receipts
Tourist destination country
Tourist generating country
Globalisation
External shock
Niche markets
10. Activities
Task:
Find the meaning of the keywords on slide
above and type next to word
Complete word search , link is below
http://www.freewordsearches.net/wordse
arch/tourism
In groups of 4 on A3 sheet of paper write
down keys point you find important
WITHOUT looking at this pwerpoint
11. Finally last but not least
do well in the exam every
mark counts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12. What is the relationship
between the growth of tourism
and economic development?
13. As economies develop, there is a
increasing demand for tourism
The relationship between tourism and
economic growth has generated
considerable debate
