Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Tourism -
Case Studys
- Eco Tourism - Galapagos Islands
- Where are they?
- Chain of volcanic islands
- 1000KM's of the
west coast of
South America
- Why people go there?
- 90% of land is
national parks
- Darwin formulated
his theory of
evolution there
- Impact of tourism?
- Animals are stressed
and abandon younge
- Land has changed from
forests to small Urban
areas due to hotels.
- How are tourists Managed?
- Number of
tourists restricted
- Only
allowed
in
honeypot
sites
- "The Galapagos Island
Trust" gives £25 from
every tourist to help
- Locals give
boat rides to
inform
tourists of
how to help
- How tourism has helped?
- Enviromentaly
- Economic
- Traffic
Congestion
- National park - Pembrokshire
- Where is it?
- South West Wales
- Why people visit?
- Outdoor activities
- Smallest city
in the UK
- What's the
impact of
tourism?
- Footpath erosion
- Conflict
between farmer
and visitors
- Traffic Congestion
- Change the
characteristics
of quite villages
- Increase of
house prices
- Tourist Resort - Blackpool
- Problems in Blackpool
- 1000 hotels have closed
- Cheep package holidays
- Unpredictable
weather
- more day trips
than holidays
- Looks very run
down
- Attempts to improve Blackpool
- Smarten up run
down areas
- New attractions
- Beaches have been cleared up
- Off season events e.g. confrences
- How affective have
the strategies been?
- Not very effective
- On average only 25%
of hotel rooms are full
- Suffers from poor image
- Failed to win super casino bid
- Mass tourism in a tropical destination - Jamacia
- Where is it?
- Tropical island in the Caribbean
(West Indies)
- Why People go there?
- Wide beaches
- Rum & Reggae culture
- Beautiful weather
- Impact of tourism
- 8% of population is employed in tourism
- Tourism contributes 20% of GDP
- How is tourism managed
- Encourage Eco-Tourism
- Build Eco Lodges
- Encorage use
of bikes and use
local products
- Encourage community tourism
- Problems caused by
mass tourism
- Original fishing port has
been replaced by hotels
- water sports & anchors damage
coral reef
- Hotels
pump
sewage
into the
sea
- Tourism in extreme environments - Antarctica
- Where is it?
- In the southern hemispher
- Why do people go there?
- See the wildlife
- Extremely cold
- Impact of tourism?
- Tourists arrive
by cruise ship
- Participate in extreme sports
- Visit nests
- This leads to...
- Animal becoming stressed
- Cruise ships causing oil spills
- Putting in toilets changes the natural landforms of Antarctica
- Introduction of foreign seed species
- How tourism is managed
- All tour
operators
must be a
member of
IAATO
- Ships must depose of there
waste somewhere else
- Not allowed at sights of
special scientific intrests
- Only
clean
footwear
allowed
- No more
than 500
people at
a time