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Flashcards by John Ditchburn, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by John Ditchburn
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| International tourism | People going on holiday abroad |
| Domestic tourism | People going on holiday in their own country |
| Social | how people live together in communities and societies |
| Economic | financial, linked to money and its movement, creation of wealth and jobs |
| Foreign exchange | The total amount of wealth a country makes within its own borders |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | The total amount of wealth a country makes within its own borders |
| Life-cycle model | a theoretical model used to describe the changes that take place as a tourist resort develops |
| Exploration | attraction of small numbers of tourists to a place of interest – local people have not developed activities |
| Involvement | local population sees opportunities and starts to provide accommodation, food, transport, guides and opportunities |
| Development | large companies build hotels and leisure complexes and advertise package holidays |
| Consolidation | tourism is now a major part of the local economy – numbers of visitors make employment more secure |
| Stagnation | resort becomes unfashionable and numbers of visitors start to decline |
| Decline | visitors prefer other resorts – day trippers and weekenders become the main source of income |
| Rejuvenation | attempts are made to modernize the resort and attract different people to enjoy new activities |
| Exchange rates | the rate at which currency can be exchanged e.g. £ for €. Exchange rates go up and down over time in response to how well a countries economies are doing |
| Banking crisis | also know as the great recession – economic decline in Europe and North America from 2008-2013 |
| National Park | an area where development is limited and planning controlled. The landscape is regarded as unusual and valuable and therefore worth looking after |
| Honeypot site | somewhere that attracts a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people |
| Mass tourism | tourism on a large scale to one country or region. This is linked to the development and consolidation phases of the Butler tourist resort life-cycle model |
| Leakage | profits don’t stay in host country but go to large tour operators |
| Extreme environments | locations with difficult environments where tourism has only recently occurred due to people wanting to visit somewhere with different physical challenges |
| Stewardship | the personal responsibility of us all for looking after things, in this case the environment. No one should damage the present or future environment. |
| Ecotourism | environmentally friendly tourism |
| Conservation | the thoughtful use of resources; managing the landscape in order to protect ecosystems and cultural features. |
| Sustainable tourism | Tourism that can be carried out in such a way as to meet the needs of the present, without damaging the ability of future generations to meet their own needs |
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