economic impact of tourism: UK 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyThe economy and global superpowersASOCR Created by: Thegirlwhoknewtoomuch - Team GRCreated on: 11-04-13 19:58 outbound trips and expenditure 2005, Britons made 66.4million trips abroad, 3 times as much as in 1985- 2/3 visits were holidays, 1/2 of which werepackage holidays number of holidays continues to rise, fall in number of package holidays recently 81% journeys made by air spain/france accounted for 38% of destinations 1 of 4 inbound/ domestic trips expenditure 30 million visits into UK in 2005 (double amount in 1984)-2/3 visits were holidays- total spending of visitors was £14.2billion USA largest spending country in UK UK residents spent £85billion-industry is seasonal, most domestic/foreign visits between April and Spetember 2 of 4 Economic importance of tourism accounts for 3.5% of UK's economy 2 million jobs either directly/indirectly sustained by tourism directly related employment totals 1.4million (5% of all UK's jobs) london- tourism 2nd largest and fastest growning sector of economy, accounts ofr 8% GDP and 13%employment 3 of 4 regional problems in Cornwall attracts more domestic visitors than any other region in UK- accounts for 29% total employment experiences problems due to: high seasonality- struggles in winter, if weather is bad in summer tourist numbers decline- jobs are seasonal overcrowding in summer- roads, car parks, beaches, attractions 4 of 4
Describe the fieldwork and research you would undertake in order to investigate the impacts of coastal development. 0.0 / 5
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