• Tourism is an important contributor to many economies.
• Human resources are man-made attractions like museums and art. Others are local food, drink and traditions.
• Physical resources are natural features that attract tourists like beaches, rainforests and climate.
• Tourism can bring money and jobs to an area and also educate tourists about local culture.
• Ecotourism is a type of sustainable development, which tries to minimise the negative impacts of tourism.

This butler model shows how a tourist resort may grow. A resort may start off from being a small, low key, destination.

Seven stages of tourist development:

1. Exploration - a small number of tourists visit the area. The area is unspoilt and few tourist facilities exist.
2. Involvement - local people start to provide some facilities for tourists. There starts to become a recognised tourist season.
3. Development - the host country starts to develop and advertise the area. The area becomes recognised as a tourist destination.

• Consolidation - the area continues to attract tourists. The growth in tourist numbers may not be a fast as before. Some tensions develop between the host and the tourists.
• Stagnation - the facilities for the tourists may decline as they become old and run down. The numbers of tourists may decline too.
• Rejuvenation - investment and modernisation may occur which leads to improvements and visitor numbers may increase again.
• Decline - if the resort is not rejuvenated then it will go into decline. People lose their jobs related to tourism.