Tourism

These following slides are two case studies about Tourism in the Lake District and the Costa Del Sol.

Lake District

• History
• Attractions
• Facts

Costa Del Sol

• History
• Attractions

Lake District

The History

Late 1700- Tourism began advertised by poets and wars in Europe made people want to stay in the country. Roads began to develop.

1800s- Increase in tourism, big houses build on lakes by wealthy industrialists. Working class has a new shorter starting week, paid holidays, railway came to Windemere (1847) allowing day trips.

1900s- Increases car ownership and motorways created lots of new day visitors.

Honey Pot Sites(areas that attract a lot of visitors)

Keswick, Grasmore, Ambleside, Windermere and Bowness

Human Attractions

• Wordsworths Cottage in Ambleside
• Watersports at Windermere
• John Ruskin Museum in Conston
• Beatrix Potters Home
• Ravensglass and Eskdale Steam Railway
• Windermere Steam Railway

Physical Attractions

• Lake Windermere - ribbon lake
• Scarfel Pike (978m)
• Wastwater lake
• Blencathra Ridge
• Hellvellyn Ridge or Striding Edge - an arete

The facts

• 2 million holiday visitors and 10 million day visitors a year.
• 50% of people in Windermere and Keswick work in tourism related jobs.
• 40,000 people live in the park itself.
• 1 in 4 of visitors said that overcrowding spoiled their holiday
• Large numbers congregate in honeypots such as Bowness or Ambleside.
• Many are attracted to the scenic areas and history.

Costa Del Sol

The History

1960 - Traditional Society - 0.4million tourists.

1971 - Take Off and Development - 3.0million tourists.

1984 - Peak Growth - 6.2 million tourists.

1988 - Peak Growth - 7.5million tourists.

1990 - Stagnation - 7.0million tourists.

2000s - Rejuvenation or Decline?

Human Attractions

• Artificial beaches
• Cheap posh hotels
• Nightlife
• Water sports
• 'California Of Europe'

Physical Attractions

• Climate - Min 6C, max 31C.
• Hot and sunny dry climate.
• Sandy beaches, warm sea, Sierra Nevada mountains
• Sunlight 12hours July, 6hours Dec and Jan.