Tourism-Human Geography

Key Words

• Tourism - any recreational or leisure time activity which involves overnight         abcense from the normal place.
  
• Tourists - people who engage in tourism
• Tertiary - the service sector of the economy
• Attraction - a place which draws visitors because of intrests
• Butler model - a model which shows how any tourists resort may grow
• Mass tourism - large numbers of tourists coming to one destination
• Eco tourism - eco friendly tourism
• Sustainibility - development that meets the needs of local people as well as making an enjoyable holiday for tourists.

Reasons for global growth in tourism:

• Increase in car ownership
• Increase in leisure time(longer time off work)
• Greater wealth(larger incomes)
• Better transport
• Easier to book online
• More holiday packages

The Butler Model

This shows how any resort may grow and develop.

The Stages:

Exploration - a small number of tourists visit the area. The area is unspoilt and few tourist facilities exist.

Involvement - local people start to provide some facilities for tourists. There starts to become a recognised tourist season.

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