Tourist Area Life Cycle Model

The number of visitors to an area over time tends to go through these typical stages:

• Exploration-small numbers of visitors are attracted to the area, there aren't many tourist facilities
  • E.g. By the scenery or culture
• Involvement - local people start providing facilities for the tourists, which attracts more visitors
• Development - more and more visitors come as more facilities are built. Control of tourism in the area passes from…