Geography - Tourism Key Terms

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  • Created by: isabellek
  • Created on: 01-12-14 21:18
Domestic tourism
People going on holiday in their own country
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Short haul
A holiday destination which is less than 3 hours away e.g. Spain
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Long haul
A holiday destination more than 3 hours away e.g. Argentina
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Mass Tourism
Tourism on a large scale to one country or region. This linked to the development and consolidation phase of the Butler tourist resort life-cycle model
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Extreme environments
Locations with difficult environments where tourism has only recently occurred due to people wanting to visit somewhere with different physical challenges
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Stewardships
The personal responsibility of us all for looking after things, in this case the environment. No one should damage the present or future environments
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Conservation
The thoughtful use of resources; managing the landscape in order to protect ecosystems and cultural features
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Sustainable development
This allows economic growth to occur which can continue over a long period of time and will not harm the environment. It benfits people alive today but does not compromise future generations
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A holiday destination which is less than 3 hours away e.g. Spain

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Short haul

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A holiday destination more than 3 hours away e.g. Argentina

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Tourism on a large scale to one country or region. This linked to the development and consolidation phase of the Butler tourist resort life-cycle model

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Locations with difficult environments where tourism has only recently occurred due to people wanting to visit somewhere with different physical challenges

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