Better/quicker air travel, more paid holidays, increase in disposable income, expansion of holiday choice.
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Reasons for tourism in cities?
Museums, galleries, football stadiums, shopping, landmarks, restaurants
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Reasons for tourism in mountains?
Skiing in winter, scenery, walking, camping.
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Reason for tourism in coasts?
Sunbathing on beaches, swimming, boat trips, pier, amusements.
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Economic importance?
Creates tertiary jobs, LEDCs more reliant as it contributes more to their GDP, tourist tax goes towards improvements to infrastructure.
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External factors?
Terrorism - decrease in air travel into/out of USA after 9/11, decrease in visitors to London after underground attacks in 2005. Exchange rates - value of £ affects number of tourists. If it's low, more tourists will visit as it's cheaper.
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Front
Reasons for tourism in cities?
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Museums, galleries, football stadiums, shopping, landmarks, restaurants
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