Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental

damage from tourism

1. What are the attractions of extreme destinations to tourists?

(p313)

Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

TASK

• Look at the next 10 photos and see who you think Extreme Tourism appeals to …

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What are the attractions of extreme destinations to tourists? (p313)

Did you miss anything out? Surfing

Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

Who is the target market?

• 30ish• Unmarried• No kids • High income

Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

Dark Tourist

• Dom Jolly goes to Chernobyl?

• Video here

Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

2. Why has demand increased for holidays into extreme environments?

1. Increased wealth (more money to spend visiting extreme environments)

2. Places are becoming more accessible than ever (e.g. Antarctica)

3. Growing popularity of eco-tourism into remote parts of the world (e.g. Amazon rainforest)

4. Marketing. More places are promoted to people today (e.g. seeing a cruise to Antarctica advertised in the Sunday Papers!) E.g. here

Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

3. What are the impacts of tourism on extreme

environments? Positive Negative

Dilutes local culture as tourists bring bad habits and globalisation

Tourists pay little attention to protecting the environment. This means that some rare habitats can be heavily damaged.

As tourists are visiting very extreme locations (surfing in Antarctica) they are unlikely to cause mass damage.

Tourists promote destinations by ‘word of mouth’ and places soon become at risk of being loved to death as more people visit it.

Tourists will bring an economic boost

to often very undeveloped areas

BBC special report task!

• Design a story board on Extreme Tourism. • Make it engaging to show off the extreme

locations of the world! • As well as plenty of extreme drawings

include;1. What extreme tourism is2. What the attractions are of extreme

tourism3. Why its grown 4. What the impacts are on the environment

Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

Welcome to my Special Report. Tonight I will be exploring the rise of a new type of tourism, Extreme Tourism.

Here is your typical extreme tourist. In his 30’s, unmarried (which of course means no commitments), care free and ready for adventure! …………………………