Tourism / tourist industryTourism / tourist industry

The January SDMEThe January SDME

Mass Tourism

• Tourism is one of the world's fastest growing industries.

• 1960 = approx 25.3 million international tourist arrivals

• 2010 = 1 billion international tourists

• 2020 prediction = 1.6 billion people.

Why has tourism increased?

• Use the textbook p248 (or the photocopy) and find out why tourism has increased so much

• Think: SO WHAT….

e.g. People have more leisure time now SO they are able to take more holidays than in the past

What kinds of jobs are involved?

• Primary industries =

• Secondary industries =

• Tertiary industries =

‘take it’ (e.g. miners)

‘make it’ (e.g. aircraft engineers)

‘service it’ (e.g. air hostesses)

What are some What are some possible jobs that possible jobs that

benefit from benefit from tourism?tourism?

Primary jobs:

Secondary jobs:

Tertiary jobs:

Exam QsExam Qs

• “Mass tourism has more than doubled since 1960. Describe and explain why this has happened.” (3marks)

• “Certain events have a negative effect on tourism. Name and explain two events that may cause tourism to decrease.” (4marks)

HomeworkHomework

• Research tourism in the UK.

• What are the most popular sites?

• How much tourism does the UK receive?

• What are the possible effects of this tourism?

• Due:

What kinds of tourism are there?

Young couples

Families with young

children

Students Retired older

tourists

Environ-mentalists

Case Study: ThailandCase Study: Thailand

Why do people travel to Thailand?

What are the impacts?

Tourism in ThailandTourism in Thailand

1990 = 5.3million

2008 = 14 million

What do people travel to Thailand

for?

Mae Hong SonWho would go here? ……………….. ………………………………………………………What do they want from their holiday? …………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………

……………………………………

Chiang MaiWho would go here? ……………………………………..….. ………………………………………………………………………..………What do they want from their holiday?.......... …….………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

KanchanaburiWho would go here? ……………….. ………………………………………………………What do they want from their holiday? …………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………..

BangkokWho would go here? ………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………..What do they want from their holiday? ……………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………..

Ko Phi PhiWho would go here? ……………….. ………………………………………………………What do they want from their holiday? …………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………..

PattayaWho would go here? ……………….. ………………………………………………………What do they want from their holiday? …………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………

Koh PhanganWho would go here? ……………….. ………………………………………………………What do they want from their holiday? …………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………

THAILAND

Computer task

• Go onto this website:

http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/images/activities/thaitourism.html

• Part 1: Look at the information about each of the different places

• Part 2: Complete the visitor sheet by matching up which tourist goes where + why

What are the jobs involved for Thailand?

• Tourism-related jobs employ 4.1 million people in Thailand, more than 10% of the population.

• What sort of jobs do they do?

• Who do you think makes the big money from tourism?

•The Thailand tourist industry makes so much money that it earns 6% of Thailand's GDP. But 70% of this money leaves Thailand for the bank accounts of foreign tour operators, airlines, hotels and food & drink distributors.

Who is Ao and how does tourism Who is Ao and how does tourism affect him?affect him?

Task:

In pairs or in groups sort the information cards to:

- work out why Ao works in Thailand

- find why mobile phone top-up cards are so important to him

- find why did Ao works in Phuket?

- decide what is right and wrong about his situation?

The impacts of tourism

• Poster task

• Use your own knowledge and the textbooks to produce a poster to show the advantages & disadvantages of tourism

– Include different stakeholders