Sustainable Tourism

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Sustainable Tourism
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Tourism.

• Tourism is the worlds fastest growing industry
  (More money and more leisure time have helped
  this increase)
• There is some form of tourism in nearly every
  country in the world
• It gives many LEDCs the chance to improve their
  economies
• Better transport networks have opened up the
  world

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Tourism can help bring money to less well off
countries..
Foreign visitors attracted
Extra food needed
Growth of construction industry hotels, roads,
airports etc.
Spend money (eg. hotels, on trips, souvenirs)
Local farmers grow more food
Jobs created
Local people with higher wages spend more money
More wealth generated from taxes to pay for
hotels, roads, airports etc.
Industry grows to meet demand
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So Tourism can help an economy grow, but there is
a negative side too.

• Only 45 of revenue from tourism reaches the host
  country (kept by foreign tour operators)
• Tourism can grow so large and popular that it
  destroys the environment the tourists come to
  see.
• Tourist may not respect or even disturb the local
  cultures.

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So tourist can end up destroying the very things
that they came to see
Benidorm in 1963
Benidorm today
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So what is the alternative

• Sustainable Tourism
• People have an enjoyable holiday while still
  respecting the place people and culture
• Local people are involved in the decisions and
  get a fair share of the earnings
• There is as little damage as possible to the
  environment
• This may take the form of Ecotourism or Community
  tourism

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Ecotourism
This is when tourist travel to natural areas to
understand the natural world and culture. They
are careful not to alter the ecosystem whilst at
the same time producing economic opportunities
that benefit the local people.
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Community Tourism
In community tourism, small groups of tourist
stay with local people in their villages. They
eat local food ad see how they live. They learn
about their culture and customs and the money
they pay for food, accommodation and guides goes
straight to the locals.
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Your Task

• Use your worksheet to list the benefits and
  problems of tourism
• Find an example of a company that offers
  sustainable tourism and design a poster to
  advertise it highlighting the positive aspects
  it brings to both the tourists and the locals