Geography- tourism
Tourism
1) Background and Trends
2) Reasons for growth in Tourism
3) Impacts of growth in Tourism
4) Sustainable Tourism
5) Approaches to Sustainable Tourism
1) Background and Trends
Tourists:
Persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes.
Tourist destination area:
A place that tourists travel to
Tourists generating area:
A place where tourists come from (source)
Tourism:
The activities of tourists and the industry that caters to their needs
Domestic Tourism:
Travelling within one's own country and still being able to experience something different from what they are used to
International tourism:
Travel which involves the movement of tourists from their own country to another country or countries.
Importance of Tourism
Accounts for more than US$6 trillion in global spending
Generates 11.7% of global GDP( world's largest global industry)
Makes up 6% of world’s exports of goods and services( generates much income from the consumption of goods and services by tourists)
Employs close to 200 million jobs in the world ( increases employment opportunities, → improves the economy within the country )
Strong catalyst for broader economic growth for LDCs
Recovers fastest from crises
Creates opportunities for interactions between people of different cultures and nationalities
In 2012, international tourism generated US$ 1.3 trillion in export earnings ( other than consumption of goods and services, income is made from taxes levied on businesses in the tourism industry too)
Trends of International Tourism Generally Increasing
(UNTWO) Number of international tourists arrivals increased from less than 20 million in 1950 to more than 80 million in 2005. By 2020, the figure is expected to soar beyond 1.6 billion.
Revenue-wise, global tourism receipts ( the amount of money tourists spend on goods and services in the country
1) Background and Trends
2) Reasons for growth in Tourism
3) Impacts of growth in Tourism
4) Sustainable Tourism
5) Approaches to Sustainable Tourism
1) Background and Trends
Tourists:
Persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes.
Tourist destination area:
A place that tourists travel to
Tourists generating area:
A place where tourists come from (source)
Tourism:
The activities of tourists and the industry that caters to their needs
Domestic Tourism:
Travelling within one's own country and still being able to experience something different from what they are used to
International tourism:
Travel which involves the movement of tourists from their own country to another country or countries.
Importance of Tourism
Accounts for more than US$6 trillion in global spending
Generates 11.7% of global GDP( world's largest global industry)
Makes up 6% of world’s exports of goods and services( generates much income from the consumption of goods and services by tourists)
Employs close to 200 million jobs in the world ( increases employment opportunities, → improves the economy within the country )
Strong catalyst for broader economic growth for LDCs
Recovers fastest from crises
Creates opportunities for interactions between people of different cultures and nationalities
In 2012, international tourism generated US$ 1.3 trillion in export earnings ( other than consumption of goods and services, income is made from taxes levied on businesses in the tourism industry too)
Trends of International Tourism Generally Increasing
(UNTWO) Number of international tourists arrivals increased from less than 20 million in 1950 to more than 80 million in 2005. By 2020, the figure is expected to soar beyond 1.6 billion.
Revenue-wise, global tourism receipts ( the amount of money tourists spend on goods and services in the country