Tourism Case Study
TOURISM CASE STUDIES: Some key facts for revision 1
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|7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment | |7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment in a|
|in an MEDC Ayia Napa, Cyprus | |LEDC. |
| | |Zanzibar, East Africa |
|Located on the south coast, in Greek territory, near the dividing | | |
|line with the Turkish section of Cyprus. | |Zanzibar is a group of islands 37 km off the Tanzanian coast of East |
|Tourist numbers have risen steeply – from 47,000 in 1975 to 2.25 | |Africa in the Indian Ocean |
|millions in 2000 | |The island’s economy has suffered from a decline in the spice trade, no |
|In 1988 tourist income estimates at £880 millions | |industrial development and a growing population – with 35% unemployment |
|Cyprus Tourist Office has encouraged this growth, including resorts | |Tourism is seen as an answer to Zanzibar’s problems |
|becoming specialist – Ayia Napa is a young person’s resort | |The climate is warm all year, 28-38 degrees, with cool sea breezes in |
|Climate here is 30 deg C in August with just 10mm of rain, in | |the hottest months. However, heavy storms come in April/May and November|
|January 17 deg. C & 75mm of rain | |The island is fringed by coral reefs and their are unspoiled
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|7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment | |7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment in a|
|in an MEDC Ayia Napa, Cyprus | |LEDC. |
| | |Zanzibar, East Africa |
|Located on the south coast, in Greek territory, near the dividing | | |
|line with the Turkish section of Cyprus. | |Zanzibar is a group of islands 37 km off the Tanzanian coast of East |
|Tourist numbers have risen steeply – from 47,000 in 1975 to 2.25 | |Africa in the Indian Ocean |
|millions in 2000 | |The island’s economy has suffered from a decline in the spice trade, no |
|In 1988 tourist income estimates at £880 millions | |industrial development and a growing population – with 35% unemployment |
|Cyprus Tourist Office has encouraged this growth, including resorts | |Tourism is seen as an answer to Zanzibar’s problems |
|becoming specialist – Ayia Napa is a young person’s resort | |The climate is warm all year, 28-38 degrees, with cool sea breezes in |
|Climate here is 30 deg C in August with just 10mm of rain, in | |the hottest months. However, heavy storms come in April/May and November|
|January 17 deg. C & 75mm of rain | |The island is fringed by coral reefs and their are unspoiled