Tourism Part 1 slides 2016

1. CBSS Pure Geography
Human Geography
Unit 1 : Global Tourism

2. How does the nature of tourism
vary from place to place?

3. Activity 1: Pick your tourist destination
• In your groups,
• Discuss and list 3 tourist attractions in Asia
that you know about.
• Write down 3 things positive and 3 things
negative about the 3 attractions.
• Decide on the one that you feel is a must to
visit.
• Write down what is the key factor that makes
it a must visit.
5 minutes discuss
5 minutes write down
4 minutes present

4. Site 1 Site 2 Site 3
Pros Pros Pros
ConsConsCons
Our final choice is:

5. Who are tourists?
• Persons travelling to and
staying in places outside
their usual environment
(homes) over 24hrs but
below a year.
• For leisure, business and
other purposes.

6. Scenic Beauty
• Natural environments
– Waterfalls, coral reefs, rainforests, deserts, rivers,
etc.
– Himalayas in Asia (Nepal); Beaches (Phuket);
Jiuzhaigou (China)
• Honeypot tourism
– Tourism that attracts large crowds due to a site’s
scenic beauty.
– Grand Canyon (America); Halong Bay (Vietnam)

7. Places with good facilities
• MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions
& events)
–Infrastructure in place to hold large scale
events.
–Hotels, transportation, exhibition gounds,
etc.
• Case-study – Singapore
–YOG, Asean Games, SITEX, etc

8. Educational Facilities
• Travel for education purposes / learn
something about the place (language /
heritage)
–Wildlife observation tours (Sri Lanka)
–Overseas education (prestigious universities
– IVY League / OxBridge)

9. Medical and Spa facilities
• People travelling internationally for
medical and health reasons.
• Tend to be from DC to LDC.
–Lower costs, similar qualities
–Occasionally from LDC to DC (for better
quality services)
–Thailand, Korea, Singapore

10. Health tourism
• Travel with the aim to maintain, enhance
or restore mind and bodies.
• Spas, thermal hot springs, etc.
• Dead Sea (Isreal), Taiwan, Japan

11. Theme Parks
• Places with amusement park settings.
• Movie / Fairy Tale setting.
• For the young and old.
• Disneyland, Universal studios, Lotte World,
etc.

12. Place with rich culture

13. Rich Culture
• Distinct ways of life developed over time.
• Includes language, social customs, values and
beliefs.
• Travel to ‘feel like a local’, to experience the
history.
– Heritage tourism
– Film-induced tourism
– Gourmet food and shopping
– Pilgrimage tourism

14. Heritage Tourism
• Experience culture and better understand
history.
• Promote a country’s identity, culture and
history.
– Museums; Historical sites; Events; etc.

15. Online Research Task
• For each of the locations you have
been allocated,
–Search online for something that will
meet the requirement of heritage
tourism.
–You need to identify the item and
justify why it fits as heritage tourism.

16. Jerusalem, Isreal
• Ancient Jewish,
Muslim &
Christian holy
city.
• Has many ancient
churches and
mosques.
• Place of
pilgrimage for all
3 religions.
• Eg, Wailing Wall.
Example

17. Places of conflict
• Dark Tourism
–Travel to sites that are associated with
death and tragedy.
–Survivors, family of victims, people who
want to learn more.
–Battlefields, forts, museums, etc.
–Natural or man-made disasters
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18. Space tourism
• Space Tourism
–Travel beyond the earth’s atmosphere into
space.
–Includes trips to the ISS (International Space
Station) by the Russian Space Agency
• Very costly (over $20 million for 8-15 days)
– Suborbital flights – to experience weightlessness.
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20. Factors affecting the nature of tourism
• Natural and Human factors can and will
affect tourism.
–Landscapes, weather, potential disasters.
–Costs, quality of infrastructure, reputation.
• Stakeholders (groups of people) have
vital roles in promoting tourism.

21. Group Task
• In your groups, discuss and put
down key points on the factor
given and how it affects the
nature of tourism.
10 mins prep
2 min presentation
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22. Group 1 (Government & Media)
Government
Function:
Example:
Media
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23. Group 2 (Media & International Organisations)
International Organisations
Function:
Example:
Media
Function:
Example:

24. Group 3 (Travel Writers & International
Organisations)
International Organisations
Function:
Example:
Travel Writers
Function:
Example:

25. Gateway 2
Why has tourism become a global
phenomenon?