Tdm 458
Overview of Tourism
4 Phenomena that contributed to Mass Tourism * Increasing leisure time (more paid vacations) * Increasing income * Travel became possible for all * Invention of the Jet engine
Travel times NY-Sydney 1929-present * NY and Sydney are essentially at opposite ends of the world. * Since 1969 technology has not shifted much as it still takes basically a day to get from one place to the other. Now With the development of the Boeing 777 long-range jet now any two cities can be connected. This plane carries fewer passengers to make room for more fuel. But it still takes at least a day.
Be able to identify a natural, cultural, historical and man-made (human based) tourism resource
Global impacts and distribution of Tourism
Impacts of Tourism * Benefits and Disadvantages
-Economic
-Social
-Cultural
-Environment
Benefits of Tourism- Economic * Provides employment opportunity * Generates foreign exchange * Increases personal income and GNP * Can be built on existing infrastructure: What does this mean? Typically infrastructure, which supports tourism, may already exist at a destination. Like an airport, or historical attractions or resources for residents (like Tempe Town Lake which attracts tourists but is for the use of residents.) * Can be developed with local products and services * Diversifies the economy so the economy is less vulnerable to recession * Tends to be compatible with other economic actives * Spreads development * High multiplier effect * Increase government revenues
Disadvantages of Tourism- Economic * Result in high leakage- Money leaving the economy * Creates difficulty in seasonality * Cause inflation * Can result in unbalanced economic development * Increases vulnerability to economic and political changes
Benefits of Tourism- Social * Broadens cultural and economic horizons * Improves
4 Phenomena that contributed to Mass Tourism * Increasing leisure time (more paid vacations) * Increasing income * Travel became possible for all * Invention of the Jet engine
Travel times NY-Sydney 1929-present * NY and Sydney are essentially at opposite ends of the world. * Since 1969 technology has not shifted much as it still takes basically a day to get from one place to the other. Now With the development of the Boeing 777 long-range jet now any two cities can be connected. This plane carries fewer passengers to make room for more fuel. But it still takes at least a day.
Be able to identify a natural, cultural, historical and man-made (human based) tourism resource
Global impacts and distribution of Tourism
Impacts of Tourism * Benefits and Disadvantages
-Economic
-Social
-Cultural
-Environment
Benefits of Tourism- Economic * Provides employment opportunity * Generates foreign exchange * Increases personal income and GNP * Can be built on existing infrastructure: What does this mean? Typically infrastructure, which supports tourism, may already exist at a destination. Like an airport, or historical attractions or resources for residents (like Tempe Town Lake which attracts tourists but is for the use of residents.) * Can be developed with local products and services * Diversifies the economy so the economy is less vulnerable to recession * Tends to be compatible with other economic actives * Spreads development * High multiplier effect * Increase government revenues
Disadvantages of Tourism- Economic * Result in high leakage- Money leaving the economy * Creates difficulty in seasonality * Cause inflation * Can result in unbalanced economic development * Increases vulnerability to economic and political changes
Benefits of Tourism- Social * Broadens cultural and economic horizons * Improves