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The document outlines various types of tourism, including domestic, outbound, and inbound tourism. It discusses the negative environmental impacts of tourism, such as resource erosion, habitat loss, pollution, and congestion, as well as sociocultural impacts like commodification, changing attitudes, crime, and cultural clashes. Additionally, it highlights the effects of natural disasters like hurricanes and volcanic eruptions on tourism and suggests that extending opening hours can lead to economic benefits.

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EOT Study Notes

The document outlines various types of tourism, including domestic, outbound, and inbound tourism. It discusses the negative environmental impacts of tourism, such as resource erosion, habitat loss, pollution, and congestion, as well as sociocultural impacts like commodification, changing attitudes, crime, and cultural clashes. Additionally, it highlights the effects of natural disasters like hurricanes and volcanic eruptions on tourism and suggests that extending opening hours can lead to economic benefits.

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Sentence starter for evaluating the significant

Topic A.1 Types of tourism


Know the differences between types of tourism

● Domestic tourism: definition – taking holidays and trips in your own


country
● Outbound tourism: definition – travelling to a different country for a visit
or holiday
● Inbound tourism: definition – visitors from overseas coming into the
country.

The negative environmental impacts of tourism


Erosion of natural resources
natural resources come under pressure with locals & tourists needing them.
Water shortages can occur with things like golf courses needed huge
amounts of water. land becomes more expensive & too expensive for locals

Loss of habitat
Building tourist facilities - hotels, golf courses etc, can destroy natural
habitat. Loss of plants and animals cannot be replaced. soil erosion is
common problem tourists & vehicles can destroy fragile habitat & scare
animals

Pollution
With the growth of tourism comes the growth of pollution: waste increases &
local waste plants
struggle to cope with it increase in litter on land & sea air pollution increases
with more vehicles on the road, noise pollution increases with tourist events
& activities sea pollution from boats plus littler
The negative environmental impacts of tourism
cont
congestion
Where there is too much of any one thing that can impact an area e.g. people, buildings,
transport

Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks

• most day visitors and domestic holidaymakers travel by car

• causing traffic congestion and pollution at destinations and attractions

The negative sociocultural impacts of tourism


Tourist – commodification
■ Commodification – tourism can turn local cultures into
commodities

■ Where in religious rituals, traditional ethnic rites and


festivals are reduced to conform to tourist needs and
expectations.

Loss of authenticity and staged authenticity

■ Entertainment that is put on especially for the tourist.

■ national dance, rituals and traditional events

■ Some feel that staged authenticity is degrading on the host


community.

The negative sociocultural impacts of tourism


continued
changing attitudes

■ Changing attitudes- the attitudes of local residents towards tourism


development has changed over time.

■ In the early stages of tourism development when there are only a few
visitors, they will feel very welcome.
■ With increasing visitor number, there is frequently a rise in arguments
amongst sections of the local population.

Crime

■ increase in tourism it is often accompanied by a rise in the level of


crime.

■ Cameras, mobile phones and expensive clothes and jewellery – tourist


become a target for criminals

■ Resorts are built near poor areas, tourist may be afraid to leave the
resort..

■ The host population then becomes resentful of tourist – don’t mix with
society or spend money in the community

The demonstration effect

■ The demonstration effect relates to the impact tourism can have on


the behavior of the host people.

■ It can lead to the host people copying the actions of the tourists and
then losing their traditional culture and values.

■ This can cause a lot of tension within the local society.

Tourist – cultural clash

■ Tourist behavior can be rude


■ Tourists do not respect local customs and religions
■ Increase in crime as tourists arrive
■ Local people, especially women and young children can be
exploited

Globalisation

■ Although tourists want to experience exotic locations and new


facilities, they also look for well-known hotels and familiar food brands.
Hurricanes
Hurricanes are giant tropical storms that produce heavy rainfall and
super-strong winds
 Death
 Damage to airports/ roads
 Flooding
 Unable to travel in or out of the country.

Volcanic eruptions
Produces lava flows/ explosions and/ or ash clouds
● Destroys infrastructure
● Stop flight
● Unsafe local people

Crossing date line


 Tired
 Jet lag
 Could miss meeting
 Awake at their natural home times

Extending opening hours


 More money
 Avoids overcrowding
 Successful destinations
 More jobs
 Happier customers
 More domestic customers
Table of impacts.

 If there is an increase in education and training it will have a social and cultural impact
 When there is seasonal employment it affects the economy
 If a destination revivals its traditional arts and crafts it is also a social and cultural impact
 Traffic congestion has an impact on the environment.

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