The growth of tourism

Learning objectives:I can explain the social causes of the growth in tourism.

I can explain the economic causes of the growth in tourism.I can explain the social political of the growth in tourism.

Why are destinations like this developing?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyIPMRci7Xw

• Can you think of economic, social and political reasons?

Tourism growth

Describe the pattern shown on the graph (4)

Things to remember: Write a paragraph analysing the graph, using dates, numbers (millions) and global regions in your answer. Try and look at the overall trends rather than writing a detailed year-by-year account. Include some simple statistics, such as the difference between 1950 and 2005 and percentage changes.

Self assessment: annotate your work if there is anything you could have added

• It has increased approximately 70 times, from about 10 million in 1950 to 700 million in 2000. Since around 1960 the rate of increase has been fairly consistent, except for a short period during the early 1980s.

• Europe remains the dominant international destination, but there has been a significant rise in the popularity of the Americas and Asia and the Pacific. The Middle East and Africa remain relatively insignificant.

Why has there been a growth in tourism?

Categorize factors into social, economic and political reasons

Using the textbook….

• Explain the reasons for the growth in tourism (6)

Success criteria:• Categorise the factors into political, social and

economic reasons• You have 10 minutes to read the information• You have 8 minutes to write your answer

without the aid of the textbook

Growth in tourism

(a) Explain how each of the following factors is responsible for the increase in the number of people taking holidays:

• Disposable income• Increased leisure time• Developments in transport and communications• Changes in people’s freedom to travel.(b) Which of these factors would you use to explain

why fewer people in LICs are ‘international tourists’?

Additional exam practice1. Describe the growth in international tourism. (3)

2. Outline the reasons why many people now have more leisure time. (3)

3. Give two reasons why holidays have become more affordable. (2)

4. Explain how the EU has led to a growth in tourism. (6)