Tourism - Life Cycle of a Resort
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1 The Life Cycle of a Tourist Resort. Learning objectives: • To identify the key stages of the Model of the life cycle of a British coastal resort and to assess how Blackpool relates to it. • To be able to articulate reasons for the post‐1960 decline and decay of Blackpool. • To evaluate strategies used to try to arrest this decline and an assessment of their effectiveness.
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The Life Cycle of a Tourist Resort.
Learning objectives:
• To identify the key stages of the Model of the life cycle of a British coastal resort and to assess how Blackpool relates to it.
• To be able to articulate reasons for the post‐1960 decline and decay of Blackpool.
• To evaluate strategies used to try to arrest this decline and an assessment of their effectiveness.
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In the event of a beach landing, your seat cushion will act as...
St. Martin Airport.
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St. Martin Airport.
No wonder there aren't any deck chairs at the other end....
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The Butler tourist resort life cycle model
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1850Railway access for wealthy tourists
1890 Excursion trains allow factory workers to make Day Trips
1920 One week factory holidays begin
1950‐60 Post War boomPeople get longer paid holidays
1970‐80 Growth of package tours abroad.Charter short haul flights to the Med.People seek alternative locations.Blackpool Case Study
Butlers Model of a resort cycle
Search for new ways to attract people
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The Rise and Fall of Blackpool
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How far does the Butler Model of resort development describe the evolution of Blackpool seaside resort?
