TOURISM

THINK: What is tourism?

Write down what you think tourism is.

Tourism is....

• Tourism is the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal place of work and residence, the activities taken during their stay in those destinations, and the facilities they use while they are there.

BRAINSTORM: Why do people travel?

In groups; • Create a mind which lists reasons

why people might travel.

Why people travel

Which three countries do you think are the top destinations to travel

to?

Rank Arrivals in 2011 (million)

Arrivals in 2012 (million)

Change %

1.France 81.6 83.02. United States 62.7 67.03. China 57.6 57.74. Spain 56.2 57.75. Italy 46.1 46.46. Turkey 34.7 35.77. Germany 28.4 30.48. United Kingdom 29.3 29.3

9. Russia 22.7 25.710. Malaysia 24.7 25.0

Number of tourists who arrive per country

The importance of tourism to the global economy

• Read information and complete worksheet.

What world events effect tourism?

• Terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre• The bombing in Bali• The Arab- Israeli conflict• The war in Iraq • The SARS health scare/ bird flu.• The ongoing thread of terrorism.

The effects of major world events on tourism.

1. Task: Read ‘The attacks on the World Trade Centre’ OR ‘The Bali Bombings’ and answer the questions provided.

2. In pairs, discuss the answers to your questions.

The positive and negative impacts of tourism.

1. In groups of four- discuss the negative impacts of tourism and the positive impacts of tourism.

2. Create a list of the negative impacts of tourism and positive impacts of tourism.