What causes tourist trends to change?
Objectives: Know what factors influence tourist trends Understand that Thailand’s tourist industry grew and declined for a number of reasons Be able to research tourist trends for one destination
Starter: Look at the graph of trends and think about what caused the trends in Thailand.
Reasons why tourism trends in general have changed S- Shorter working week L- longer official holidays- more disposable income A- Ageing population, grey tourism SAGA, early retirement P- Package Holidays, accommodation/travel/transfers/food W- Weather, guaranteed sun,sea and sand A- Advertising, holiday programmes, magazines, videos, news papers, word of mouth C- Communications, internet, lastminute.com, wide bodied jets C- Cheapness, accessible finance, credit card, buy now pay later deals
Main reasons for tourism decline Terrorism October Bali bomb in Kuta September 11 th Destruction of the Twin Towers Natural disasters Boxing day Tsunami 2006 (300,000 ppl dead) 30 % decline in tourist numbers for January 2005 compared to 2004.
Task: Use the computer to research tourist trends for the destination which you have studied previously. You need to create a presentation using the guidance sheet. Be prepared to feedback to the class on what you have found next lesson.