Recapping: Tourism and development in Pacific South West

Why tourism is important to these nations? Think GDP/employment/visitor spending/capital investments Increase GDP by bringing people in who spend more money. Taxes get given to the gov’t The gov’t use the taxes to develop their nation. They spend money on infrastructure (technologies/buildings/roads/water) Possibility for return tourist meaning constant income. More jobs for the locals. More money for families. Has given people incentive to keep their environment clean

What is Community Based Tourism, and why is it important for them What is Community Based Tourism, and why is it important for them? Facts… What are the main elements of ecotourism? Owned by the locals Money stays in the community People put money back into the community for development Providing locals with jobs Sustainable / protecting / preserving the environment for future use What are some issues you could see arising with ecotourism? People claiming to be environmentally friendly and not. Companies not getting registered or approved. Tourists not being treated well.

Split into two groups Research 1 community based tourism venture from your groups nation. Group 1 = Fiji Group 2 = Cook Island