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Time Growth of tourism The local fishermen get better prices for their seafood. 1 2 3 4 New airports are built. The local government has to find new water.

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1 time Growth of tourism The local fishermen get better prices for their seafood. 1 2 3 4 New airports are built. The local government has to find new water supplies due to the increased demand. Rare species are no longer found in the area. People move to the area to work in the construction industry. The sea becomes too polluted to be used for swimming. It is difficult to get to your hotel from the airport due to poor quality roads. Match the descriptions to the stages. The bars and clubs stay open until 4am. Some souvenir shops start to close down. The stage model of tourism

2 Carrying capacity This is the maximum number of people that a place can support before there are negative impacts. If this exceeded tourism may go into decline.

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4 Questions worth asking How are resorts altered by the onset of tourism? How can resorts that have reached their peak continue to develop for the future? Is there a way forward for sustainable tourism or eco-tourism as it is sometimes called?

5 Todays lesson: What is mass commercial tourism? What are the problems of mass commercial tourism and how can these link to the product life cycle model?

6 Recap Important key terms: There are two main types of tourism: Mass commercial tourism – large scale, lots of buildings. Sustainable tourism – appropriate to the size of the place and is usually small scale and involves little development. What do these terms mean?

7 Benidorm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0RldDxcS EY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0RldDxcS EY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- mwDNd2bUbI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- mwDNd2bUbI&feature=related

8 Example of of Mass Commercial tourism and an MEDC that has gone through all stages of the tourism life cycle model Benidorm Where is Benidorm? Why was it a popular tourist destination for British holidaymakers? What are the social, env and econ problems? Complete question 2 – vicious circle.

9 Assessing your progress

10 Factors affecting growth of tourism to new locations Transport and access Scenery Weather Accommodation Amenities Ecotourism

11 The move to new locations in the 1960s and 70s is considered as more exciting

12 Majorca and the Costas - main points Weather Scenery Access Accommodation Amenities Assess these points in the following slides

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15 Many would argue that the place and people have experienced environmental, economic and social changes Moviemaker to recap:

16 Summate the impacts: Environmental, Social and Economic PositivesNegatives

17 GCSE question PEEL practice 5minutes! Describe how the employment opportunities are changing Explain how these changes are affecting people and the area

18 The fight back….more upmarket imaging

19 And expensive hotels

20 Hotel Formentor- for the rich and famous, stars and royalty. No riff raff allowed even on the private beach

21 Will these strategies work?

22 But mainland Spain and the islands have seen better days The move is towards more interesting, less crowded areas that remain accessible

23 Applying your knowledge of Butlers life cycle model and benidorm: Watch the Tibet youtube clip What stage of the life cycle model is this place currently at? How quickly do you think it got there? Identify problems that need to be addressed How could Tibet learn from benidorm to make tourism more sustainable? Spend time comparing this example with resources on Nepal in the DME booklet

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