1.  This presentation is included for reflection by practitioners in planning for learning and teaching. It is intended for exemplification purposes only. It may be appropriate for some teachers/lecturers to adapt these materials for use within their own context.

3.  The map above shows tourist destinations of the world. Therefore, the larger the country the more popular it is with tourists.  © Copyright SASI Group (University of Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan).

5.  In areas that have national parks tourism can account for about 50% of the employment in the region.  Other local jobs such as builders and bakers are reliant on the tourism trade to stay in business.  Tourism provides casual jobs for school children, college students and university students in the holidays.  Tourism jobs have compensated for the decline in forestry and agricultural jobs which were the norm in rural areas.

6.  Restricts the development of skills and career paths if most jobs are in tourism.  University graduates move away to cities.  Loss of local shops to tourist shops.  Most work is seasonal.

7.  House prices increased.  Reputation of the area increased.  Increase in demand for holiday lets.  Increase in demand for retirement homes.

8.  Houses are in short supply.  High prices for property.  Locals are priced out of the market, especially young couples.  Depopulation.