Tourism development
G2 Full Geography - syllabus K226, 2027
Follow tourist spending, examine changes to culture and nature, and judge who benefits from tourism growth.
- Changing tourism demand and supply
Better connections make travel easier, and people's varied interests create demand for new destinations and services.
- Tourism jobs and income
Tourist spending supports workers and suppliers in several places, but check the pay and security of those jobs, not just the number.
- Leakage and tourism dependence
Leakage is tourism money that leaves the area, and overdependence makes a place vulnerable when visitors stop coming.
- Culture and commodification
Tourism income can keep traditions alive, but selling culture to visitors can change its meaning and who controls it.
- Visitors and residents
Visitors and residents affect each other, and how they meet shapes whether tourism brings understanding or conflict.
- Tourism and conservation
Ecosystems provide food and water, regulate conditions and attract visitors, and tourism helps protect them only if its money leads to real action.
- Tourism's environmental impacts
Tourism can pollute, destroy habitats and drain resources, which harms residents and can ruin the attraction itself.
- Named examples: Tourism development
A named place with a date or figure, linked to your point, turns a general answer into a developed one.
What you will be able to do
I can describe recent trends in tourism, including globalisation and the growing variety of demand and supply.
Syllabus K226, Topic 2.2, Key Question 1. What are the trends in tourism?
Taught in Changing tourism demand and supply, Named examples: Tourism development
I can explain how tourism affects a place's economy: jobs, income, leakage and dependence.
Syllabus K226, Topic 2.2, Key Question 2. How does tourism affect the economies of places?
Taught in Tourism jobs and income, Leakage and tourism dependence
I can explain the positive and negative social effects of tourism on a place.
Syllabus K226, Topic 2.2, Key Question 3. How does tourism affect society of places?
Taught in Culture and commodification, Visitors and residents
I can explain how tourism affects the environment of a place, for better and for worse.
Syllabus K226, Topic 2.2, Key Question 4. How does tourism affect the environment of places?
Taught in Tourism and conservation, Tourism's environmental impacts