What this lesson teaches
I can explain how tourism can be good for the economy, people and the environment at the same time.
Syllabus K329, Topic 2.3, Key Question 1. How does tourism development help achieve sustainable development?
Make a guess
A permit to see mountain gorillas in Rwanda costs US$1,500. How does Rwanda try to make sure communities near the parks gain from this?
- It puts the money into the national budget.
- It shares 10% of park tourism revenue with them.
- It lets them hunt in the parks instead.
Show the answer
It shares 10% of park tourism revenue with them.
The shared revenue funds schools, clinics and water supplies near the parks. Local people then gain from protecting the gorillas instead of only bearing the costs.
A named place with a date or figure, linked to your point, turns a general answer into a developed one.
This lesson collects the 4 named examples from the lessons in this chapter, so you can revise them in one place. Each one is also a recall card below, so you can save the whole set and review it before an exam.
Stakeholders and decision-making: Venice and cruise ships.
Hard and soft ecotourism: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Community-based tourism: Mae Kampong, Thailand.
Pro-poor tourism: Gorilla tourism in Rwanda.
To use a case, name the place or organisation, give its date or a figure, then say what it shows about the question. One developed case earns more than a list of names.
- Venice and cruise ships
- Residents campaigned for years against large cruise ships sailing past the city centre. In 2021, Italy banned the largest ships from the central Giudecca Canal.
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Visitors must follow strict rules, travel with licensed guides and pay a park entry fee, which rose to US$200 for most foreign adults in 2024.
- Mae Kampong, Thailand
- Villagers in this hill village near Chiang Mai run homestays and tours together, so income from visitors goes to local families and the community.
- Gorilla tourism in Rwanda
- A permit to see mountain gorillas costs US$1,500. Rwanda shares 10% of national park tourism revenue with communities near the parks, funding schools, clinics and water supplies.
Step by step
Name it
The place, event or organisation.
Prove it
A date, number or specific fact.
Link it
Say what it shows about the question.
Worked example: From a name to a developed point
Weak: "There are real examples, such as Venice and cruise ships." Strong: "Residents campaigned for years against large cruise ships sailing past the city centre. In 2021, Italy banned the largest ships from the central Giudecca Canal." The strong version gives the place and the evidence, so it can earn a development mark.
Watch out for this
Naming a famous example is enough to earn the mark.
Examiners credit a developed case: a place, a date or figure, and a clear link to the question.
Check your understanding
Which is the strongest way to use a named example in an answer?
- Describe the example in general terms, without a place or figure.
- List several example names, with no details.
- Give the place, a date or figure, and its link.
Show the answer
Give the place, a date or figure, and its link.
Yes. A located, evidenced and linked case is what earns development marks.