AICE Travel and Tourism Term #4

Trends in Travel and Tourism

Directions of change in travel and tourism

Tourism Flows

The movements of tourists between the places they live and their destinations

Tourism generating areas

Places that tourists come from

Tourism receiving areas

Areas that tourists visit

What three things did the travel restrictions resulting from the pandemic:

. Reduced number of flights

. Reduced number of domestic tourists during waves of high infection rates

. Increased numbers of domestic tourist during periods of low infection rates

Overtourism

When there are many tourists in a destinations

List 3 things that happen due to overtourism

. Increase liter and waste in an area

. Increase air pollution

. Increased water consumption

List four factors that affect global tourism flows:

.Economic changes

. Technological advancements

. Health and security issues

. Social and demographic changes

Disposable income

The amount of money people have to spend after subtracting the cost of necessities.

GDP

A measure to show the size of a country’s economy

Currency exchange rate

The amount of money that one country’s currency is worth in country’s currency

Social changes

Relate to the ways in which people live together available leisure time and attitudes to tourism impacts and sustain

Demographic Change

Relating to the structure or balance of a population

Tourism Impacts

The effects that tourism can have on a destination

Ethical tourism

Managing tourism provision with the intention of doing so sustainably

2 examples of social change

Changes in family structure and attitudes towards social issues