AICE T&T Terms #5

Why does levels of population in a destination and extend to which the environment to sustainable managed affect tourism flows?

Tourists are more likely to choose to visit destinations perceived as cleaner and greener.

A country with a reputation for eco tourism:

Costa Rica

ICT

Information and Communications Technology which increases tourism flows.

List 4 examples of technological advances in transportation types?

. Advanced cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers

. High speed trains

. Tunnel-building technology

. Development of wide long haul planes

List 4 examples of ICT and technological advances

. Social Media

. Biometrics

. Online information

. Real-time reservations

Real-time Reservations

Travel and tourism booking that are made instantly

Ticketless Travel

Travel without a physical ticket

Biometrics

Digital information about a person’s appearance that is used to establish their identity

Sustainable Travel

Providing the maximum benefit to the local people

Environmental Sustainable travel

Our ability to sustain/ conserve the environment into the future

3Rs of sustainability

. Reuse

. Reduce

. Recycle

Biodiversity

Variety of animal and plant life in a place

Social Sustainability

Our ability to sustain or conserve people’s ways of life into the future

Ecotourism and sustainability

Our ability to sustain or conserve destinations economies and people’s ways of making a living into a future

Ecotourism

Visiting a destination to enjoy the natural environment without damage

Profit

The money a travel and tourism organization makes after paying costs and taxes M

Multiplier Effect

How many is spent by tourists in a destinations circulates through the local economy

Leakage

When money from travel and tourism has come into a country and then leaves

Import Leakage

When travel and tourism provides spends money on goods imported from abroad.

Seasonal Employment

During high seasons demand is high. High demand creates more jobs

Opportunity Cost

The loss of the chance to do something because of deciding to do something else instead.

Over-depending

This happens when a destination economy relies too much on travel and tourism

UNESCO

Seeks to encourage the identification protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world