Factors that affect the growth of tourism around the world

Sec 3 Geography- Global Tourism ​

(Gateway 2: Why has tourism become a global phenomenon?)

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Textbook reference: Page 28-36​

What we will be looking at in this lesson:

Qn: How has tourism changed in the past few decades?

• a look at trends in global tourism - international and domestic tourism

Tourism has been evolving over the past few decades...​

This has led to the development of new patterns in tourism!

​Eg. people can and want to travel to destinations further away that were once considered unreachable...

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Open Ended

Look at the world map provided.

Which far-away country (outside of Asia) do you want to travel to? Why?

Qn 1: What are some trends in international tourism?

​Since the 1980s, international travel has been increasingly diverse in its origins and destinations.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

International Tourism

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This map is a 'flow line map' - it shows tourist movements in 2010. ​

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* Examine the information carefully (especially the legend) and answer the question the follows

Multiple Choice

Which region experienced the LARGEST number of international tourists between 1950 to 2018?

Clue: which has the largest area covered?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Middle East

• Americas

1. The origins and destinations of tourists are unevenly distributed around the world.​ (no clear pattern)

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2. More than ​half of all international tourists still originate from the developed countries of North America and Europe!

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Food for though: Why though?

So... What does this flowline map show us?

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​Note: When we travel, the money earned by the tourism industry in that country is known as tourism receipts.

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The map on the right shows us the international tourism receipts in 2018 (US$billion)

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

What do you think Singapore's tourism receipts are used for?

(US$21 billion is a lot!) - apply your ss knowledge here perhaps

Qn 2: How about trends in domestic tourism?

Domestic tourism has grown together with international tourism...

• ​Domestic tourism is a very popular form of tourism.

• in 2010 worldwide, 83% of all tourist arrivals were domestic tourist; and

• 69% of all overnight stays in hotels were by domestic ​tourists - STAYCAYS!

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​For example: In the Philippines, in 2010, domestic tourism receipts were US$22.9 billion, as compared to international tourism receipts of US$3.2 billion.

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Multiple Choice

In 2010, domestic tourism receipts was US$ ___ billion MORE THAN international tourism receipts.

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​Domestic tourism in China is at its peak during the Lunar New Year as well as the "Golden Week" (a 7-day holiday to celebrate China's National Day)

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Watch this video to find out more about travel during the "Golden Week"

Relook at our objectives for this lesson: ​

Qn: How has tourism changed in the past few decades?

• a look at trends in global tourism - international and domestic tourism

Poll

After this lesson, I have been able to understand how international and domestic tourism has changed since the 1950s

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  Not really

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  I understand these trends really well