Theory question 103
Transport, Trade and Tourism(a) What is tourism? (b) Outline five factors that favour the development of tourism. (c) Highlight four problems created by tourism industry in developing countries.
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(a) Tourism is the travel of people away from their usual home to other places for pleasure, leisure or business, staying for at least one night and less than a year.
(b) Attractive scenery and natural features (beaches, waterfalls, mountains); wildlife parks and game reserves; historical and cultural sites and festivals; good transport and accessibility; good accommodation (hotels); political stability and security; pleasant climate; publicity and favourable government policy; friendly, hospitable people.
(c) Erosion of local culture and values; social vices (drug abuse, prostitution) and crime; pollution and damage to the environment and historic sites; rising prices of goods and land; spread of diseases; seasonal unemployment; profits going to foreign companies; poaching of wildlife.
Give five factors and four problems.