THE NEW FACE OF TOURISM

1. travelers spend money in a way that helps maintain the geographical diversity

2. since millions of visitors have thought the same thing, all of the pebbles have disappeared

3. it can destroy a place

4. for example : coasts are extremely vulnerable and they are important for biodiversity

4.1. development is a highly sensitive issue

5. it's important to listen to park rangers when they tell you what to do and not to do

6. is thought to be only one pebble in such a vast area, no it won't make a big difference if they take it

7. What happens when tourism is badly managed

8. What happens to a destination after years of heavy traffic

8.1. example : Petrified Forest in northeast Arizona

8.1.1. very easy to bend down, pick up a bit of petrified wood

8.1.2. AN ENORMOUS LOSS => MAKE PETRIFRED FOREST SPECIAL

9. What happens when tourism is managed well

9.1. it can save a place

9.2. example : people come to see something special to an area ( nature, historic structures, cultural events, ... )

9.3. they enjoy and learn more about a destination's geographical character

10. can have harmful effects on local people and environment

11. Sustainable tourism is just keeping everything the way it is

12. elephants roaming Africa and trees growing in Costa Rica would not be there without ecotourism

13. a partnership between travellers and locals

14. is an alternative to mass tourism

15. Geotourism

16. What is the difference between ecotourism, sustainable tourism, geotourism

16.1. Ecotourism focuses specifically on natural areas

16.2. Geotourism is tourism that sustains/enhances geographical character of a place

16.2.1. culture, well being of local people

17. How else can tourism help benefit a destination

17.1. the environment, heritage, aesthetics

17.1.1. Great tourism can build something that wasn't there before

17.2. Fav example : Monterey Bay Aquarium, California

17.2.1. a good example of preserving a historical building rather than destroying it

17.2.2. brought people's attention to the incredible variety of sea life

17.2.3. has about 1.8 million visitors each year

17.2.4. played a major role in the development of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary