Research Assignment
Select on tourist destination that has been struck by some sort of disaster like a war, natural weather event like a hurricane, or some other unfortunate circumstance. Research and write a report on the following:
-what were the main attractions of this location before the disaster
-what impact did the disaster have on the tourism industry (provide your answer in measurable amounts)
-describe the steps that were taken to revitalize the tourism industry
-compare your location to the situation in Sarajevo as described in this lesson
250 words
Unit4:
Lesson 2
Tourism and Economic Development
Learning Goals:
-expand your understanding of the vocabulary of Travel and Tourism
-analyze tourist travel within selected regions and explain reasons for the observed
patterns
-explain how tourism-related development can have important impacts on human
systems
-analyze the causes and effects of economic disparities between selected world tourism
regions
-demonstrate an understanding of the factors that contribute to the growth of tourism
around the world
Success Criteria:
-successfully answer the lesson questions
-successfully complete the lesson’s assignment
-successfully complete the unit test
-use the Travel and Tourism terminology appropriately throughout the course
LESSON TASKS:
• Read the text pages which follow- the entire chapter.
• Answer the following questions in your notes:
TERMINOLOGY:
Define the following terms so that you can explain them (write the meanings in your own
words):
commercialism
direct impacts
ethnic cleansing
foreign investment
indirect impacts
invisible export
leakages
life cycle
multinational corporations
multiplier effects
superstructure
travel and tourism economy
travel and tourism industry
(pages 256-258)
1. Using the internet, choose five Caribbean countries. Look for leading sectors of the
economy and organize your information in a chart. Include percentages, if possible. How do
the bases of their economies compare?
(pages 259-265)
2. Identify three economic activities that are part of the travel and tourism economy. Which of
these economic activities take place in your local area?
(pages 265-269)
3. List three ways that residents in a tourist destination might benefit from expansion of
tourism in the area. List three ways that they might suffer.
4. List and describe the stages of the life cycle of the tourist destinations.
(pages 270-273)
5. At what stage in the destination life cycle model is Sarajevo? Explain your answer.
6. Explain why rebuilding and revitalizing the tourism industry in Sarajevo is a problem even
with an end to the civil war.
(pages 274-279)
7. What attributes were responsible for the selection of Cancun as a site for the development
of tourism resources?
Research Assignment
Select on tourist destination that has been struck by some sort of disaster like a war, natural
weather event like a hurricane, or some other unfortunate circumstance. Research and write
a report on the following:
-what were the main attractions of this location before the disaster
-what impact did the disaster have on the tourism industry (provide your answer in
measurable amounts)
-describe the steps that were taken to revitalize the tourism industry
-compare your location to the situation in Sarajevo as described in this lesson
Evaluation:
Knowledge: use travel and tourism vocabulary; demonstrate research – 5 marks
Communication: grammatically correct, proper sentences – 5 marks
Thinking: creative ideas, interesting thoughts -3 marks
Application: use effective examples to explain your ideas; provide references to the websites you
used for your research – 7 marks
Total: 20 marks
FORUM TOPIC
If you could go on only one winter vacation, would you choose to visit Cancun? Explain
your answer.
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