Geography - Tourism in the Uk

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Geography Tourism in the UK The history of tourism in the UK provides an example - or model - of how a tourist industry might develop in any particular nation. The UK's national parks give a good case study for this topic. Models of tourist development Butler developed a model which shows how any tourist resort may grow. A resort may start off from being a small, low key, destination. He suggests that all resorts go through the same sort of process. The seven stages of tourist development A graph of Butler’s resort life cycle model 1. Exploration - a small number of tourists visit the area. The area is unspoilt and few tourist facilities exist. 2. Involvement - local people start to provide some facilities for tourists. There starts to become a recognised tourist season. 3. Development - the host country starts to develop and advertise the area. The area becomes recognised as a tourist destination. 4. Consolidation - the area continues to attract tourists. The growth in tourist numbers may not be a fast as before. Some tensions develop between the host and the tourists. 5. Stagnation - the facilities for the tourists may decline as they become old and run down. The numbers of tourists may decline too. 6. Rejuvenation - investment and modernisation may occur which leads to improvements and visitor numbers may increase again. 7. Decline - if the resort is not rejuvenated (stage 6) then it will go into decline. People lose their jobs related to tourism. The image of the area suffers. The Butler model is a generalisation, and so not all resorts will follow this process. MEDC case study: tourism in the UK national parks The UK's National Parks include some of the country's mostbeautiful natural landscapes, including coasts, mountains and forests. In 1949 the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act was passed in order to
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