Travel and Tourism

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Coastal Areas Coastal towns tend to usually vary in size; there are small rural towns and villages, traditional seaside resorts, and sites of industrial activity. There tend to be some common features shared by coastal towns, such as high proportions of older people together with higher levels of outward migration among young people, also usually dependant on one industry. As it is hard to get to some of the towns it shows that the physical isolation of many coastal towns is often a problem as a lack of tourists slows economic growth and development. In the UK tourism has declined in seaside resorts as foreign holidays and short-haul flights have become more affordable and popular. Tourists visiting the English coast spent some £4.8 billion in 2005, which then declined to £4.3 billion in 2007. A lot of coastal areas within the UK are still thriving due to high amounts of tourism, for example Brighton is doing quite well in the tourism sector, mainly due to the fact that it is very easy to access as transport is sparse. Also Newquay has made quite a name for itself as a coastal town and shows to be a high traffic tourist destination, as the beaches there are some of the main ones in England for sea sports such as surfing. In Europe the coastal areas are thriving much more thanks to more attention from tourists. The reason for this being that studies show that more people tend to travel out of their country to places within Europe, for example the beaches in Spain are a year round tourist attraction as tourists are aware of what the weather is like there throughout the year. Also European destinations are more publicized/advertised. In Barcelona the beaches are packed all year around due to the wonderful weather and atmosphere. Tourist Towns and Cities Tourist towns and cities always seem to have first class hospitality, a reason for this being
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