Impacts of Travel and Tourism on Local Communities

Know about areas and communities of the UK that are vulnerable to the impacts of tourism.

Learning Outcome 1: Indicative Content 

Sources to identify honey pot areas

• Statistics
• Maps

Examples of appeal of honeypots areas may include:

• history e.g. Stonehenge
• popularity gained through media e.g. TV - Yorkshire dales (Emmerdale);
• accessibility of pretty places to conurbations e.g. Peak District villages close to Sheffield and Manchester
• trends

Assessment Criteria

• 1.1
  Define the term ‘honeypot’.
  
• 1.2
  Use different sources to locate different types of honey pot areas in the UK for example National Parks, attractions and theme parks, historic towns and cities.
  
• 1.3
  Explain the appeal of different honey pot areas.

Know about the impacts, that tourism can have on areas and their communities.

Learning Outcome 2: Indicative Content 

Environmental impacts

• Regeneration
• Conservation/ Protection of wildlife, flora and fauna
• Congestion – Traffic, people
• Litter
• Air pollution
• Overcrowding
• Wear and tear on buildings /erosion of soil pathways

Economic impacts

• More jobs
• Income to local community
• Improvements to local infrastructure
• New investments e.g. hotels
• House price inflation
• Increased costs of living
• Seasonality

Socio-cultural impacts

• Improvements in infrastructure mean better facilities for local people
• Expansion or loss of local crafts/traditions
• Changes in cultural identity/cultural interaction
• Change of use of premises e.g. from butcher to café for tourists
• Local people not able to afford local housing
• Jobs available are often low paid and seasonal
• Second homes and impact on community life

Assessment Criteria

• 2.1
  Outline environmental impacts that tourism has on areas and their communities, giving examples.
  
• 2.2
  Outline economic impacts that tourism has on areas and their communities, giving examples.
• 2.3
  Outline the socio-cultural impacts that tourism has on areas and their communities, giving examples.
  

Know how tourism is managed.

Learning Outcome 3: Indicative Content 

Sustainable tourism practices may include:

• traffic management
• park and ride, coach parks
• signage
• marketing campaigns e.g. to reduce seasonality or spread visitors away from key attractions
• education e.g. of tour operators, communities, tourists
• visitor centres
• conservation/restoration projects

Assessment Criteria

• 3.1
  Explain the meaning of sustainable tourism.
  
• 3.2
  Describe the practices used to manage tourism within two specified areas/communities.