Impacts of Travel and Tourism on Local Communities

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
F/505/2506
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
24 hours

Assessment Guidance

Impacts of Travel and Tourism on Local Communities

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — 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.
2 — 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.
3 — 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.