Year 8 Tourism

In this week's lesson we have been looking at the tricky question of tourism and development. Tourism and tourists brings money into an area and the tourist industry creates jobs. The facilities and infrastructure (look this word up!) that tourists demand, can be used by the locals.

However tourism can also bring problems (environmetal, cultural and social). Often the money created does not stay in the country.

In the video it was suggested that there is a ''middle way''. We introduced the idea of ''sustainable tourism''

Your homework is to look at the Bloomfield Lodge website. I am interested to see who does this, so please come to the lesson with answers to the following questions:

1. What is the price of a 4 night stay and what does it include?
2. Would you be welcome (a merit to anyone who anwers this in detail!)

3. In which rainforest is Bloomfield Lodge located?

Now write a definition of ecotourism - this link will help you.

I asked you to design an ecotourist holiday - 7 days - this link will get you started

Finally - For a MERIT - some people sometimes call ecotourism ''EGOTOURISM'' why do you think this is?