The changing face of tourism

Completed by:

THE STEPS OF THE WORK

• General information about development of tourism;
• The definition and characteristics of ecotourism;
• The appearance of ecotourism;
• The spreading of ecotourism;
• Types of ecotourism;
• The popularity of ecotourism in the world;
• Perspectives of development of ecotourism in North Ossetia.
• Practical part (working out a new route).

THE METHODS OF THE WORK

• Analysis of the concept of ‘ecological tour ism’;
• The research of literary and cartographic sources;
• Identification of the types of ecotourism;
• Surveys and graphs.

INTRODUCTION:

from the history

of tourism

-Early travelling

-The era of great Empires

-The Grand Tour

-’Father’ of tourism and travelling

EARLY TRAVELLING

• Early travelling was essentially to seek food or to escape danger.
• It was also undertaken for trade.

THE ERA OF GREAT EMPIRES

The Persians

The Egyptians

The Romans

The Greeks

THE GRAND TOUR

(1763-1773)

THE GRAND TOUR – a tour to the principal cities and places of interest in Europe,

formerly said to be an essential part of the education of the young man of ‘good birth’ and ‘fortune’.

Main travelers were

• diplomats,
• business people,
• scholars.

‘ FATHER’ OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL

‘ Leicester to

Loughborough’

1841

1855

Paris

1872

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THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF TOURISM

• Creates employment opportunities for local people;
• Many local facilities and infrastucture built to sustain tourism developement could lead to better education, health care, employment opportunities;
• Promotes cultural awareness and can help preserve local culture and traditions;
• Income generated from tourism can be used to

develop local infrastructure and services e.g. new roads and airports;

• Conservation of the local cultural heritage and the rebirth of its crafts, traditions, etc;
• Natural features that attract tourists can be protected using income from tourism.

THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TOURISM

• Pollution of the environment;
• The destruction of local culture

and traditions.

AS RESULT OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT A NEW TYPE OF TOURISM APPEARED.

THE DEFINITION OF ECOTOURISM

“ Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people.”

- The Ecotourism Society

ECOTOURISM

AS A MARKET SEGMENT:

Tourism Market

Nature

tourism

Cultural

Business

Rural tourism

tourism

tourism

Fitness-wellness and

Sun-and

health tourism

-beach

tourism

Adventure

Ecological

tourism

tourism

ECOTOURISM PROVIDES:

• Benefits to Local People
• Benefits to the Environment
• Benefits to Tourists

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ECOTOURISM:

• Mostly individual or small-scale tourism

(tour groups

• Operated by small and medium sized companies in natural areas
• Concentrates on leading and accommodating small groups in natural areas in an educational manner
• Trip length: 5-12 days

THE APPEARENCE OF ECOTOURISM

Africa

1980

THE SPREADING

OF ECOTOURISM

NEPAL

TANZANIA

KENYA

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

COSTA RICA

THE USA

AUSTRALIA

ECUADOR

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THE POPULARITY OF ECOTOURISM IN THE WORLD

Source: WTO

TYPES OF ECOTOURISM

SPORTS

AGRO

SCIENTIFIC

EDUCATIONAL

IN NATIONAL PARKS

AGRO ECOTOURISM

SCIENTIFIC ECOTOURISM

EDUCATIONAL ECOTOURISM

SPORTS ECOTOURISM

ECOTOURISM

IN NATIONAL PARKS

CLASSIFICATION BY MODE OF TRANSPORT

Water

Ski

Car

Aviation

Horse-riding

Cycling

Backpacking

WATER

BACKPACKING

SKI

HORSE-RIDING

CYCLING

CAR

AVIATION

THE MOST POPULAR ECOTOURS

IN North Ossetia.

THE PRACTICAL PART OF THE WORK

Working out a new eco route

Survey

A NEW eco route

SURVEY

I’ve made a survey.

105 people of different ages

took part in a survey.

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1. DO YOU KNOW WHAT ECOTOURISM IS?

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2. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE AN ECOTOUR?

“ NO” ANSWERS

“ YES” ANSWERS …

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3. WHAT COUNTRY WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE AN ECOTOUR IN?

Total

result

11-18

36-60

19-35

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4. WHICH TYPE OF  ECOTOUR  

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE?

TOTAL

60

11-18

36-60

19-35

CONCLUSION

THANKS FOR

YOUR ATTENTION!