Leisure at the National

Scale Tourism
Case-Study of a national
tourist industry

Tourism in Spain
Spain has one of the biggest tourist
industries in the world. WHY?
Over 35m people visit annually.
Economic, social and environmental
impacts

Why Spain?

Climate
Long coastline
Accessible in Europe
Competitive prices
Culture
Big cities

Where?
Come from all over the world but
more than half from France, Germany
and the UK.
Mainly (70%) go to the coastal areas
and Mediterranean islands.
The Spain tourist industry fits well
into the Butler model.

Impacts?
Watch video on Mallorca and list
impacts both POSITIVE and NEGATIVE
Add to the list from study guide page
110.

Can tourism be environmentally

friendly?
YES ecotourism is very popular
Not to be confused with sustainable
tourism (although they overlap),
ecotourism seeks interaction between
tourists and locals and promotes
environmental quality and preserving local
cultures.
Read about Tiger Leaping Gorge in China
(page 387) and answer Question block 9H
(1,3,5) page 389.

Tourism and Development

Increasing tourism is a major way for
emerging economies/ peripheral countries
to improve their development
LEDCs share of world tourism has increased
by a huge rate, particularly in Asia
Despite the fears of increased tourism (as
seen in Spain, and think of the globalisation
unit) it is vitally important to many
countries.
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