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7 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 physical attractions for tourism |
Spectacular coastline in the Gulf of Thailand
Tropical climate- warm or hot all year round
Tropical forests in the North of Thailand |
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Human attractions for Thailand |
Exotic Thai food- curries, coconuts and tropical fruit
Buddhist temples
Hill tribes in the north
Low cost of living |
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What are the advantages of tourism in Thailand (4) |
Earns $7 billion per year for Thailand's GDP (14 million tourists)
Tourist services employ 11% of the workforce
Wages in tourist services are above the local average
Tourist spending supports traditional crafts like silk making which would otherwise be in decline |
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What are the disadvantages of tourism (5) |
60% of income from tourism taken abroad by TNCs
Serious environment damage from tourism eg Pattaya, Ko Tao island
Sex industry degrades Thai people and spreads STDs
Elephants are mistreated for use of trekking
Thailand is becoming westernised, over-commercialised |
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What did Pattaya grow from in the 1960s until now |
From a fishing village to a mega resort receiving 4 million tourists per year |
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What has made Pattaya's future unsustainable |
The sex industry, beach overcrowding and coastal pollution (sewage )
Pattaya's authorities are working to rejuvenate it. |
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What management measures / rejuvenation have been taken |
Clampdown on prostitutes on the beachfront as they harass tourists
Better lighting and CCTV on beachfront to improve security at night
Beach nourishment- artificial widening the narrow beach with sand dredged offshore
New sewage treatment plant to reduce coastal pollution from sewage discharged into the Gulf of Thailand |
