ECOTOURISM
Vocabulary about tourism: Match the vocabulary using the correct letter on each word. One is extra.
Lodge __ Heritage__ Cuisine __ Ecotourism __ Amenities __ Peak ___ Valet ___ Franchise __ Package
a) Useful infrastructure or services that are intended to make life more pleasant for the people in the general area. In the tourism and hospitality world this would include swimming pools, tourist information centres and spas.
b) A type of tourism that aims to reduce the harmful impact that visitors can have on local communities and environments.
c) That season is the time of year when most people go on holiday – all of the tourist attractions are open, the weather is nice, and prices are generally steep.
d) A member of hotel staff that performs personal services for guests, this usually involves parking their vehicles.
e) A room or rooms rented out to someone, usually in the same residence as the owner.
f) Property that is or may be gotten as part of a legacy.
g) A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment.
h) A set of proposals or terms offered or agreed as a whole.
1. How mass tourism is destroying cities. A video that shows how mass tourism affect the places that they visit. The idea is to watch it with class and clarify the vocabulary as you go through the 4 sections of the video. Warning: Some security cam violence is shown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyt1HdR4uLw
- What are the 4 problems with tourism?- What Spanish city has 9 million visitors?
- Where can you find a long line to visit?
- What do tourists consume?
- What country is proctecting its coral reef?
- What percentage of global gas emissions tourism represent?
- What kind of bad behaviour can be seen in certain tourists?
- What are the problem with temples?
- What is the problem with AirBNB?
- What solutions are countries taking?
