M1.6: International Tourism PatternsA2
M1.6: Module Intro
M1.6: International Tourism Patterns
Our enquiry
Who travels abroad, where and when do they go, and what is their travel worth?
Counting tourism → Who travels → Tourism flows → The tourist year → Tourism as trade
Follow the questions towards your final judgement. At selected handovers, pause briefly to think or discuss. On the full module path, keep a written connection after The Regional Diagonal and Build the Big Picture.
⭐ Your path9 steps. The important knowledge in this module: the backbone you need to practise. Do them in order.0 of 9 done
What do tourism figures count, and how has the total changed?
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I can define international tourism and explain why every tourism figure needs its measure and its year
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I can describe how international tourism has grown since 1950, and how it fell and recovered after 2020
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I can define international tourism and explain why every tourism figure needs its measure and its year
Who travels, and what can an average hide?
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I can explain who travels abroad and why, and what an average participation rate hides
Where do tourists come from and go to?
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I can describe where international tourists come from and go to, and explain why most trips stay in their own region
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I can describe where international tourists come from and go to, and explain why most trips stay in their own region
How does tourism change through the year?
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I can describe and explain the tourist year, using natural and institutional causes, and judge how far seasonality is a problem
What is tourism worth as invisible trade?
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I can explain what international tourism is worth as invisible trade, using receipts per arrival and the travel balance
How do these patterns fit together?
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I can answer the big question with a supported judgement on how global international tourism is
🎓 Seminar prep
Prepare your evidence and arguments for the class seminar.
🔎 Go deeper · 1
🔎 Go deeperExtension. Pushing for a top grade, or found a step hard? These build on the same ideas, so you can stretch or consolidate.
- I can define international tourism and explain why every tourism figure needs its measure and its year
🔎 Go deeperExtension. Pushing for a top grade, or found a step hard? These build on the same ideas, so you can stretch or consolidate.
- I can define international tourism and explain why every tourism figure needs its measure and its year