1. Tourism and the Economy
City-Centered Regions

2. The downtown of any two major cities in the world can look very much alike.

3. Vancouver is the most popular city destination in all of Canada.

4. Paris is the most popular city destination in all of Europe.

5. Honolulu is the most popular city destination for conferences in all of the United States.

6. The following are some key terms you should understand when talking about the city centred regions:
MACRO-REGIONS a large region with similar physical, economic or cultural regions ex. The Caribbean.
MICRO-REGIONS a small city region ex. Tokyo, London.
INFRASTRUCTURE the transportation systems (ex. Planes, trains, subways, street cars, road, bridges etc), accommodations and other services used to provide access to sites and tourist attractions.

7. CITY-CENTRED REGION areas in and around a city that have an interdependent relationship ex. Toronto is the main area of Southern Ontario with the surrounding areas such as Burlington and Oshawa that are interdependent making the area a city-centred region.
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT the impact on natural systems ex. resources, waste. As a region expands and grows it’s ecological footprint increases

8. Destinations around the world vary tremendously
Destinations around the world vary tremendously. Tourists select their destinations by comparing different factors.
Population
Natural Attractions
Religious Sites
Situation of Site
History
Infrastructure
Cost
Issues (environmental, political etc.)
Entertainment
Architecture
Image/Marketing
Art Galleries/Museums
Shopping
Sports
Festivals

9. For Example:

10. Your Task:
1) Choose any 8 of the factors from the previous slide to come up with a comparison chart comparing:
New York City
Rio De Janeiro
2) In a short paragraph answer the following question:
Which of the two would YOU prefer to visit? Why? Make sure your answer reflects the criteria listed in your research
Factors
New York City
Rio De Janeiro
Cost
cheap flights, driving possibility but very high cost of living which means food accommodation and attraction fees will be very high
a little more expensive flights, no driving possibility but very low cost of living which means food, accommodation and attraction fees will be much lower
Festivals