1. 1A2 Geography 12 th January 2015 Tertiary Economic Activities: Tourism in Ireland Introduction to tourist regions

2. Homework Question 1, page 63. 1.(i) Name a popular tourist destination in Ireland. (ii)Explain two reasons why tourists are attracted to this destination for their holidays. (Refer to the map of Ireland on page 53.)

3. Tuesday’s Homework What three reasons have you given to explain the growth in tourism in Ireland?

4. In our last class… We looked at five out of seven reasons given to explain growth in tourism. What are they? Here are the last two…

5. Growth in tourism 6. Internet: Allows people to research destinations and find cheap holidays. 7. The Euro: A single currency means we don’t have to worry about exchanging currency when travelling to other countries in the Eurozone. – But currency must be exchanged outside of the Eurozone and this costs money!

6. How important is tourism to our economy? In pairs, discuss how much you think tourist spending in Ireland amounted to in 2014.

7. Tourism in Ireland Tourism is hugely important to the Irish economy. Many people are employed in the tourist industry. Millions of tourists visit Ireland annually and spend € billions.

8. Tourism in Ireland Approximately €3,500,000,000 spent by tourists in Ireland in 2014. According to the government’s Dept. of Transport, Tourism & Sport, more than 6½ million visitors spent a similar amount here in 2011!

9. Tourism in Ireland Does the government encourage holiday makers to come to Ireland? How?

10. Tourism in Ireland A number of things have been done to promote tourism in Ireland: 1.The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport – Minister Paschal Donohoe, TD. 2.Fáilte Ireland and Discover Ireland – dedicated to tourism.

11. Tourism in Ireland Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIzU6Vhp zyw

12. Tourism in Ireland 3. Facilities/Amenities provide essential services for tourists. These include: Hotels Restaurants Visitor centres Transport facilities – buses Sports facilities – golf courses 4. Tourist Information Offices

13. Tourism in Ireland There are four major kinds of tourist region: 1.Areas of natural beauty. 2.Beaches and coastlines. 3.Regions offering recreational and sporting facilities. 4.Cities. (We will be focusing on each of these during tomorrow’s class.)