1A2 Geography12th January 2015

Tertiary Economic Activities:• Tourism in Ireland

• Introduction to tourist regions

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.)

Tuesday’s Homework

• What three reasons have you given to explain the growth in tourism in Ireland?

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…

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!

How important is tourism to our economy?

• In pairs, discuss how much you think tourist spending in Ireland amounted to in 2014.

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.

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!

Tourism in Ireland

• Does the government encourage holiday makers to come to Ireland?

• How?

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.

Tourism in Ireland

• Video• https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=PIzU6Vhpzyw

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

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.)