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Secondary 4 Core GeographyTopic: Tourism
Chapter 6: The Tourism Industry
Name: ______________________________________ ( )
Class: __________ Date: _______________
Question 1:
a. Study Figure 1A which shows the tourist arrivals from various
regions toSingapore.
Figure 1A
Describe and account for the trend in tourist arrivals from Asia
and Europe intoSingapore. [5]
Description of the trend Generally increasing number of tourists
arriving from Asia, from 4918.8 thousand
in 1994 to 5201.1 thousand in 1997, with a sudden decline to
4221.8 thousandin 1998,
Number of European tourists have fallen from1016.7 thousands in
1994 to 982.7thousand in 1998
Reasons:
Cheaper to travel within the region Singapore is located within
Asia, therefore,Asians have to travel shorter distances cheaper air
fares
Cheaper to travel within region Entry of a variety of budget
carriers, e.g. TigerAirways, Jetstar and Air Asia which offer
cheaper ticket prices to and from manyAsian cities
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Asians may find that Singapore is a nearby and convenient
stopover for a shortholiday with the family closer proximity to
their own countries
Language is a lesser barrier since Singapore is a hybrid of
different Asian races.90% of the population is literate and able to
speak English
Decrease in number of tourists from Europe - The exchange rate
of Singapore inrelation to Europe has strengthened Hence it is not
as cheap from Europe to
travel to Singapore as before. The economy of Singapores
neighboring countries have improved increase in
affluence higher disposable income increased number of Asian
tourists European countries are much further away from Singapore
more expensive to
travel to Singapore discourage tourists from Europe Decline in
no. of tourists from Asia in 1997 is because of the Asian financial
crisis.
Many lost their jobs or suffered pay cuts thus will not
travel.
Question 2:
Figure 2A below shows the visitor arrivals to Singapore between
1997 to 2007 from
Japan and USA.
Figure 2A
a. Compare the changes shown in the tourist arrivals from Japan
and USA. [3]
Candidates MUST use comparative linkers & quote relevant
data to support theirinterpretation.
General Trend: Visitor arrivals to Singapore both fell for Japan
and USA between1997 and 2007. Visitors arrivals to Singapore from
USA is quite constantthroughout the year but visitor arrivals from
Japan decline sharply.
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Between 1997 and 1998, visitor arrivals for Japan fell sharply
as compared toUSA, which only experienced a slight fall. Visitor
arrivals from Japan fell by 250000 while visitor arrivals for USA
only fell by about 50 000.
Between 2000 and 2003, visitor arrivals for both countries fell,
with Japan fallingmuch faster than USA. Japan fell by 500 000 while
USA fell by 50000 visitors.
Between 2004 and 2005, visitor arrivals fell slightly for both
countries. Japan fell
by 100 000 visitors and USA fell by about 50 000 visitors.
b. With reference to examples, explain how the following may
help a country attractmore tourists and contribute to the growth of
the tourism industry may affecttourism industry- Construction of an
Integrated Resort;- Increase in fuel prices;-
Open skies agreements between countries allow more airlines to
fly to morecountries opening new routes and offering new
destination
E.g. Star Alliance collaboration between carriers such as
Singapore Airlines,
Air China, Asiana Airlines opened up new routes for many
passengersOR
Liberalisation of aviation policies also led to the formation of
new airlines or thecreation of subsidiaries of major airlines
E.g. Silk Air and Dragon air (Hong Kong). These budget airlines
usually offermore affordable air tickets thus travelling to certain
countries within the regionbecome more affordable.
Integrated resort will attract more visitors from different
countries by offering avariety of activities & entertainment
programmes to offer different experiences.
E.g. Singapore Sands IR in Singapore offers a variety of
activities &experiences, e.g. the casino, entertainment
programmes like Universal Studio
will attract many tourists variety of experiences.
Increase in fuel prices discourage people from travelling as
this also means aincreased in ticket prices expensive to travel
E.g. In 2008, increase in fuel prices resulted in a drop in
tourist numbers to &from countries such as Singapore due to
more expensive ticket prices
