Climate and Tourism

Climate and tourism...

Climate affects the sense of place

that characterizes each individual
place, regardless of scale, on the
earth’s surface and the actions of
the human residents and visitors
to that place.

Climate is a major environmental

factor that residents or visitors of
any site on earth must consider.
 Climate is an attraction

Locations with sunny and warm winters are in

high demand by people from cold, snowy,
northern locations.
 Affects individual’s
comfort level
Sensible temperature refers to what our bodies
sense the temperature and climate to be, rather
than what the climatologists may say it is.
 Travel plans' main
decision criteria
Climate determines how long and quality of the
tourism season, and it plays a major role in the
choice of destination and tourist spending.
CLIMATE ELEMENTS
 World's Climate
Classification
System:
Köppen System

divides climates into five main climate

groups, with each group being divided based
on seasonal precipitation and temperature
patterns.
Tropical Climates
Dry Climates
Temperate Climates
Continental Climates
Polar Climates
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