Topic 1.

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Development of
tourist destination
regions over time
Sec 4 Geography
Topic 1 – Tourism Activity
Lesson Objectives for Topic
1.3
•Understand how a tourist destination
region will develop over time (7
stages) -

•Exploration
•Involvement
•Development
•Consolidation
•Stagnation
•Decline
•Rejuvation
Pre Lesson - Stages of tourism
development
• Log into SLS to read through the various stages (animations)

• https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/assignment/attempt/1b3e8bd8-e
c5f-4fe0-8541-a46ec298e08c

• Complete the MCQ questions.

Please clarify whatever questions you might have
 Let us differentiate the tasks.
• Completed the SLS learning. • Did not complete the SLS .

• Refer to the SLS –Sentosa. • Please complete the SLS in the

next ½ hour
Stages of tourism development
 Stages of tourism
development
• A tourist destination grows in popularity
when investors, tourists and tour
operators move into a newly discovered
location.

• Over time, however, it may lose its

popularity and start to decline. The
destination can regain popularity if
measures are taken to rejuvenate the
place.

• It is important to note that not all

destinations go through all six stages in a
linear fashion. Some may skip certain
stages.
Wrap up activity:
Case Study of Sentosa Island, Singapore
• Read about Sentosa in the SLS assignment assigned to you.
• How do you think Sentosa has develop over the years?
• Draw the tourism development model in the NOTE (IPAD).
• Put in the year on the x-axis. Label the stages and describe each stage of
Sentosa’s development by referring to the SLS.
• Where do you think Sentosa is at now? Why?
An example
Recap - Quiz
1. Read the points below. Which stage is
this?
• The destination is only visited by a small number of adventurous tourists who
travel there individually. Such visits are irregular and do not occur throughout
the year.
• The people who visit the destination make minimal contributions to the local
economy as they visit these places largely for existing natural or cultural
attractions which may not bring in much income for the locals.
2. Read the points below. Which stage is it?
• Locals offering more goods and services to cater to tourists (i.e. food
and drink vendors, leisure service providers like surfing and boat
rentals).
• Local authorities and the government are responsible in the building
of public facilities and amenities.
• Tourists contribute to the local economy.
3. Which is the stage after
“Development”?
• Write your answer in the NOTEPAD.
 4. Which of the following statement(s) describe(s) a
destination at the development stage? You may select
more than one option.

A. The destination attracts labour from other parts of the country and
other countries to work in industries which are directly or indirectly
related to tourism.
B. The destination sees a rapid increase in the number of large and
medium businesses that provide goods and services to cater to the
needs of tourists.
C. The destination sees more tourists than the local population.
D. The destination sees the pace of development slow down with
fewer hotels and attractions being developed.
5. Based on the descriptions of destination A,
which stage is it in?

• In 2019, destination A saw over seven million local and foreign

tourists, while its locals total only 1.5 million, showing that tourists
outnumbered locals in destination A. The development of tourist
facilities and amenities has also slowed down in Goa. Many large
multinational companies such as the Marriot International own hotels
in destination A
 6. Which of the following statements best indicate(s) that
it is at the consolidation stage? You may select more
than one option.
A. The number of cruise ships to the islands is very high.
B. The visitors to both islands are higher than the total population.
C. Tourism contributes significantly to the local economy.
D. Tourism employs a significant number of workers.
 Summary
• There are destinations in other countries at different stages of
the model. They can be found in the SLS/Textbook.

• Jaco Island, Timor Leste (exploration)

• Kuang Si waterfalls, Laos (involvement)
• Phu Quoc island, Vietnam (development)
• Goa, India (consolidation)
• Hawaii, USA (stagnation)