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Over-tourism
Group 1 - Travel and tourism
 Table of Contents
Vocabulary
list 01

Brief Individual
presentation
02 03 activity

04 Group activity
1. Vocabulary list
2. Brief presentation
 The Great
Wall of China
Venice
Causes
How it began
A
Contributing factors
 A . Causes
How mass tourism began

Historically, tourism was only

1 for a small wealthy elite

In the 20th century, the middle-class in

2 Western societies could afford to travel
Mass tourism began

In the last 30 years, the middle-class

3 from rapidly developing countries could
also afford to travel
 Overseas trips from China

2001 10.5 M

2018 150 M
 A . Causes
Contributing factors

Vacation rental Social media

Budget airlines
online marketplace platforms
Consequences
Safety hazards
B
Environmental
degradation
 B. Consequences
Safety hazards

Dayton Daily News

BY SHELBY LIN ERDMAN | OCTOBER 3, 2018

259 Selfie Deaths

Recorded in Last 7 years
 B. Consequences
Environmental degradation

Emissions created by Disturbed ecosystem and

airplanes and cruise Destroyed habitats

01 02
NEWYORK

= 1.7 metric tons of CO2

Conundrum hot spring

LONDON
Solutions
Heavy tax
Daily limit
C
Regulate Airbnb

Leave No Trace
Set of guidelines when
visiting outdoor sites
 Conclusion
Tourism, in general, is a great thing
D
since it allows people to explore the
world's wonders, and over-tourism is
just one of the dark sides of it.
3. Individual activity
Q1
What does the video mainly discuss?

A. The dark sides of tourism and their effects on the

environment
B. The history of mass-tourism
C. The problems of over-tourism and how to solve them
D. The causes of over-tourism
Q2
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a
consequence of over-tourism?
A. Death and injury
B. Habitats are destroyed
C. Global climate change
D. Increased tax for tourists
Over-tourism results in serious safety hazards for tourists and
alarming environmental issues. Increasing tax for tourists is a way
for cities to cope with over-tourism, not one of the consequences
Q3
Which of the following statements is
TRUE?
A. Tourists will be taxed more heavily if they don’t follow
Leave No Trace’s guidelines
B. Airbnb makes it easier for travelers to find affordable
accomodations
C. Few deaths due to selfie accidents were recorded in the
last few years
D. Not until the 20th century did upper class people go on
grand tours around Europe
Airbnb is an online platform that connects hosts renting out
space in their homes with guests seeking lodging for generally
cheaper prices than a hotel
Q4

To cope with over-tourism, tourists are required

to pay higher tax when visiting certain cities.

TRUE FALSE
Q5
It is estimated that from the second half of the
20th century to 2018, global overseas trips have
witnessed an increase of:

A. More than 1 billion trips.

B. Nearly 2 billions trips.
C. Nearly 1 billion trips.
D. More than 1.5 billions trips.
From 1950 to 2018, the global overseas trips rose from
25 million to 1.4 billion trips
Q6
In 1999, an organization called Leave No Trace
came up with a set of guidelines for the
authorities to put daily limits on visitors.

TRUE FALSE

It’s a set of guidelines for the visitors to apply when

visiting outdoor sites
Q7
When did mass tourism first start?

A. In the 20th century

B. 30 years ago
C. In the 21st century
D. 13 years ago

Mass tourism began in the 20th century when middle-

class people in Western societies could earn enough
money to travel
Q8
In the last few decades, people from rapidly
developing countries could afford to travel

TRUE FALSE
Q9
What is Airbnb?
A. An airline that allow people to fly cheap bleep
B. An online marketplace for vacation rentals
C. An organization that aims to protect the environment
D. A government department that restricts tourists

Airbnb is an online marketplace that connects people

who want to rent out their homes with travelers who
are looking for accommodations in that area
Q10
Which of the following is mentioned as a
contributing factor to over-tourism?
A. Increasing popularity of social media platforms
B. The growth of the upper classes globally
C. The declining demand for cheap airline tickets
D. The growing need for vacation rentals

Social media platforms like Instagram make it easier for

people to find new travel destinations and activities
Q11
At many tourist destinations, Airbnb is
promoted so that locals are not priced out of
their own cities

TRUE FALSE

Airbnb is regulated, not promoted

Q12
Mass tourism is the situation when too many
people visit a place on holiday, so that the place
is spoiled and life is made difficult for the
people who live there

TRUE FALSE

Mass tourism refers to the movement of a large number

of organized tourists to popular holiday destinations for
recreational purposes.
Q13
What is NIKI?
A. A blog where people share their experience and plan
of a trip.
B. A social media platform that allows people to geo tag.
C. An airline that allows people to travel cheap bleep.
D. An organization that allows people to find available
accomodations.
Q14

Aviation emission levels contribute greatly to

the problem of global warming

TRUE FALSE
Q15
Why do cities have to regulate online platforms
that provide vacation rentals?
A. To save the ecosystem from being disturbed.
B. To provide more customer service jobs for the local.
C. To ensure that the locals can afford themselves in their
hometown.
D. To force visitors to use locals’ service.
Another solution is to regulate Airbnb so that locals are
not priced out of their own cities
Q16
It’s estimated that in 2018, the number of
overseas trips from China has quadrupled in
under 2 decades

TRUE FALSE

According to the video, overseas trips from China rose

from 10.5 million in 2001 to 150 million in 2018
Q17
Leave No Trace guidelines encourage tourists
to keep the famous sites in pristine condition

TRUE FALSE
Q18
Mass-tourism began when Western middle-
class people could afford to travel

TRUE FALSE
Q19
Instagram Geotag function makes it easier for
visitors to find available travel plan and
advisors online

TRUE FALSE

Geotag only allows users to attach their location data

on a picture
Q20
What is NOT mentioned as a solution to over-
tourism?
A. Impose a restriction on geotagging
B. Raise visitors’ self-discipline on protecting the
environment
C. Put daily limits on cruise ship visitors.
D. Call for regulation of vacation rental online
marketplaces
Q22
According to the video, what is the most likely
thing that the speaker will do?
A. Being an advocate of “Flight shame” movement
B. Using budget airlines to travel
C. Follow Leave No Trace guidelines while travelling
D. Stop travelling to famous sites

At the end of the video, the speaker believes that

tourism, in general, is a great thing since it allows
people to explore the world's wonders, and over-
tourism is just one of the dark sides of it.
Q21
According to the speaker, affordability is the
most important factor contributing to over-
tourism

TRUE FALSE

Affordability is just one of the main factors, not the

most important one.
Q22
Which of the following is mentioned as a
contributing factor to over-tourism?
A. Increasing popularity of social media platforms
B. The growth of the upper classes globally
C. The declining demand for cheap airline tickets
D. The growing need for vacation rentals

Social media platforms like Instagram make it easier for

people to find new travel destinations and activities
4. Group activity
• Work in a group of 6 to 7 people in breakout
room to discuss a given question related to
the topic – 5 minutes
• Present your ideas – 2 minutes
Group 1: In response to the environmental impact of aviation, an anti-
flying social movement called “Flight shame” started in Sweden. The
movement discourages people from flying and promotes more
environmentally-friendly means of transportation to lower carbon
emissions. Do you think we should restrict flying in order to protect the
environment?
Group 2: Geotagging on Instagram allows people to attach location
data to a picture. However, many people think we should not geotag
pictures when we are in nature because it exposes the hidden-spots,
attracts more people to the site and ruins the natural beauty. Do you
agree with this opinion?
Group 3: Many cities now suffer from over-tourism, so some people
prefer traveling off the beaten path to visit famous attractions. Name
some advantages and disadvantages of traveling off the beaten path.
Thank you for listening
Peace