Ó ji6k85 The development of tourism What is tourism? When did it start? How did it develop? Listen to part of a podcast about the history of tourism to check your ideas. In pairs, talk about the podcast. Tell your partner two things that were new to you and two things you already knew. Try to complete the timeline below with these events. A attack on World Trade Centre C start of mass tourism E Industrial Revolution B first budget airline D global economic recession F Covid-19 pandemic 1850s 1960s 1970s 2001 2008 2020 Listening 1 a y6d32e 46 b c 2 Describe the graph below. What did the future of the tourism industry look like according to this graph? Find more recent figures to compare with the old forecasts. You can look e.g. on the website of the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization). What is different? Speaking 3 a b 1.6 billion 1 billion 694 million Destinations: South Asia Middle East Africa East Asia/Pacific Americas Europe 0 200 400 600 800 1.000 1.200 1.400 1.600 1950 1960 1970 Actual 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 million International tourist arrivals Forecasts Source: www.unwto.org Why is tourism important for the economy? What kinds of events influence tourism positively or negatively? Talk together. Read the article on the next page to check your ideas. Reading 4 a b 136 11 Unit Tourism give information about important sights write an email write a leaflet deal with complaints Goals talk about developments in tourism support an argument present new trends talk about business travel organise a talk Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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