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What are visitor interpretation methods?
Actors, signage, objects, self guiding tools.
Name 2 reasons why visitor attractions are important to the UK economy
Contributes to the economy, education, brings in tourists from overseas and domestic.
Name 2 mandmade visitor attractions in the UK
Sandcastle Waterpark, London Eye, Alton Towers, Maddam Tussauds.
Name 2 natural visitor attractions in the UK?
Lake District, Durdle Door, The Needles, Giants Causeway.
What does the term 'diversification' mean?
methods used by a business to expand their target market, maximise sales or develop a new product.
Name a company in the UK that has diversified
Virgin, Easy Jet & Tesco
What is USP? Link this to a UK visitor attraction.
Lake District National Park - USP is Lake Windermere.
What does primary product/services mean?
The main reason why a tourist would visit the attraction
What are Alton Towers secondary products/services?
gift shops, photos, food/drink, games.
What does secondary products/services mean?
additional product/services at a visitor attraction, ways in which the visitor attraction makes money.
What is seasonality? Link this to visitor attractions.
Times of the year where tourism is more popular - peak and off peak.
Name 3 target markets for a specific UK visitor attraction.
Families - Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Eco - Eden Project. Adventure - Snowdonia.
What types of events are there in the UK?
Business, Sporting, Music, Food/Drink, Pop Up, Personal.
What is accessibility in relation to visitor attractions?
The ways in which a visitor attraction caters for people with additional needs/disabilities.
Name 2 economic impacts of visitor attractions on the UK
the multiplier effect, jobs (seasonal), living costs, tax/vat, leakage.
Name 2 socio-cultural impacts of visitor attractions on the UK
crime, education of cultures, conflict, local facilities/services improved.
