The Seven stages of tourism development
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Butler’s resort life cycle model
Butler developed a model which shows how any tourist resort may grow. A
resort may start off from being a small, low key, destination. He suggests that
all resorts go through the same sort of process.
The seven stages of tourist development
resort may start off from being a small, low key, destination. He suggests that
all resorts go through the same sort of process.
The seven stages of tourist development
- Exploration - a small number of tourists visit the area.
The area is unspoilt and few tourist facilities exist. - Involvement - local people start to provide some facilities
for tourists. There starts to become a recognised tourist season. - Development - the host country starts to develop and
advertise the area. The area becomes recognised as a tourist destination. - Consolidation - the area continues to attract tourists. The
growth in tourist numbers may not be a fast as before. Some tensions develop
between the host and the tourists. - Stagnation - the facilities for the tourists may decline as
they become old and run down. The numbers of tourists may decline too. - Rejuvenation - investment and modernisation may occur which
leads to improvements and visitor numbers may increase again. An example of this is Manchester, England. - Decline - if the resort is not rejuvenated (stage 6) then
it will go into decline. People lose their jobs related to tourism. The image of
the area suffers.