1. Extreme environments are
susceptible to environmental
damage from tourism

2. 1. What are the attractions of extreme
destinations to tourists? (p313)
Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

3. TASK
• Look at the next 10 photos and see who
you think Extreme Tourism appeals to …
Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

4. 1.

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15. What are the attractions of extreme
destinations to tourists? (p313)
Did you miss anything out? Surfing
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16. Who is the target market?
• 30ish
• Unmarried
• No kids
• High income
Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

17. Dark Tourist
• Dom Jolly goes to
Chernobyl?
• Video here
Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

18. 2. Why has demand increased for holidays
into extreme environments?
1. Increased wealth (more money to spend
visiting extreme environments)
2. Places are becoming more accessible than
ever (e.g. Antarctica)
3. Growing popularity of eco-tourism into
remote parts of the world (e.g. Amazon
rainforest)
4. Marketing. More places are promoted to
people today (e.g. seeing a cruise to
Antarctica advertised in the Sunday
Papers!) E.g. here
Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

19. 3. What are the impacts of tourism
on extreme environments?
Positive Negative
As tourists are visiting very extreme locations (surfing in Antarctica) they are unlikely
to cause mass damage.
Tourists promote destinations by ‘word of
mouth’ and places soon become at risk of
being loved to death as more people visit it.

20. BBC special report task!
• Design a story board on Extreme Tourism.
• Make it engaging to show off the extreme
locations of the world!
• As well as plenty of extreme drawings
include;
1. What extreme tourism is
2. What the attractions are of extreme
tourism
3. Why its grown
4. What the impacts are on the environment
Extreme environments are susceptible to environmental damage from tourism

21. Welcome to my Special Report.
Tonight I will be exploring the rise
of a new type of tourism, Extreme
Tourism.
Here is your typical extreme
tourist. In his 30’s, unmarried
(which of course means no
commitments), care free and ready
for adventure! …………………………