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Hi Guys, to further develop our understanding of how the elements of tourism development interact, I would like you to analyse the daily rags (newspapers).

Go to a reputable New Zealand news site (see the bottom of the post) and look for some articles that directly or indirectly relate to tourism in New Zealand.

Virtually all newspaper articles are based around an event. Think about the implications of this event on the Tourism Development Elements. Decide which element has been modified, and how this might change one or more of the other elements.  Set out your thinking like this:

1. (Article Headline - hyperlink to real article)
2. (Which Elements involved)
3. (Explanation of interaction)

For Example

1. ‘Unusual unrest’ on Ruapehu
2. (Outside Factors –> Regulators–>Tourism Industry)
3. Mt Ruapehu is showing signs of increased volcanic activity (Outside factor). This has meant that many regulators have had to work together to monitor the mountain and develop plans for the safety of people using the area, i.e. tourists. Civil Defence, GNS, DOC, Police and local councils have also worked closey with tourism industry to ‘ensure appropriate actions’ in the future.

News Sites

• TVNZ
• TV3
• Stuff
• NzHerald

How many of the landmarks in the video can you name?

World Landmarks Video

You have been working on Part 1 of your Destination Australia assessment. You should be nearing the end of your research about Canberra (ACT) and Sydney (NSW). Remember to make the presentation interesting and appealing and use the most up to date information available. A nice extra touch would be to include some recent news items relating to tourism in these cities.

Now that you have completed your mapping tasks on Australia, it is time to test yourself with the games made by your classmates.

Everyone will add a link to the game as a comment to this post. Just click the links to play.

Click here to play some of the 12TOUR quizzes 

I went along to the exhibition that Roy and Lynn talked about in class —> It is fantastic! The exhibition features HEAPS of large-scale aerial photos showing crazy things happening in the world. They have blocked off a lane of The Strand (where all the bars and restaurants are) and set up the photos with interesting captions and facts - as well as lighting for night-time viewing. It would make a great free family outing - day or night.

It would count as revision if you went with geography goggles on. Think about the ‘Important Geographic Ideas’ and the natural and cultural processes you can see in the photos. My favourite was one taken in Chile. It shows lush pasture with grazing animals minding their own business, but menacing black sand dunes are rolling in and slowly but surely claiming the arable land with the process of desertification.

Welcome to Tauranga Arts Festival 2007

Here is an example of Assessment 11.

Thanks Hayley M!