BTHS1ITHE Introduction to Tourism

You are required to prepare a 1,000 word essay on the topic below:

“When strong seasonal variations are part of the normal annual tourism cycle of a destination, a large amount of economic and social disruption can occur if appropriate compensating measuresare not taken by tourism managers” (Weaver and Lawton, 2014, p. 241).

 Using a destination of your choice, discuss this statement and research the strategies that could be used to manage the seasonal variations.
 Students should initially read Chapter 8 of Weaver and Lawton on the ‘Economic Impacts of Tourism’ and should consider this quote in the context of that chapter.
 Refer to a variety of sources such as books and journal articles .Then, in the form of an essay, discuss the above statement.

 To assist with your essay students should log into the LMS site for this subject and look at the relevant resources to assist in essay design.
 You need to support your arguments with relevant academic journal articles; however students are able to also use industry reports and official destination marketing websites to support their discussion