What words do you associate with Tourism

and Tourist destinations? Write in the Chat

room.
What comes to your mind when you
hear the expression ¨tourist
destinations¨?

A B C
Palace Natural geographic feature Historic monument:

Historic monument: Cathedral Natural geographic feature Palace Castle

 A
What places are familiar? Which places are new for you? Can
you find these kinds of destinations in the Dominican
Republic?

Theme Park: Star Wars Theme Park is visited by millions every year.

Beach: Punta Cana beach is one of the most spectacular beaches in the world.

Ski resort: A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter
sports.

B
C
 Where do tourists go? What is tourist flow? Among the non-economic factors that affect tourism
flows, the distance between the originating and the
destination country is the most important one. The
expectation here is that as the distance increases, the
cost of transportation increases, which tends to
decrease the flow.
What is tourist flow?
What are the three types of tourism?
When we look at the movement of tourists (or Tourist flow), there are What are the basic factors that affect or
three types of tourism: Domestic Tourism, Inbound Tourism and benefit tourist destinations?
Outbound Tourism.
• Domestic tourism refers to people taking vacation in their own
country.
• Inbound tourism refers to people entering the country from abroad
for vacation.
• Outbound tourism refers to people leaving their country for vacation.
What are the basic factors of a tourist destination?
•Environmental factors : Good climate, Beautiful scenery, etc.
•Socio-economic factors : Accessibility, Accommodations, Amenities,
Additional services, etc.
•Historical and cultural factors,
•Religious factors and.
•Other factors.
What are the most popular tourist destinations in the world?

Rank Destination International tourist arrivals (2017)

1 France 86.9 million
2 Spain 81.9 million
3 United States 76.9 million
4 China 60.7 million

The Dominican Republic is the most popular island in the

Caribbean, attracting over 6.6 million international
travelers per year, that's according to a study by the
CEOWORLD magazine, while Cuba (4.7 million) and Puerto
Rico (3 million) placed second and third, respectively.
 Look at the expressions used to describe resources
and features in New Zealand.

New Zealand 
Describing geographical features
Describing climate
Describing tourist attractions
New Zealand lies in the South Pacific Ocean. It
consists of two islands. It is located 1,600 kms
south-east of Australia.
The climate is generally is temperate and
warm. The extreme North has a subtropical
climate/weather.
The main attraction for tourists is the scenery.
The landscape is unspoilt (virgin) and varied.
There are mountains, lakes, and glaciers.

Santo Domingo lies in the Caribbean sea. It consists of Describing geographical features
an island shared by two countries. It is located 1,300
kms south-east of Miami. 
The statue of liberty is the most visited place in New Describing tourist attractions
York city.
Look at the expressions used to describe resources
and features in New Zealand.
New Zealand 

New Zealand lies in the South Pacific Ocean. It

Describing geographical features
Describing climate
Describing tourist attractions
consists of two islands. It is located 1,600 kms
south-east of Australia.
The climate is generally is temperate and
warm. The extreme North has a subtropical
climate/weather.
The main attraction for tourists is the scenery.
The landscape is unspoilt (virgin) and varied.
There are mountains, lakes, and glaciers.

Hawaii lies in the Pacific ocean, is a state of the United

States of America located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the
only U.S. state located outside North America and the Describing geographical features
only island state. The state encompasses nearly the
entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 islands spread over
1,500 miles (2,400 km).
1.In Santo Domingo, temperatures are around celsius 30-32.  
2.In the United States in the state of New York, the weather is usually cold in the winter and
warm in the summer.  
3.Bávaro is the most attractive tourist zone in the Dominican Republic.

Describing geographical features

Describing climate

Describing tourist attractions

Look at the information in this chart. Write an essay describing the information in the chart.

Paragraph 1. What is the chart about? What information does it include?

paraphrase the title of the graph, making sure you put in a time frame if there is one.

This chart shows the most popular tourist destinations in the world between 1995 and
2019, a period of 25 years.
 Look at the information in this chart. Write an essay describing the information in the chart.
Paragraph 2. You also need to state what the main trend or trends in the graph are. Don’t give detail such as data here –
you are just looking for something that describes what is happening overall.
Over all information. Key expressions; Over all, over this period, whereas, one thing that stands out from
this chart is…, Over all,

One thing that stands out from this chart is that nine countries from the list are European nations. Also,
there are three north American countries, whereas there is only one representing the Asian continent,
according to the research.
Look at the information in this chart. Write an essay describing the information in the chart.
Paragraph 3. Give the Detail
You can now give more specific detail in the body paragraphs. You must make reference to the data. The key to organizing
your body paragraphs is to group data together where there are patterns.
To do this you need to identify any similarities and differences.

The most popular tourist destination in this period of time is France, with a great total of 67 million
visitors. The United States and Spain are second and third with 47 and 40 million tourists respectively.
Italy is third in the chart welcoming over 30 million vacationers. Similarly, China and the UK had over 20
million visitors. Mexico, Poland and Canada received from 18 to 19 million persons. Russia, Austria and
Germany were the most attractive tourist destination for over 16 million holidaymakers. And finally,
Greece completes the list receiving slightly over 10 million travelers.
This chart shows the most popular tourist destinations in the world between
1995 and 2019, a period of 25 years.
One thing that stands out from this chart is that nine countries from the list are
European nations. Also, there are three north American countries, whereas
there is only one representing the Asian continent, according to the research.

The most popular tourist destination in this period of time is France, with a great
total of 67 million visitors. The United States and Spain are second and third with
47 and 40 million tourists respectively. Italy is third in the chart welcoming over 30
million vacationers. Similarly, China and the UK had over 20 million visitors.
Mexico, Poland and Canada received from 18 to 19 million persons. Russia, Austria
and Germany were the most attractive tourist destination for over 16 million
holidaymakers. And finally, Greece completes the list receiving slightly over 10
million travelers.