The development of Benidorm and Blackpool as a tourist resorts

LO: To be able to apply the Resort life cycle model (Butler) to a tourist resort-

case study Benidorm and Blackpool

Starter: recap from last lessonWhich picture would you link to each stage and why?????

Location of Benidorm

Benidorm today. Watch this video clip.List the attractions

http://www.benidorm-spotlight.com/news/2009/ben_vid_201009.htm

The development of Benidorm as a tourist resort….

• Using the information from the Edexcel textbook and Geog 3 page 108-109

1. create a time line showing the stages in the development of the resort and refer to which stage of the model this would be

2. Annotate a butler models showing the dates and developments of the stages of development.

Extension: Make sure you can explain how and why all of the changes have happened

Follow up questions:

1. Apart form lack of space what could cause Benidorm to go into stage 5? (stagnation)

2. Why are the length of Blackpool’s and Benidorm’s tourist season different?

Exam question: 3 marksDescribe the options faced by holiday resorts

when they reach stagnation

6 Mark question: