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Testing times … !
Task:
• Attempt this
examination
question.
• Be prepared to
share your ideas
with a partner.
• You have 3 minutes
 Exam question
(a) Look at Figure 6a. It shows different types of holiday.

(i) Complete Figure 6a to describe the types of holiday

shown. (3)

Dist peer assessment-ws / Students swap answers &

Complete peer assessment task / what learnt?
 What is today’s lesson objective?
To understand the life-cycle of a tourist
resort

Students note in planners

 How will I achieve today’s
lesson objective?
You must:
• Be able to identify the physical & human
attractions of a tourist resort
You should:
• Be able to work in pairs to complete
Butler’s life cycle of a tourist resort.
You could:
• Be able to apply your understanding to a
living graph about Blackpool.
How might holiday resorts develop over time?
Task:
• Watch the following clip and write down:
a) the Physical & Human Attractions of the resort
b) How might it be different now & why?
 Blackpool (1960)
How might holiday
resorts develop
over time?
Task:
b) How might it be different
now & why?
 How will I achieve today’s
lesson objective?
You must:
• Be able to identify the physical & human
attractions of a tourist resort
You should:
• Be able to work in pairs to complete
Butler’s life cycle of a tourist resort.
You could:
• Be able to apply your understanding to a
living graph about Blackpool.
 What is the Butler Model?
Key Idea:
• In 1980, R.W. Butler developed
a geographical model for resort
development.
• The model has seven stages
which he believes resorts go
through as they become tourist
destinations.
• This model can be applied to
many tourist destinations in
both HICs and LICs.
 7 Rejuvenation

5 Stagnation

6 Decline

What is 4 Consolidation

Butler’s
model? 3 Development

2 Involvement
1 Exploration
How can Geography explain the rise & fall of a tourist resort?:
Butler’s Life Cycle of a Tourist Resort:

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 Geography in Action!
Applying the Butler model to:
How can Butler
explain the
development of

Blackpool as a
tourist resort?
 Examiner’s Report

Discuss likely comment & reveal

 Task:
• Complete the
examination past
paper question
• Look at Fig 6
(p.290-291) to
rank & select
statements for
your answer
Plenary
 What was today’s lesson objective?
To understand the life-cycle of a tourist
resort

Students note in planners

 How did I achieve today’s
lesson objective?
You must:
• Be able to identify the physical & human
attractions of a tourist resort
You should:
• Be able to work in pairs to complete
Butler’s life cycle of a tourist resort.
You could:
• Be able to apply your understanding to a
living graph about Blackpool.
Foggy?, Misty?, Clear?
You have only………..
 Stage 1: Exploration
• There are very few tourists and few facilities for
them
• Those who come are attracted by the quiet &
undeveloped nature of the location.
• There is much interaction between locals &
tourists.
• Tourism type: discovery or adventure.
 Stage 2: Involvement
• Tourism numbers increase steadily, and
facilities begin to be provided.
• A tourism ‘season’ may be defined and
low-key advertising may start.
• There is pressure on local government to
improve access and to be involved in the
promotion of tourism.
• Tourism type: independent travellers.
 Stage 3: Development
• Numbers of tourists rise rapidly.
• Up-to-date facilities are provided but are
not run by local people. Tensions begin to
build between locals and outsiders who
have now taken control of the resort's
development, with much change
• Tourism type: early package holiday.
 Stage 4: Consolidation
• Number of tourists
increase but at a slower
rate.
• The pace of change
slows.
• Tourism type: package
holidays
 Stage 5: Stagnation
• The resort begins to lose its
popularity due to changing
fashions and ageing tourist
facilities. The resort is
working below its capacity.
• Over-reliance on appeal of
existing facilities e.g.
‘Pepsi Max Big One’ at the
Pleasure Beach.
• Tourism type: Cheap & old-
fashioned package holidays.
 Stage 6: Decline
• The resort offers nothing
new.
• Tourists get bored and go 6

elsewhere
• There is high
unemployment as many
local people had jobs in
the tourism industry.
• Shops close down and
the area looks neglected
 Stage 7: Rejuvenation
• New attractions are 7

developed which gives the

ageing resort an attractive
USP (Unique Selling Point)
or Niche market .
For example, Blackpool’s
Rejuvenation Project.
• Loyal and new tourists
arrive which ensures the
survival of the resort.