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