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Tourism in Ireland
Final notes, plus recap of what has been done so far in this chapter.
(L. Shaughnessy)
Why is tourism so important in Ireland?
• Money into the economy
• Jobs – Tourism sector alone recruits 100,000 people here.
• Tertiary sector – biggest in Irish economy – tourism accounts for a lot of this…
Facts and Statistics:Figures are shown in millions - Discuss
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2001 2003 2005 2007
No. of overseasvisitors toIreland
No. of visitsabroad by irishresidents
How is Ireland portrayed abroad?
• Remember the 4 reasons tourists visit certain destinations…
1. Natural Beauty
2. Beaches
3. Recreational / Sporting Facilities
4. Cities
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QyHt_lI2RU&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq46WmnhpvQ
Discuss portrayal of Ireland
• Is it an accurate portrayal of Ireland?
• What things are not seen in the adverts?
• What do you think there should be more of in adverts of Ireland to make it attractive to tourists?
• Is there too much “Paddywhackery”??
Recap…
• Name some areas of natural beauty in Ireland• Name some popular beaches in Ireland• Are the number of tourists visiting Ireland
growing or decreasing since 2007…why?• Approximately how much money did tourism
bring into the Irish economy in 2008?• Which broad region of Ireland is most popular
with tourists? Why?• Now for a real test of knowledge…
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Tourism
MILLIONAIRE SCOREBOARD
$100
$200
$300
$500
$1,000
$2,000
$4,000
$8,000
$16,000
$32,000
$64,000
$125,000
$250,000
$500,000
$1 MILLION
Click the $ for questions
Tourism is a type of what kind of economic activity?
A: Tertiary B: Quaternary
C: Secondary D: Primary
$100 Question
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INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$100
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Correct!
Pick out the wrong answer: Tourism has grown in recent decades because…
A: Improved modes of transport makes it easier and
faster to travel B: Transport is now free
C: Many people in 1st world countries have more disposable
income
D: Majority of 1st world employees have 3 weeks paid
holiday time
$200 Question
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INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$200
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Correct!
Areas of natural beauty, Beaches, Sport & Recreation Facilities, are 3 of the 4 reasons
tourists visit Ireland. What is the 4th?
A: To see wildlife B: To attend
festivals
C: To visit cities D: Religious
reasons$300 Question
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INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$300
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Correct!
Pick the odd one out: Areas of natural beauty in Ireland include:
A: The Burren B: The Giants Causeway
C: Connemara D: Dublin City
$1,000 Question
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INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$500
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Correct!
$1000 Question
A: Golf B: Cricket
C: Horse-racing D: Surfing
$1,000 Question
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Which of the following recreational / sports activities is least popular in Ireland?
INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$1,000
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Correct!
$2000 Question
A: The Cliffs of Moher
B: The Blarney Stone
C: Croke Patrick D: The Giants
Causeway$2,000 Question
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What is the number 1 most popular tourist attraction in Ireland?
INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$2,000
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Correct!
$4000 Question
A: USA B: Great Britain
C: Germany D: France
$4,000 Question
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Which country provides the largest number of tourists to Ireland each year?
INCORRECT!
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$4,000
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Correct!
$8000 Question
A: 7.4 million B: 4.7 million
C: 14.7 million D: 74 million
$8,000 Question
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How many tourists visited Ireland in 2008?
INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$8,000
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Correct!
$16000 Question
A: 6.2 million B: 5.1 million
C: 2.6 million D: 1.4 million
$16,000 Question
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Between 1998 and 2008, the number of tourists visiting Ireland grew by
approximately how much?
INCORRECT!
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$16,000
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Correct!
$32000 Question
A: 3.6 million B: 9 million
C: 1.5 million D: 7.8 million
$32,000 Question
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Approximately how many visits were made by Irish people, to other countries as
tourists in 2008?
INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$32,000
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Correct!
$64000 Question
A: 4.1 billion euro B:1.4 billion euro
C: 5.7 billion euro D: 7.5 billion euro
$64,000 Question
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Approximately how much revenue did tourism account for in Ireland in 2008?
INCORRECT!
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A: Tourism Ireland
B: Failte Ireland
C: Craic Ireland D: Discover
Ireland
$125,000 Question
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Which of the following is not a real tourism organisation?
$125000 Question
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$250000 Question
A: Galway B: Belfast
C: Dublin D: Cork
$250,000 Question
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Which Irish city was voted European city of culture 2005?
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A: A hot exotic land
B: A scenic romantic place
C: A cold wet miserable country
D: A party animal destination
$500,000 Question
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In advertisements and brochures, Ireland is mainly portrayed as:
INCORRECT!
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$500,000
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A: The action of taking in new people
B: The action of moving too and fro
C:The action of movement in a circle
D: The action of coming and going
$500,000 Question
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The word ‘tourism’ comes from the Latin word ‘tornare’. What did this word
originally mean?
INCORRECT!
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SCORE
$1 MILION
Correct!
