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To get all 4 marks for this question you need to make 4 separate points. You only need to describe what happens. You don’t need to explain why.You can get extra credit in your exam by giving a specifi c example in your answer.

Describe what happens to a resort when it is in the stagnation stage (Stage 5) of the Butler Model.

(4 marks)Blackpool reached the stagnation stage just after World War 2. The introduction of the package holiday and cheaper air travel meant people could go the Mediterranean for less money. As a result visitor numbers to Blackpool dropped, and businesses started to close as they were becoming rundown due to a lack of interest. Blackpool did attempt to come out of the stagnation stage by building Blackpool Zoo.

Remembering the stagesYou can use this phrase to help you remember the different stages:

Elephants....................ExplorationIn.................................InvolvementDubai...........................DevelopmentCan..............................ConsolidationSee...............................StagnationDoctor..........................DeclineStephen…………………….StablisationRaymond......................Rejuvenation

Resort development

Describe the characteristics of a resort atStage 4 of the Butler Model. (4 marks)

You could use an example from your own knowledge to help illustrate your answer. Blackpool and Benidorm are good examples.

Stage 1 Exploration

Stage 2 Involvement

Stage 3 Development

Stage 4Consolidation

Stage 5 Stagnation

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Rejuvenation

StabilisationDecline

Stage 6

Only A FEW RICHPEOPLE visit soincome is low.

Visitor numbersINCREASE andhotels are built. Some ATTRACTIONS

are built, andcommunitybecomes involved.Transport and

accessibility isimproved andmajority of localswork in touristindustry. Facilities and

services DECLINEso visitornumbers drop.

Tourist numbersDROP and solocals losetheir JOBS.

INVESTMENT isneeded toimprove facilities.Often rebrandingis done.

Resort continues tooperate but veryRUN DOWN andSTRUGGLING to survive.

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The Butler Model for resort development is a way of describing how tourist resorts grow and develop over time. It has 6 different stages. This graph shows the stages of the Butler model.

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DRAFT - SUBJECT TO REVIEW

What happens at each stage?Describe what happens to a resort when it is in the

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