URBAN TOURISM

Urban Tourism

ABBREVIATION

Sustainable Tourism = ST

DMOs = Destination Marketing/Management Organizations

Table of Contents

ABBREVIATIONII

INTRODUCITON1

Key Urban Planning & Development Issues1

Smithfield Meat Market2

Covent Garden Market relation with Smithfield's4

Smithfield's Early Morning Tours For Tourists5

Workers Undecided Plans For The Redevelopment Of Smithfield's6

LITERATURE REVIEW7

METHODOLOGY9

ANALYSIS11

The changing face of tourism in the UK11

Ideas for teaching about the changing face of tourism.12

CONCLUSION17

REFERENCES18

APPENDICES21

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QUESTIONNAIRE24

Introduction

“Urban Tourism,” this term is used to describe activity related to tourism occurs in metropolitan areas that entails connections between urban environments & visitors, distinguished through people's close concentration. (Selby & Morgan 1996: 287) Range of purposed motivates visitors towards the metropolitan areas, which includes normal purpose such as business meetings, conferences, seminars, VFR, training, leisure & special purpose like culture, sports & education. Although, the existence of cities are as old as human civilization, but the nourishment of urban tourism is closely related with the rise in economy of information & de-industrialization of cities. Post-modern cities are now linked with urban tourism, as it emphasize on lifestyle & image. Many metropolitan cities which are also the center of urban tourism have moved towards the closer alignment between strategies of major events & their tourism industry, as tourism industry also generates a lot of profit. (Prentice & Andersen, 2003, 7-30 )

Key Issues of Urban Planning & Development

Much focus has been given to natural environment in planning & development issues as to secure most attractive scene to locate for tourism development, mostly outside metropolitan areas. In case of cities nature of pressures are different. High land prices in metropolitan areas & with higher concentration of people living in such areas, & various commercial pressures jointly impact upon tourism & development proposals. (Page 2002)

Focus of the attention of metropolitan cities has been shifted to preserve the important natural elements. However; urban planning has been affected by demolishing, rebuilding or restoring historic events, but urban tourism in particular. Event organizing is one of the best mechanism to attract local and foreign visitors without investing a lot of amount on tourism industry. However in the case of a city such as Perth, where many of city centre historic buildings were demolished during earlier phases of development, the capacity of events to overcome these losses remains largely untested. (Kozak & Rimmington, 1999, 273-283 )

The various UK Garden Festivals have provided a strong focus for the connection between events & inner urban redevelopment. In Melbourne the Southbank retail precinct is located on the site of a former sweet factory & forms a backdrop for many inner-based festivities. (Jansen-Verbeke, 1986, 186-204 )

Smithfield Meat Market place

Smithfield market place is a little market place visited by the tourists, but worth mentioning & knowing, because of its historical value & its economic significance in city of London. It's estimated that each year the market goes through 120,000 tons of products. Beside meat, products like cheese or pastries. Recently it has invested more than £ 70 million in equipment to meet modern standards of hygiene (McCabe 2000). This former Meat Market place became one of the most modern ...