By Shahla Khan

For Cambria College

Session plan

Introduction Session learning objectives Cardiff as tourism destination

for the daya. Features as a tourism destination and

b. 3 businesses

Session learning objectives Students will be able to define and

describe the features of Cardiff city, the capital of Wales, from the perspective of tourism.

Students will be able to identify and explain three commonly appearing features from the pictures that make Cardiff a tourism destination.

Students will learn to relate and examine similar business activities relevant to the features and list one other tourist destinations of similar nature.

Basics of Cardiff Capital of Wales Largest city in Wales and the tenth largest city in

the UK Population 346,100 (2011) 18.3 million visitors in 2010.

 In 2011, Cardiff was ranked sixth in the world in National Geographic's alternative tourist destinations.the new £675m St David's shopping centre has helped it become the third most popular retail destination in the UK.

Cardiff Few interesting events…

WOMEX has been the largest international cultural event Wales has ever hosted 

Heineken Cup 2014- Rugby WWE  Cardiff Design Festival 

What are features of a tourism destination?Reasons why you

would visit that place….

A. Natural

B. Manmade

Natural features Man made features

Beach Mountains Desert Hot bath, geysers Rain forests River Naturally occurring

activities- eg aurora Snow mountains

Modern Infrastructure Religious significance Food Music Historical monuments High street retail brands Museums Indoor activities

Features as a tourism destinationIn the following pictures, identify the

features of the city…

Discussion

3 businesses

Pertaining to the features and the leaflets, analyze the types of business activities that could take place at a destination with those specific features.

Ponder over…

On the basis of any one feature , think of another tourism destination which has similar features.

Questions?

Thank you