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Kings High School Check In To The Museum

Thursday, 29th May 2014

Kings High School Check In To The Museum

 

  • Kings High School Check In To The Museum

A large group of Geographers from Kings High School included a visit to the Lakes District Museum during their Geography field trip.

Their visit included a university style lecture which looked at tourism as a cultural process in Queenstown. During the presentation, we examined the development of adventure tourism as well as winter tourism which has brought increasing numbers of tourists to Queenstown each year.

This talk is incredibly appropriate considering Queenstown has again been named New Zealand’s number one destination in the 2014 Travellers’ Choice Destinations by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest online travel community. As well as taking out the top spot in New Zealand, the four season lake and alpine resort was also rated the second best destination in the South Pacific, after Sydney. The Travellers’ Choice Destinations awards honour top travel spots worldwide based on millions of reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers.  Award winners were determined based on the popularity of destinations, taking into account travellers’ favourites and most highly rated places.

Why do you think Queenstown was named New Zealand’s number one destination in the 2014 Travellers’ Choice Destinations by TripAdvisor?

Before winter and adventure tourism, what other activities attracted tourists to this area who began visiting in the late 1800's?

What other activities are on offer today besides winter and adventure tourism?

What are some negative impacts of tourism on Queenstown?

Answer my questions and comment about your visit to the Museum and Queenstown below!