5. New york

6. Paris

8. The Caribbean

11. Dolomites

26. Some people want something different and more exciting to do on holiday.

27. A lot of people enjoy an element of risk.

28. Some wildlife can only be seen in these areas.

32. It covers an area of about 14 million km 2 and about 98% is covered with ice.

33. The number of tourists visiting Antarctica each year is rising e.g. there were 7413 in 1996/1997 season but 46000 in the 2007/2008 season.

34. Tourists are attracted by the scenery and wildlife.

35. Tourism has environmental impacts in Antarctica

36. Antarctica is cold and doesn’t get much sunshine in winter so the land ecosystems are very fragile- it takes a long time for them to recover from damage. The sea ecosystem is delicately balanced, this means that tourists can have a massive impact on the environment there:

37. Tourists can trample plants, disturb wildlife and drop litter.

38. There are fears that tourists could introduce non-native species or diseases that could wipe out existing species.