Small numbers of visitors are attracted by something particular: good beaches, an attractive landscape, historical or cultural features. Local people have not yet developed many tourist services.
2) Involvement
The local population sees the opportunites and starts to provide accomodation, food, transport, guides, and other services for visitors.
3) Development
Large companies build hotels and leisure complexes and advertise package holidays. Numbers of tourists rise dramatically. Job opportunities for local people grow rapidly, but this brings both advantages and disadvantages.
4) Consolidation
Tourism is now a major part of the local economy, but perhaps at the expense of other types of development. Numbers of visitors are steadily making employment more secure. However, some hotels and other facilities are becoming older and unattractive, so the type of customer attracted goes downmarket. Rowdiness becomes a problem.
5) Stagnation
The resort becomes unfashionable and the number of visitors starts to decline. Businesses change hands and often fail.
6) Decline or Rejuvenation
Decline: Visitors prefer other resorts. Day trippers and weekenders become the main source of income.
Rejuventation: Attempts are made to modernise the resort and attract different people to enjoy new activities.