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The purpose of this study is to make clear the developments, regional characteristics and environmental assessment of Whistler mountain resort in British Columbia, Canada and Cancun seaside resort in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
As both resorts have good locations with attractive tourist resources and big tourist markets being on the border with the United States of America, the Government and many private enterprises have invested a large amount of money for the development of tourism in building the infrastructure, hotels, shopping centers, convention center and other tourist facilities after 1970’.
As a result, both resorts have excellent conditions (natural and built-up) for tourism due to the careful and wise planning of two Governments in developing tourism but taking into consideration the preservation of the natural environment. A lot of foreign tourists especially from United States visit Whistler for skiing mainly in winter, and Cancun for water recreations throughout the year.
Younger people from outside are moving to Whistler and local community is realizing. The number of tourists in both resorts will be increased in the near future. Thus, it is necessary for the sake of social tourism to be careful and regulate the volume of tourists which will lead to increased hotel rates so as to maintain the present rates.
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