To what extent does tourism in Majorca fit the Butler model?

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To what extent does tourism in Majorca fit the Butler model

The purpose of the Butler Model is to look at the way that tourist resorts, grow and develop. The tourist industry, like all industry, is dynamic and constantly changing. Therefore, the Butler Model is a way of studying tourist resorts and seeing how they change over time and in relation to the changing demands of the tourist industry. These changes can then be compared to the predictions as shown on the model.                                                                                                                                                     Discovery Stage-A settlement is 'explored' or 'discovered' by a small number of people who later tell others about their experience. In time other people visit and local people seize upon the new economic opportunities provided by these visitors and provide services to meet the needs of these visitors or tourists.                                                                                                                                                  Involvement and Development Stage-More tourists arrive having heard about the place by word of mouth, articles in Travel Supplements in papers such as The Sunday Times, brochures or tourist guides. The extra tourists attracted by the publicity and people willing to visit somewhere new will lead to the building of new hotels, restaurants, shops and services to cater for the influx of people.                                                                                                                Consolidation Stage-As more people visit the resort, the facilities are now fully utilised. At this stage mass tourism replaces what was once the original economic function of the settlement. This may cause some resentment with people in the town who have not benefited from the new industry or from the loss of distinct identity that the settlement held before. It may appear that the local culture is being diminished by a more international and non-unique culture compared to what may have existed before.                                                                                                                                                                Stagnation Stage-Popularity may be short lived. People may become bored with the resort once its initial appeal had waned. Little of the original natural environment will remain and negative comments about what it used to be like may lead people to find somewhere new to discover. The effect of falling tourism if a resort goes out of fashion leads to economic decline and the under-utilisation of tourist infrastructure. The eventual closure of some of the businesses will lead to a rise in unemployment.                                                                                                                                  Decline or Rejuvenation-The tourist resort then has two options; either go into decline or rejuvenate and develop more sustainable strategies based upon lower visitor numbers.

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Majorca/Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Island with a population as of 1st January 2010 of 869,067. The capitol city of Palma (pop. 404,6810) is a tourist hotspot. The island itself has received 8,802,115 tourists in 2005.  

In the 1960s Majorca entered the Growth stage of the butler model with around 0.4 million tourists from the visiting the island. The majority of employment on the island being fishing and agriculture. At this time the environment was clean featuring unspoilt beaches, little visual pollution and an unpolluted sea. The island did not have a good infrastructure i.e. Poor roads ...

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The author has outlined the features of the model and has explained how Majorca appears to fit it very well. What they have not done is consider any evidence that suggests Majorca does not fit the model (which the question suggests). The answer could also have been improved by including a graph to show tourism numbers in Majorca since the 1960s, to illustrate its similarities to the model.