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Tourism has many function, for example : we can learn other culture, meet the new people, having fun, having relaxation, refreshing our mind. But beside that, there's also the impact of tourism, so we're gonna discussed it..^^
Tourism can bring many economic
and social benefits, particularly in rural areas and developing countries, but
mass tourism is also associated with negative effects. Tourism can only be
sustainable if it is carefully managed so that potential negative effects on
the host community and the environment are not permitted to outweigh the
financial benefits.
Social Effects
- Positive
The improvements to infrastructure and new leisure amenities that result from tourism also benefit the local community. Tourism encourages the preservation of traditional customs, handicrafts and festivals that might otherwise have been allowed to wane, and it creates civic pride. Interchanges between hosts and guests create a better cultural understanding and can also help raise global awareness of issues such as poverty and human rights abuses.
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- Negative
Visitor behavior can have a detrimental effect on the quality of life of the host community. For example, crowding and congestion, drugs and alcohol problems, prostitution and increased crime levels can occur. Tourism can even infringe on human rights, with locals being displaced from their land to make way for new hotels or barred from beaches. Interaction with tourists can also lead to an erosion of traditional cultures and values.
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Environmental Effects
- Positive
Tourism -- particularly nature and ecotourism -- helps promote conservation of wildlife and natural resources such as rain forests, as these are now regarded as tourism assets. It also helps generate funding for maintaining animal preserves and marine parks through entrance charges and guide fees. By creating alternative sources of employment, tourism reduces problems such as over-fishing and deforestation in developing nations.
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- Negative
Tourism poses a threat to a region’s natural and cultural resources, such as water supply, beaches, coral reefs and heritage sites, through overuse. It also causes increased pollution through traffic emissions, littering, increased sewage production and noise.
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Economic Effects
- Positive
Tourism creates jobs,
both through direct employment within the tourism industry and indirectly in
sectors such as retail and transportation. When these people spend their wages
on goods and services, it leads to what is known as the “multiplier effect,”
creating more jobs. The tourism industry also provides opportunities for
small-scale business enterprises, which is especially important in rural
communities, and generates extra tax revenues, such as airport and hotel taxes,
which can be used for schools, housing and hospitals.
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- Negative
Successful tourism
relies on establishing a basic infrastructure, such as roads, visitor centers
and hotels. The cost of this usually falls on the government, so it has to come
out of tax revenues. Jobs created by tourism are often seasonal and poorly
paid, yet tourism can push up local property prices and the cost of goods and
services. Money generated by tourism does not always benefit the local
community, as some of it leaks out to huge international companies, such as
hotel chains. Destinations dependent on tourism can be adversely affected by
events such as terrorism, natural disasters and economic recession.
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