Intro Due to the size‚ strength and impact of the tourism industry on local economies worldwide‚ the debate over the positive and negative effects of tourism is little more than a mental exercise. But to develop sustainable tourism policies‚ a thoughtful consideration of these effects is necessary. This essay will argue that there are much negative sides outweighed the positive sides‚ and suggest how to minimize the negative effects of tourism. Economic Effects Tourism’s primary benefit is the
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Sustainable tourism is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic‚ social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity‚ essential ecological processes‚ biological diversity and life support systems." (World Tourism Organization)[29] Sustainable development implies "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (World Commission on Environment and Development‚ 1987)[30]
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Nowadays‚ international tourism is the biggest industry in the world. Unfortunately‚ international tourism creates tension rather than understanding between people from different cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Globalization makes the world seem smaller and encourages people’s mobility on a global scale. International tourism which becomes increasingly popular‚ is considered both vitally important for a better mutual understanding between nations and harmful
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What is Tourism? 1. Tourism is the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of work and residence‚ the facilities created to cater to their needs 2. The tourism and tourism sector is a broad range of economic activities and services‚ all-encompassing term which includes accommodation‚ catering‚ transport and ancillary services. It is multidisciplinary. Transport for tourism (MTR ‚ BUS) 1.Related to cost and speed 2.No direct intrinsic value 3.Cost rather than
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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF CULTURAL TOURISM IN KERALA INTRODUCTION Tourism is an economic activity of global importance. It is the temporary movement of people from one place to another mainly for pleasure. It is a rapidly growing industry which provides employment opportunities to millions of people‚ generates foreign exchange and promotes balanced regional development and revives the art and culture. It is one of the biggest industries in the world. Tourism is not a single industry‚ but a group
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Medical Tourism Medical tourism (MT) is patient movement from highly developed nations to other areas of the world for medical care‚ usually to find treatment at a lower cost. Medical tourism is different from the traditional model of international medical travel where patients generally journey from less developed nations to major medical centers in highly developed countries for medical treatment that is unavailable in their own communities. Services typically sought by travelers include elective
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Tourism in Pakistan has been stated by the Lonely Planet magazine as being the tourism industry’s "next big thing".[1] Pakistan‚ with its diverse cultures‚ people and landscapes attracted 1 million tourists in 2012[2] Pakistan’s tourism industry was in its heyday during the 1970s when the country received unprecedented amounts of foreign tourists‚ thanks to the Hippie trail. The main destinations of choice for these tourists were the Khyber Pass‚ Peshawar‚ Karachi‚ Lahore‚ Swat and Rawalpindi
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Introduction Tourism is an industry that rely on tourism resources and tourism facilities to provide tourists travel tour. It is known as smokeless industry and sunshine industry. Travel business is composed of three parts: tourism‚ transportation industry and accommodation industry. They are the three pillars of tourism industry. The tourism industry is very important for Singapore. It is one of Singapore’s economics pillar industry and contributors to the Singaporean economy. Tourism will help
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Health Tourism A Boon or Curse? What is it? Medical tourism (also called medical travel‚ health tourism or global health care) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and themass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care. Such services typically include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeriessuch as joint replacement (knee/hip)‚ cardiac surgery‚ dental surgery‚ and cosmetic surgeries. However‚ virtually
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INTRODUCTION According to Collier (1997) tourism involves three aspects‚ it involves people(tourists) away from their usual habitat‚ the activities of people away from their usual habitat will normally give rise to an industry and the activities of both the people and the industry may or will have impact on the host community. 2.0 DISADVANTAGES OF TOURISM 2.1 THREATHEN INDIGENOUS IDENTITY Tourism gives positive impacts to a country but the impacts arise when tourism brings about changes in value systems
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