Socio-Cultural Impacts From Tourism Change or loss of indigenous identity and values Tourism can cause change or loss of local identity and values‚ brought about by several closely related influences: Commodification Tourism can turn local cultures into commodities when religious rituals‚ traditional ethnic rites and festivals are reduced and sanitized to conform to tourist expectations‚ resulting in what has been called "reconstructed ethnicity." Once a destination is sold as a tourism product
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Moi University COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IRD 200: DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN ENSURING DEVELOPMENT IN A COUNTRY Submitted By: FRED WAICHERE M. FEBRUARY 2013 INTRODUCTION A state may be simply defined as a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Claude Ake (1992) defines a state as: The organized aggregate of relatively permanent institutions of governance. It is seen as a set of associations and agencies claiming control
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Tourism refers to the activities of tourists‚ people who visit places for pleasure‚ and the industry that caters to their needs. It can be a double-edged sword for a country to a certain extent due to its advantages as well as its disadvantages. The advantages are economic‚ cultural and environmental benefits while the disadvantage will be environmental degradation. Firstly‚ tourism is beneficial as it contributes to a country’s revenue. For example‚ in Singapore‚ the tourism industry generated
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of not only recreation‚ but also the provision of services for this act. It might occupy local services such as entertainment‚ accommodation and catering for tourists. It may seem‚ that tourism brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. Firstly‚ many countries depend heavily upon travel expenditures by foreigners as a source of taxation and as a source of income for
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By: Anne Vilagut Tourism The French define tourism as "the art to satisfy the most diverse aspirations which invite man to move out of his daily universe." The Webster’s dictionary defines tourism as "the guiding or managing of tourists; the promotion or encouragement of touring: the accommodation of tourists." Both definitions are apt for tourism. The private sector of tourism includes lodging‚ food‚ transportation‚ recreation facilities‚ attractions‚ travel agents‚ and tour operators. These
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government is of course the economic benefits brought by tourism. It is well-known that tourism is one of the four pillars of the Hong Kong economy. In 2010‚ it contributed to 4.4 percent of Hong Kong’s GDP.(http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/tourism.pdf) It is not difficult to understand why the government keeps on thinking ways to boost the already vigorous tourism. However‚ is the local community able to share the fruits of it? Does the development of tourism bring drawbacks to the
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Social and Economic Impacts of Hurricanes on the Caribbean Hurricanes are powerful weather systems‚ which start as disturbances in the atmosphere over tropical oceans. There are many of these disturbances each year‚ but only a few become hurricanes. Most Atlantic and Caribbean hurricanes occur between June and November and have been known to have serious economic and social consequences. Some economic consequences include unemployment‚ loss of revenue‚ loss of foreign exchange etc. Social consequences
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Assessment 3 Book 1 1.3 Explain the economic impact tourism has had on a specific locality within the UK. Introduction In this assessment I want to investigate tourism in London and explain the economic impact that tourism has on this locality. Also I want to analyse the potential economic impact of hosting the Olympics 2012 in London. This report indicates that tourism spending in London generated £304.1 million pounds of direct economic activity for the community‚ an increase of approximately
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associated with the social and economic empowerment of individuals and societies. The members of the family are human beings and are in need of material things to survive and develop. It is this need to obtain and to consume goods and services that constitute economic development and the role that the family plays in economic development (Bigombe and Khadiagala‚ 2003). Therefore‚ this essay seeks to critically examine the role of the family in African society in economic development with the description
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Executive Summary Planning of economic policies & their implementations are the most vital facts of a country. Overall development of a country largely depends on economic policy design & its proper implementation. Every country has its own economic policies & specific way of their implementation. But some policies are same for all countries such as Fiscal Policy‚ Monetary Policy‚ etc. Philippines‚ as a developing country has set various economic policies & strategies over time
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