Impact of Social Issues on Tourism

This assignment delves into the multifaceted relationship between social issues and the tourism industry. It examines how factors such as social unrest, terrorist attacks, and political instability can significantly impact tourist destinations' popularity. The analysis extends to understanding how tour and travel companies respond to these challenges and adapt their strategies accordingly. Furthermore, the assignment emphasizes the crucial role of the tourism industry in contributing to a country's economic growth and development.

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Table of Contents
Introduction……….................……………………………. .3
Visitor numbers and income generation…………….…….3-4
Trends and predict future trends…………………………..4-6
Comparison between leading tourist destinations…………6-7
Tourist destination affect and its appeal…………………..7-8
Issues that affect the popularity………………………….....8
Responsible tourism……………………………………….8-9
Conclusion………………………………………………….9
References…………………………………………………...9
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Introduction
Tourism is developing sector. It increase or boost the nation’s economy. It is developing at
fast pace. Tourism expels boundaries between two countries. Tourism area is real donor in
country's economy. Tourism raises opportunities of job. Places visited by visitors termed as
tourist destinations. Destinations popularity gets raised with its effect of accessibility and
various destinations having their own specific features. Sector of tourism increased with raise
in the popularity of tourist destinations. Visitors get attracted towards the specific technique
tourist destinations. UK position is 8th in way of number of tourists and 3rd position in terms
of tours and trips. Its features are social, cultural and physical. It helps to employment
opportunity to the country.
Tourist destinations affected by accessibility, weather, service availability, quality
services, money value and campaign of marketing and there is many issue that affect the
popularity of tourist destination by social riots, terrorists attacks and etc. Tourists should
respect the culture of host country and it includes decreasing pollution these are the potential
for responsible tourism. Social tourism is part to human involves in a society and members.
Physical feature can be explained as object of tangible which can be linked. Members of
society part of culture.
1.1. Analyse main tourist destinations and generators of the world in terms
of visitor numbers and income generation.
USA is constitutional republic and known as United states of America. It constitutes 50
states. It has number of tourist destinations and every year large number of tourist come
here .most famous tourist destination of of USA is New York city. Spain is sovereign state
and it is situated in south western Europe. UK is a sovereign country and and it includes
great Britain and prat of north island. Thailand is 50th most popular tourist destination of
world an it is situate din south-east Asia. Italy is located in Mediterranean sea and it is a
famous place for tourism activities. Italy is a Unitary republic of Europe. It is famous for its
art , history and culture.
Issue USA SPAIN UK THAILAND ITALY
The direct role
of Travel and
Tourism to
GDP was
US$458.0bn
which is 2.6%
of aggregate
GDP in 2014,
and is estimate
The direct role
of Travel &
Tourism to
GDP was
EUR58.8bn
which is 5.6%
of total GDP
in 2014,
and is forecast
36.1 million
abroad
guests who
went to the
UK in 2015
spent £22.1
billion
5% rise in
volume and
The direct role of
Travel &
Tourism to GDP
was
THB1,037.3bn
which is 8.6% of
overall GDP in
2014, and is
forecast to
GDP was
EUR162.7bn
(10.1%
of GDP) in
2014, and is
estimated to
increase by
1.7% in 2015,
and to increase
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Contribut
ion to
economy
to increase by
3.0% in 2015
and to increase
by 3.8% pa,
from 2015-
2025, to
US$684.6bn
which is 3.0%
of aggregate
GDP in 2025.
The aggregate
role of Travel
and Tourism
to GDP was
US$1,402.6bn
which is 8.0%
GDP in 2014,
and is
conjecture to
increase by
3.1% in 2015,
and to increase
by 3.4% pa to
US$2,028.3bn
which is 8.7%
GDP in 2025
(Capeding and
et.al, 2014).
to increase by
3.3% in 2015,
and to increase
by 2.3% pa,
from 2015-
2025, to
EUR76.2bn
Which is 5.7%
overall GDP in
2025.
The overall
role of Travel
& Tourism to
GDP was
EUR161.0bn
which is
15.2% of GDP
in 2014,
and is forecast
to rise by 4.0%
in 2015, and to
increase by
2.1% pa to
EUR206.0bn
15.4% of GDP
in
2025
1% rise in
value
compared
with 2014.
increase by 3.4%
in 2015, and to
increase by 6.7%
pa, from 2015-
2025, to
THB2, 045.0bn
which is 11.7%
of overall GDP in
2025.
by 1.7% pa to
EUR195.5bn
Number
of visitors
United States
in fiscal year
2014 and 2015
was from the
following
countries
(listed over
700,000
admissions)
77.5 million
international
tourists visited
to the U.S. in
2015
Overall
contribution of
Travel &
Tourism to
GDP was
EUR161.0bn
which is
15.2% of GDP
in 2014,
and is forecast
to increase by
4.0% in 2015,
and to rise by
2.1% pa to
EUR206.0bn
which is15.4%
of GDP in
2025.
36.1 million
abroad
guests who
went to the
UK in 2015
spent £22.1
billion
Tourist exports
created THB1,
309.1bn which is
14.4% of total
exports in 2014.
This is forecast to
rise by 3.3% in
2015, and rise by
7.7% pa, from
2015-2025, to
THB2,828.6bn in
2025 which is
17.3%
of total and
Thailand
Records
46.1
million tourist
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60.8 million
Tourists
decided to
spend their
holidays in
Spain
(Choopanya
and et .al ,
2013).
29.88
Million
Tourist
Arrivals in
2015
Spending
by per
visitors
Average
2830.7493540
05168 $ spend
by visitors
Average 937.5
$ spend by
visitors
Average
612.188365
6509695
euro
Average
73962.516733601
07thb
Average
4240.78091106
2907 euro
1.2 Analyse statistics to determine tourism destination trends and predict
future trends
Tour an travel activities natural part of this industry and it changes everyday. In year 2016
repost of tourism detestation trend gained great success. Now a days trend of tourists is that
they want to get totally disconnected from their work during holidays.72 % traveller of UK
are following this trend as it is expected to increase more by 2018. Technology is increasing
continuously so tourists want internet connectivity everywhere they go. It sometime become
difficult for hoteliers and resorts. Tourist in 2018 will require number of opportunities to
explore new and unique. destination which are lesser known among people.
USA 2014 2015 2025 Comments
Contribution
to economy
Overall role of
Travel &
Tourism to
GDP was
US$1,402.6bn
which is 8.0%
of GDP
(Pechlaner,
Kozak and
Volgger,
2014).
Estimated overall
contribution
forecast to rise by
3.1% in 2015,
Overall role
forecast to
increase by
3.4% pa to
US$2,028.3bn
Set out and
Tourism to
GDP was
US$1,402.6bn
which is 8.0%
of GDP in
2014, and is
conjecture to
ascend by
3.1% in 2015,
and to ascend
by 3.4% dad
to
US$2,028.3bn
which is 8.7%
of GDP in
2025.
75.0 million 77.5 128,893,00 2025,
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No of visitors
(international
tourist)
million(international
tourist)
international
tourist arrivals
are estimate to
overall
128,893,000,
providing
expenditure of
US$279.4bn,
an rise of
3.7%.
Spain
(Contributio
n to
economy)
15.2% of
GDP
15.3% of GDP
forecast to rise
by 2.1% pa to
EUR206.0bn
by 2025
(15.4% of
GDP)
In 2014 gdp
was 15.2%
which rise
by .3% which
is 15.5% and
estimate for
future 15.4%
No of
visitors
68.2 million 64.9 million 85,400,000
(Llodrà-Riera
and et.al ,
2015.)
Collection is
forecast to
overall
85,400,000,
creating
consumption
of
EUR70.7bn,
an expansion
of 2.7% pa.
UK
(Contributio
n to
economy)
10.5% of
GDP
(Overall
contribution)
10.6% of GDP
(total contribution)
11.2% of
GDP
(total
contribution)
It is estimate
to increase by
3.1% pa to
GBP263.9bn
by 2025
No of visitors
32.6 million 34.4 million 50,138,000 UK
calculated
GBP27.4bn in
visitor exports
in 2014, 2015
this is
expected to
grow by
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4.2%, and the
country is
expected to
attract 34,4
million
international
visitors
receives
(Medlik ed.,
2016).
3.1 Compare the appeal of current leading tourist destinations with that of
currently developing tourist destinations
Compare the leading visitor destination with the increasing visitors’ destinations example of
Cuba and North Korea has been chosen. Both destinations have something similar. Cuba is
one of the leading destinations with more than 2 million arrivals per year for several motives
and Cuba located in North America. North Korea located in Asia some of the main visitor
destinations which can be travelled in North Korea include juche tower, kumsusan palace of
the sun, paektu mountain, tomb of king kongmin etc and Cuba most visited places by tourists
are Havana cathedral, Christ of Havana, baconao, colon cemetery, el template, san Luis
valley, cayo levia and many more. Cuba appeals to the visitors who are finding visitors
destination having beaches and South Korea is famous for culture. South Korea also known
as “Korean wave” and it is the historic city of Gyeongju. Cuba also have attractive historical
place such as cathedral de san cristobal, museo de la ciudad, Trinidad and many more so
these are the comparison the appeal of current leading tourist destinations with that of
currently developing tourist destinations. UK is one of the leading tourist destination of world
and is popular among tourists fro tourism activities. Here is the comparison on the basis of
culture, attracts and appeals of UK and Cuba.
Attributes Cuba UK
Attracts/Appeals There are various leading tourist
destination site on Cuba which
includes varadero, Trinidad, Old
Havana ,Baracoa etc.
In UK there are numerous of
attract for tourist which involves
Tower of London, Science
Museum, Tate Modern, south
bank centre etc.
Culture Cuba is famous for its
diversified culture which are
taken from Spanish culture,
African culture and Asian
influences. The island has
various artists in field of art,
literature, music etc.
UK follows Christian culture
and its main language is
English. People of UK are
famous for living in
multicultural society.
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Physical features Zapata Swamp, Sirrea del
Rosario, Pico Tuetc.rquino are
some physical feature of Cuba .
Physical feature of UK includes
British island , Ben Nevis ,
snowdonia etc,
Social cultural aspects Catholicism is the main religion
of Cuba.
Christianity is the main religion
of UK followed by Islam ,
Sikhism.
Festival Festival of Cuba includes
Havana Carnival, CDR
anniversary, Havana theatre
festival etc.
Fetsivals of UK compories of
hay festival, Aldeburgh festival,
camp bestival and many more
3.2 evaluate how characteristics of a tourist destination affect its appeal
Introduction: Cuba is part of North America and Caribbean island between the Caribbean
Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean and known as the largest island. It lies 145 km South of
Key West, Florida between the Cayman Islands. Present report describes about various
characteristics , culture , physical feature and attracts of Cuba.
Characteristic: There have couple of things that famous about Cuba. Cuba is famous for Its
rich culture. The Music of Cuba and dances are pretty famous there. Their musical
instruments and dance styles are mostly of African and European origin. Baseball is the most
popular sport there and Baseball introduced by American dockworkers in Havana in
19thCentury. Cuba is famous forints uniqueness, creativity and survivalist spirit. There have
couples of way to reach Cuba like by Air, car, train, boat and taxi. Cuba has rich history and
daily diet in Cuba is quite simple. Rice and beans are nerve.
The number of foreign visitors could rise from 3.5 million in 2015 to over 10 million in 2030.
Cuban Government plans to construct new hotels and resorts to increasing visitors in Cuba.
Population: The current population of Cuba is 11,390,554. Cuba population is equivalent to
0.15 % of the total world population. The total land area is 41,110 sq. Miles. 76.2% of the
population is Urban and The median age in Cuba is 41.7 years.
Tourism and Climate : Tourism in Cuba generates over 2 million arrivals per year. Cuba is
famous for its favorable climate, beaches, colonial architecture and cultural history. Cuba is
well known for its health tourism, Cultural tourism and tourism. Some Cuban hotels and
resorts were opened only for foreign . Tourists but this policy reversed by Cuban
Government. Climate in cuba is famous for its cool trade winds that some relief from the heat
and humidity. Weather is pretty much sunny with lots of sun shine and average temperature is
approximately 26-28 degrees centigrade in the southernmost areas
Attracts: Varadero, Trinidad, Old Havana ,Baracoa, Parque National Vinales. Etc. are the
attracts and leading tourist spots of Cuba.
Culture: African and Spanish culture are famous culture of Cuba. There is a culture of art
and music also in Cuba.
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Conclusion: Above report concludes that Cuba has different culture in field of music, dance
art etc. Population of Cuba is approximately 0.15% of the world population. Climate and
tourism of Cuba is also discussed.
Year 2015 2016
No of visitors 3.1 million 4 million
4.1. Analyse issues that affect the popularity of tourist destinations
Sustainability is defined as the ability of biodiversity and biological system to remain
sustain in term of diversity and production. There are several problems related to sustainable
tourism in UK. As the tourism industry is growing and developing it is affecting natural
resources and biodiversity of place. Environmental and water resource also gets affected by
tourism activities. 2015 year was recorded as warmest year in UK due to travel tourism .
Tourism can be very effective to a country’s economy and there have many things that can
affect Tourism of a country in both ways ‘Negatively and Positively’. Tourism relates to
Economy that’s why it is a highly taxed industry, People who they are new in tourism
industry realize just how many taxes travelers pay. In Some Countries, states or cities almost
40 % of the commodity’s cost comes from add-on taxes. When government claims that they
must provide additional protection services to tourists.
Political conditions will be a issue that can be affect tourism. Like Governments claim that
they support and legally allow tourism, Visa restrictions also relates to Political issues, war
and act of terrorism. People want to travel in such kind of countries who they are fully secure
for tourism like Peaceful Environment, Tourism friendly countries, Devoid Terrorism, With
Lower Crime rates etc. Some countries allow tourism with very strict rules. They don’t even
allow a tourist to contact his/her legal advisors and lawyers to help him when he/she breaks
their rules. Some Countries don’t even allow you to communicate with their local citizens.
They don’t allow cameras, cell phones even they keep passports on arrival.
Health and Safety issues are important either in Tourism. Mostly issues like Pestilence and
Disease are major issues in it. Environment impacts can be an issue. Pollution, noise, land
and water are major issues. Tourism is a subject of pleasure and experiencing different sites
and Health and safety is a serious issue in it
Wildlife also get affected because of tourism activities. Tourist can causes harms to animals
by doing hunting of them . Animals get scared by behaviour of particular tourist. Negative
impact of tourism on wildlife includes disruption of activity, direct attack, and killing etc.
Deforestation is major issue of tourism (Tourist Alliance,2017). Tourism companies to
attract tourist amends natural resource to man made due to which deforestation problem is
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getting increased in tourist destination of many countries. Landscapes of the place also get
affected by the regular tourism in particular place . Land degradation is major issue also
which is include in the impact of popularity of tourist destinations. Forests regularly get
harmed fro providing wood fuel for camping. This leads to deforestation. Rapidly going
construction at tourist places making pressure on landscapes and inherent resources.
Pollution is also the cause of tourism and tourist activities. Tourist transportation activities
increases smoke in the environment due to which temperature of the particular place
increases. Global warming is also cause by tourism activities. Air pollution, increases due to
dust and smoke which comes from travelling and transportation. Tourism use water resources
for making pools and for personal use . This result in deterioration of water resources.
4.2. Discuss the potential for responsible tourism to enhance the host
community at worldwide tourist destinations
Responsible tourism is a kind of tourism that reduces negative social, economic and
environmental impacts and hatches good economic benefits for local citizens and intensify
the prosperity of host communities. In simple language Responsible tourism is about using
tourism to make places better for people to live and visit.
Responsible tourism enhances by maximize positive impacts and to minimize negative ones.
To follow all relevant international and national standards, laws and regulation impacts
positively. To solve the problems that are associated with sustainable tourism some action
need to be taken. Tourism industry should maintain a balance to restrict usage of natural
resources and water resources. Government of country should make some policies for travel
and tourism so that impact can be mitigate.
Responsibilities Description
Economic Responsibility Local economic benefits can be increased by
increasing linkages and reducing leakages to
make sure that communities are involved in it
and try to assist in poverty reduction by to
use pro-poor strategies. To develop quality
products also can help to enhance the
destination. Market tourism in ways which
show the natural, cultural and social probity
of the destination and that will increase forms
of tourism. To Provide competent and
convenient support to all kinds of enterprises
to ensure tourism related enterprises exceed.
Social Responsibility Increase tourism contribution in health and
Education to improve it (Tourist Destination
of UK, 2016.). To be serious to the host
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culture, maintaining and gladden social and
cultural diversity and encounter with sexual
exploitation of human beings, especially the
exploitation of children and to regularly be
part of the local community in planning and
decision making.
Environmental Responsibilities Recycle resources and reduce waste and over
consumption, promote Education and higher
studies and awareness for sustainable
development for all entrepreneurs, manage
natural multicity sustainably and to develop
type of tourism that the environment can
support and respect integrity of Protected
areas and vulnerable ecosystems.
Conclusion
Tourist destinations affected by accessibility, weather, service availability, quality services,
money value and campaign of marketing and there is many issue that affect the popularity of
tourist destination by social riots, terrorists attacks and etc. Social tourism is part to human
involves in a society and members. It is a wonderful way for individual spends their money
for cities to attract other individuals and city in the world attract large amount of money help
of foreigners take the chance to explore new cities. In which we understand scope of key UK
and worldwide tourist destinations, issues likely to affect the popularity of tourist destinations
cultural, social and physical features of tourist destinations and characteristics of destinations
affect their appeal to tourists which divided in to three parts and these are physical character
tics, social characteristics and physical characteristics and it help to understand UK and
worldwide destinations, about their environment, physical and social features. Tourist
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destinations affected by accessibility, weather, service availability, quality services, money
value and campaign of marketing and there is many issue that affect the popularity of tourist
destination by social riots, terrorists attacks and etc. It help to calculate the behaviour of the
tour and travel company. Many new methods come in to tours and travels company. Help of
this study we understand why tour and travel industry help to growth of countries.
Destinations are organized when a individual finds to a place where he or she don’t go
before.
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