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Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Assignment

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Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Assignment

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Running head: INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY AND TOURISMIntroduction to Hospitality and TourismName of the Student:Name of the University:Author note:
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INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM1Answer 1In the video, Vanuatu’s Broken Dreams, three small islands were covered, namely, Wala,Efate and Pentecost. Vanuatu is a nation on the Pacific, consisting of few small islands. Thepeople of the islands are extremely poor and their economies are mostly dependent on thetourism business. As seen in the video, the P&O cruises sail to Wala bringing the Australian, andsometimes the Chinese tourists. The tourism business has flourished as the tourists spend moneyon food, stay, souvenirs and entertainment activities, but the lives and economy of the localshave not improved (SBS Dateline 2013). There has been some development in the island for theforeigners but the locals are not benefitted from that. There is huge cash flow from the tourists,but the money is not properly used. There is a proper toilet with running water in the island, butthat is meant for the tourists only. The locals expressed their need for a good toilet in everyhome, running water for all, good health facilities and a school for the children with the properutilization of the money that is coming in. They do not know where the money is going or who istaking all the money. Even if they know, they do not want to reveal. As per the governmentofficial, everyone is corrupt. Hence, corruption is a big issue in the islands in Vanuatu. There isno initiative from the local development committee or the government to improve the lives of thepeople of Wala (Olszowy et al. 2015). Answer 2 The P&O cruises offer holiday cruise packages to the beautiful islands of Vanuatu for thepeople of Australia and other nations on the pacific. These cruises bring tourists to these islands, which has helped in the development of the tourism business in Wala. Thus, the cruises act ethically in the matter of development of the local economy of Wala and other islands. Due to
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INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM2tourism, the local people earn money by entertaining the tourists, selling souvenirs, renting the boating and other activity services, renting hotels etc. (Buys et al. 2014). This is a huge boost for the local economy, as this brings in money. Majority of the services exist only for the tourism. However, the developments were made by the foreigners and not by the government of Wala or Vanuatu. Hence, the developments are only focused towards to tourists, and not for the locals. The ships of P&O can ensure the flow of money into the islands, but it cannot control the how the money is spent on the development of the local economy. Answer 3The government of Vanuatu, local development committee of the islands and the localpeople should be responsible for rectifying the issues. Corruption is the major issue in this case.The money that is coming in from the tourism activities is not properly used for the welfare anddevelopment of the local economy. Some people are stealing the money, but there is no effortfrom anyone to rectify the problem. Everyone should come forward to stop the unethicalpractices and improve the lives of the local people. They live in extremely bad condition in theislands. They do not have toilet, running water and health and hygiene facilities. Children of theisland of Wala have to cross the water every day to go to a school. The number of tourists isincreasing every year, and the cash flow is increasing too. However, lack of governmentalinitiatives and regulations, the corruption has increased and the money is not properly utilized.Thus, people should eliminate the level of corruption if they want to improve their lives (Thomasand Postlethwaite 2016).
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