Managing Tourism Activity | Climate Change

MANAGING TOURISM
ACTIVITY

Managing Tourism Activity 1
Contents
Have business or destination responses to climate change led to positive changes in the
tourism industry.........................................................................................................................2
The way businesses or destinations responded to climate change.........................................2
Positive outcomes in the tourism industry..............................................................................4
More ethical products.............................................................................................................6
International cooperation........................................................................................................6
Reduction in pollution............................................................................................................7
Still gloomy............................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

Managing Tourism Activity 2
Have business or destination responses to climate change led to positive changes in the
tourism industry
The climate change is an inducing spectacle in the contemporary universal outlook having an
extensive series of impacts at the diverse levels within the community. The climate change
causes various changes in the temperature and as a result, it influences people socially and
economically. There is no industry other than the travel and tourism industry which is more
reliable on climate. Climate change can have both a direct and indirect influence on tourism.
The movement and affluence of travel from various fragments of the globe make tourism one
of the major and fast-growing industries. From bright, warm, beachfront resorts, to royal,
snow-white mountains and commotion free flights, almost every facet of the tourism industry
is restored off and more lucrative when weather is constant and travellers can commute
without any interruption.
The climate changes cause various influences on the tourism industry relying on
environmental site and kind of activity. The high elevation provinces of Asia comprise
Tibetan plateau and Himalayan varieties are suffering from the climate change significances
like glacier floods, glacial lake outbursts and glacier melting. The Himalayan arrays have
represented a decline in glacier exposure and decline in the rainfall excesses and
unpredictability in Nepal. Correspondingly, five thousand glaciers have endured fast
lessening in recent years and instigated glacial deluges in low deceitful areas (Vu, et al.
2018). Moreover, nations like Taiwan have natural charms can experience a deterioration in
tourism due to loopholes in the natural attractions. On the other side, some middle eastern
nations like Iran are exaggerated by increasing temperatures which creates a delinquent of
water obtainability and severe heat surfs results in deterioration of the influx of tourists. The
concerns are also increasing over the upsurge of 2
o
C temperature which modifies seasonal
snow in Austria. It has resulted in restricted ski tourism through shortening the ski season.
The way businesses or destinations responded to climate change
The tourism industry is deliberated to be a foremost economic sector which is enduring
incredible growth mainly in the developing nations. Tourism is identified to be a highly
climate-sensitive sector. The environmental and socio-economic change have a great role in
influencing to climate change and are growing contributor to anthropogenic climate change.
The tourism in link to climate change has been categorised into physical locations and

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physical environment features (De Freitas, 2017). The geography is having a direct
association with the climate relying on the site on the outward of the earth, the climate
differs. According to the climate change index, each position has been influenced by the
specific kind of climate persuaded matters. Different type of businesses is influenced by
climate change as given below:
Mountain and snow tourism: Mountain tourism are deliberated to be most prevalent when it
comes to urban and busy city life as it is the most peaceful location and low-temperature
condition. For instance, Himalayan ranges are scattered in over four nations, Pakistan, India,
China and Afghanistan. It makes the Himalayan range a prevalent mountain tourism
destination. The Himalayan region is also a combination of various spiritual societies and
culture and appeals to the tourists. It assists local people in generating income by creating
business and offering resorts, food, sports business (Sundar, 2018). Add on, Jade and Phoenix
valley in China attained current consideration for the tourism advancement due to location,
waterfall and bamboo woods.
Beach and seaside tourism: The beach and seaside ecosystems are deliberated to be amusing
and prolific locales on the earth. The coastal areas are encompassed of mangroves, forests,
savannas, shrubs, savannas, barrier islands, sand ridges, estuaries, and coastal locales. The
coastal area is having a unique identity and almost 40% of the populace lives within the 65
km range of sea and encompasses 20% of earth’s entire outward. It makes beach places a
memorable tourist terminus and a foremost sponsor to the economies of key states. Although
growing climate change has resulted in creating threats to such places in the system of
reducing islands, varying coastal limits and seawater imposition by glacier melting (Du, Lew
and Ng, 2016). The glacier melting has a great role in increasing sea level by the market
increase. Such sea level has caused variations in beaches and beach areas as experienced in
Cua Dai, Central Vietnam. Cua Dai has been identified as major estuary regions comprised of
tourism. Add on, some other islands have also attained a approval for tourism growth such as
Andaman and Nicobar (India). Such region extends to Thailand and identified for the
amusing beautiful beauty and extensive variety of flora and fauna with its original
environment (Coccossis, 2016).
Forest and biodiversity tourism: The forests have created popularity in link to the state parks.
These places have become prevalent due to comprising recreational activities. In some
instances, such areas are even cast-off for educational determinations to absorb from nature.