Positive and Negative Impact of International Tourism to Tasmania

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Question 1
The number of international tourist to Tasmania has increased significantly and this has brought
both positive and negative impact to the community.
Positive impact
There has been a tremendous increase in the levels of economy for Tasmania. Tourist activities
have brought it with significant economic activities that have largely contributed to the economic
rise of the region. Tourism brings with it a lot of revenues in term of foreign exchange and the
region is no exception. Increased number of tourists has made the region to earn a lot and thus
this has impacted positively on the economy of the region.( Baggio, 2008)
Also growth of the economy means that a big part of the population must be earning which
contributes to a higher per capita income for the region. This is to say that there has been
creation of employment activities by the tourism industry which has enabled the local people to
earn a living and thus improved the economy of the place.( Boniface, Cooper, and Cooper,
2016). A lot of people with income increases the overall income of the whole region and enables
such people to have power to carry out economic activities which in turn improves the level of
the economy.
Tourism brings with it a lot of structural development which in turn improve the economy. An
area such as Tasmania has had a lot of improvements in the infrastructure due to the high number
of visitors coming to the place. Better roads have been constructed and better facilities of social
amenities have also been set up. A lot of development in infrastructure means there is ease in
doing things such as travelling using lesser time and this goes a long way in improving the
economic level of Tasmania.

Negative impact
A big influx of tourist to Tasmania region has brought a lot of negative effect on the natural
environment of the region. There has been a high rise of visitors trooping to the place which has
brought with it a lot of pollution to the environment.
Most of the tourist use materials that are not degradable and they end up throwing them anyhow
after use. This contributes to the blockage of the drainage systems which lead to spilling of
wastes. The marine life is also affected by this and if the marine life suffers, then there will be
lack of food and also lack of activities on the water body which will in turn contribute to low
numbers of tourist visiting the region.( Bonetti, Petrillo, and Simoni, 2006)
Congestion is an issue that directly affects the natural environment. Large population of people
in one specific area results to the lack of space to carry out any meaningful activity. The
environment is affected as there is no clean and fresh air which may contribute to some people
fainting or collapsing. The environment suffers as most of the places are trampled on and a lot of
pollutant materials are being disposed of aimlessly.
Also increase in the number of people will imply that the available environment resources are
not adequate to fully sustain them. A rapid increase in the population means that this people
would all want to us the same environment resource that is present at the place at the same time.
This will not be enough and thus some will try to find other ways to fulfill their needs and this
may be harmful to the environment.( Cornelissen, 2017)
Question 2
There are two key issues that occur in Tasmani in relation to tourism

Hospitality business
Most tourists when they visit a tourist site would wish to spend time and relax nearby after they
have finished their activities during the day. Therefore they would look for a nice
accommodation within the vicinity of the tourist site. (Farrell, and Twining-Ward, 2004)
Tasmania hospitality business has grown significantly due to the high number of visitors to the
region. The local people have set up various form of accommodation that is suitable for all
categories of visitors coming to the region. It is informed by the need to serve all visitors and for
no one to feel out of place due to only one type of accommodation. This are mainly based on the
simplicity to access some of the tourist site available in Tasmania and thus the tourist will book
their accommodation on the need to do a particular thing or just out of their liking.( Lazzeretti,
and Petrillo, 2006.)
There are those who will prefer apartments for their own convenience while others would go for
hostels, caravan, cabins or holiday houses. The accommodation facilities differ in prices in
accordance with the purpose they are serving and therefore each will bring different revenue to
the region.
The provision of these facilities has enabled Tasmania to be known worldwide for excellent
accommodation services. This has contributed greatly to increase in the number of people
coming to enjoy facilities which has in turn brought a lot of revenues to the tourism sector.
Furthermore, the booming of the hospitality business has led to job creation for a lot of people.(
Getz,1986).There is the need for additional labor force to deal with the high number of tourists
and this has improved lives of the local community.