Effects of Tourism and Hospitality in Venice

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Introduction
Tourism is one of the growing sectors throughout the globe. Most countries that have
good tourism destinations have been affected by tourism and hospitality activities. Tourism has
brought both negative and positive effects to the host country. Tourism has led to increased
employment in different sectors like the hospitality sector and the transport sector. These factors
have contributed to economic growth. Venice in Italy is one of the tourist destinations and it has
reported a high number of tourist every year. The city is considered to be one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. The city is developed with great art and architecture, the canals
which are the major ways of transport, movie locations, double take pigeons, and famous bridges
are the main tourist attraction sites. This has led to a high number of tourist in the city which has
resulted to social-cultural impact, economic, and environmental impact.
Environmental factors
Tourism in the marine and coast areas has been one of the fast-growing tourism
destination in the world. However, tourism and hospitality have impacted the environment in
different ways. If the rate of tourism is not controlled, it causes threats to many natural sites in
the world (Campopiano, Minola & Sainaghi, 2016). Tourism and hospitality may lead to
increased pollution, soil erosion, loss of natural habitats, discharges in the sea, and increased
pressure on the endangered species. On the issue of depletion of natural resources, tourism and
hospitality have impacted water resources particularly fresh water. The tourism and hospitality
industry uses excess water resources for hotels, golf, swimming pools, and personal issues. This
may lead to water shortages and producing large volumes of wastewater (Miller, Merrilees &

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Coghlan, 2015). The tourism and hospitality sector has created pressure on local resources which
include fossil fuels, minerals, forests, fertile soils, and wildlife. This is due to the increased
development of tourism and recreational facilities. Due to the provision of tourist facilities, it has
led to a direct effect on non-renewable and renewable natural factors in order to provide facilities
such as good infrastructure and building material (Raza, Sharif, Wong & Karim, 2017).
Moreover, tourism and hospitality activities have brought pollution such as noise, the release of
sewage, oil and chemicals, and solid waste.
Social-cultural impact
Tourism and hospitality may bring about positive and negative social-cultural effects on
the specific area or nation. It may bring changes in the community structure, rituals, ethics,
family relationships, and traditional lifestyle. Tourism has led to the provision of a better
education system (Deery, Jago & Fredline, 2012). This has led to high investment in the leisure
facilities and organizing often social events which have assisted the local people to acquire a
better lifestyle. On the other hand, the tourism and hospitality sector has created employment to
the locals in the hotels and accommodation facilities which has reduced the unemployment of the
citizen, on the contrary, high number of tourists has resulted in poor sanitation which has
resulted in many contagious diseases due to overcrowding (Eid & El-Gohary, 2015). Moreover,
the influx of tourist in some areas has distracted the local culture and developed unrest among
the locals. This has led to the loss of local cultures due to the assimilation of the foreign culture
by the locals which has eroded the traditional customs of the locals (Tajeddini & Trueman,
2012). Another negative impact of tourism and hospitality is the increased rate of criminal
activities. The locals take advantage of the innocent tourist hence robbing them money and
conning them.