Tourism and Society: Positive and Negative Impacts on Global Destinations

This essay explores the positive and negative impacts of tourism on global destinations. It covers topics such as emerging markets, employment opportunities, and challenges faced by the industry. The first chapter provides a brief history of tourism, while the second chapter discusses emerging markets and the challenges they present. The third chapter examines the positive and negative impacts of tourism on society and global destinations. Overall, the essay highlights the importance of sustainable tourism practices. Subject: Tourism and Society, Course Code: Level 4 (Task 2), College/University: Not mentioned

Tourism and society

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
FIRST CHAPTER...........................................................................................................................3
SECOND CHAPTER......................................................................................................................4
THIRD CHAPTER..........................................................................................................................5
Positive impacts of tourism.........................................................................................................5
Negative impacts of tourism.......................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The activities of staying and travelling in different places are termed to be tourism. It is
one of the most crucial part of world's economy. It is important in the generation of per year
revenue as there are various jobs and opportunities in this department. The aim of this essay is to
address the issues regarding equality, access and participation in tourism. As it is known, tourism
is very huge and rapidly growing sector across the globe and hence there are major related issues
with it including taxation, infrastructure issues, cross border regulations and many more. There
are various issues regarding equality, access and participation in tourism such as: gender,
educational background, age and many more. On the other side, tourism could provide various
opportunities for growth. It may be helpful in reducing poverty and may be encourage the lives
of many poor by hiring them for different positions(Pencarelli, 2020). In context to inequality,
tourism is helpful in the reduction of inequality but there is somehow also inequality on the basis
of age, gender and others. The other major challenge in the tourism industry is the fluctuations in
the rates and inflation in the costs. Tourism is also important in the management of global
destinations as there are many people who visit different places and more the people more will
be the expectations. So there will be development of the places according to the demands of the
visitors or tourists. Tourism industries also expect from their customers to visit again and again
that's why the industry keeps updating its services according to the changing demands of the
visitors. This will help the industry in earning more profit and revenue per year. There will be the
complete description about the tourism industry, its economic impact, newly emerging markets,
positive and negative impacts of it at society and global destinations.
FIRST CHAPTER
Tourism is the fastest growing and most exiting and growing industry across the globe. It
is concerned with the people who wants something exiting or pleasure apart from their daily
working life. There are various destinations where people visits for relax and chilling out at least
for a night. It is helpful in providing various adventurous experiences and knowledge about
different place where they visit. Anyone who wants to spent there time with more of pleasure
and adventure in their free time or holiday, tourism could be a best option for them. This industry
was primarily originated in 17th century in the western side founded in Rome and Greece. By 18th
century it was spread across the other parts of the globe. There were economic, social and

technological transformation in the functioning of this industry. Gradually, there were various
improvements and many facilities were developing for the passengers for their entertainment and
comfort. The first tourism agency was created in 19th century by Thomas Cook and Son which
was providing a kind of short trip for the holidays in which travelling, concession and food was
available for the tourists. There began the mass production of buses and cars by the half of 20th
century and after the end of world war two, there were also a good progress in air
transport(Sharpley, 2018). Today tourism has become a great component of global economy
impacting local economy, culture, lifestyle of the destinations and others.
There are various stakeholders of tourism industry including: local companies, local
residents, culture, government, tourists, employees, competitors and many more. Tourism is
impacting these stakeholders both positively and negatively. Positive impacts includes: benefits
to local communities as they could get employment and negative impacts includes: culture
clashes, loss of authenticity and many more. Tourism is providing various opportunities to the
local people as they are getting employment either in the industry as employee or worker and/or
they could administer their own business of food and beverage services, accommodation
services, shopping, entertainment and many more services to the visitors. All these are direct
employment opportunities top the local communities. There are various indirect opportunities for
the local people too such as: manufacturing of aircraft, boats and other elements associated with
transportation. On the other side, tourism is also harms to the local natural environment and local
culture. Tourists may leak the local plans, opportunities or the way of revenue generation to the
other countries which may impact negatively the lives of local people.
SECOND CHAPTER
As tourism is spreading rapidly across the globe, there are various new challenges which
it is facing out of which, emerging new markets for tourism are also a new challenge for the
industry. There is a huge expansion in the business of these industries as there is often a increase
or change in the desires and expectations of the customer. Emerging markets provides various
opportunities and potential for growth. There will be rapid growth, higher productivity and other
benefits with the newly emerge market. Brazil, China, Russia and other countries are considered
to be top emerging markets for travel and tourism. Emerging markets are results as very
attractive and exiting for the foreigners ( both the visitors and the investors ) as there are higher
opportunities for growth in such markets. There may be some changes in the existing products

and services in the emerging markets which are in favour of the customer's desires. After the
invention of technologies there will be more innovative options and adventurous things for the
tourists. New technologies are the reason to attract more customers for travelling. Emerging
markets are the reason for international tourism. Emerging markets make more qualitative
availability of food and drink. There is more hygiene and with the use of various technologies
the industry successfully able to provide clients with the animated rooms. There are a lot of
attractions for the foreigners which will give them a better experience in tourism(Sigala, 2018).
Well in some cases it is quite tough for tourism industries to grow in such new markets as there
is often a need of development of new product for sustainable competitive advantage which may
need high budget. It is essential as this will help in beating the competition and make a strong
customer base.
A famous example of Cruise is known to all. It is a fastest growing sector in tourism
making effective contribution in the increment of economy. As it is known, there are rumours
that there may be some kind of risk while travelling in a cruise ship, but the company make
much efforts to overcome those rumours. The company regularly keep updating its technology
and adapting new innovations at its ships which is the reason it is now becoming more famous in
customers(Ahn, Shamim and Park, 2021). As per the concept of emerging markets, the company
is also planing to expand its market in other countries too and it is planning to add more
destinations so that the passengers may enjoy more while travelling.
THIRD CHAPTER
Positive impacts of tourism
There will be more employment opportunities for the local communities, they could find
more jobs and self business advantages and there will be development and increase in quality of
life of locals and wealth of the area. Many countries are willing to develop or improve its tourism
intended to become more rich and developed than other countries. Tourism helps in proving
comparatively more money than other businesses. It helps a town, a city, a district, a state and
even a country to show and keep alive its local trends, customs and religion as the foreigners
enjoy such rituals. These all things are very exiting for the tourists. People come from distinct
places to see, capture, record and share their experience with their friends, family and other
people at various places they visited. This will help the local community to make a name and

popularity across the world which results in having more visits of the people from different place
and it will be beneficial to improve the economy of local place. There are various people who are
not earning much in the villages or different places, they could take participate in the tourism
industry for the purpose of any kind of employment(Godovykh, Ridderstaat and Fyall, 2021).
As there will be visits at new destinations by the tourists, the local government keep
updating or adding new things to attract more tourists. This will benefit the local destinations in
the development and keep rising its image over countries. Tourism will also brings different
culture at a single place which allows the destination to develop accordingly so that people from
other culture also keep enjoying at different places. Tourism industry keep developing the whole
destinations, maintaining cleanliness and hygiene there to attracting visitors. The more the clients
more will be the improvement in the local economy.
Negative impacts of tourism
There may be chances of rush at the destinations if more tourists visits at a time which is
often called as mass tourism. This may result in spoiling the decorum and hygiene of the
destinations. The local people may suffer a loss as there is obviously a season in which the
customers plans to visit places. In off season, there may be very problems of earning for local
people. Some of the people are those whose income is only through small businesses in the
season when tourists visits this may create various problems to them when there is no season.
There may be damage to the destinations as there are some people who do not maintain
cleanliness at the places they visits or at the places they stay(Jehan, Batool, Hayat and et. al.,
2022). This may cause a major harm to local environment resulting in pollution. There will be a
chance of leakage of local information about future plans and any unique idea or thing. There
may be culture clash at the local place obviously due to presence of people from different
locations and of different culture at a single place. There is also a risk of lost of local culture as
the destinations keep adapting foreigner culture to attract more tourists.
CONCLUSION
It could be concluded that the fastest growing sector enhancing economic condition of
any country is tourism. Tourism includes the activities of travelling and staying at least one
place. There are a lot of opportunities for local communities for employment. This industry was
firstly started in 17th century in Greece and Rome and was gradually spread in the whole world.

First tourism agency was created by Thomas Cook and Son in 19th century providing short trips
including travelling, concession and food for the tourists. Increasing tourism result in developing
and improving local culture and economic conditions. Emerging markets brings a lot of
opportunities for growth to tourism industry. The invention of technology is evolved as a reason
of attracting more customers as there are more facilities for them. The tourism industry in
impacting the local people, society and the destinations both positively and negatively. As there
are opportunities for employment and development of the destinations to attract more people is
the positive impact of tourism. There will be overall development of society as people are
coming from different places due to which there are a lot of changes in the lifestyle of them.
There will be increment in their knowledge about other places too. But on the other side, there
will be its negative effects also as it is a temporary earning source for the local people as there is
a fix season in which tourists visits. There may be a mess if there are a lot of visitors come at a
single time and may result in culture clash.

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