Tourism Concepts and Issues - Assessment 2

TOURISM CONCEPTS AND
ISSUES -ASSESSMENT 2

TABLE OF CONTENT
TABLE OF CONTENT...................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Personal Experience at Maldives Island......................................................................................3
Critical factors relating to the tourism in Maldives.....................................................................6
Theories related to International tourism and hospitality............................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is the form of travelling in order to receive pleasure or do some business related
work. It is the idea of staying in places which are different from the usual environment for not
more than a year for leisure and business related activities is the definition of tourism. It can be
domestic or international. International tourism has both input and output implications which
balances the payments of the country (McKercher, and Mak, 2019). Globalisation of the markets
and businesses has made the tourism sector very popular for mostly leisure activities.
International tourism has many benefits as it mainly helps in promoting small and local
businesses. Along with it helps in increasing the graphs of economy of the country. It raises the
level of standardisation of living of the population while preventing the history and heritage of
that particular location. In addition, to this, international tourism promotes the exchange of
different cultures in different people coming as tourist and travellers.
Island resort and international tourisms are very in demand these days. In the islands
tourism the occupation of most of the population living there is dependent on tourist and tourism.
So the developments in tourism are very beneficial for these localities. Such a tourism
destination is Maldives. This country has the largest part of their economy dependent on the
tourism. It plays an important role in earning foreign exchange revenues and gives opportunities
for employment. The water houses and archipelago are the main sources of attractions to many
tourists to visit this island country. The industry is very sensitive to climate changes, rise of sea
level, and extreme weather conditions which damage the natural attractions preserved for
tourists. This reflective essay deals with personal memorable experience as a tourist in
international destination along with some concepts, issues and models of tourism.
MAIN BODY
Maldives is a country made up of islands in the South of Asia in the Indian Ocean. The
country is known as the country of islands which spans across the equator. I took my trip to the
Maldives just before the pandemic had hit all of us which was in early 2019. The country was
always on my bucket list because of its beautiful and peaceful scenarios and environment
(Salvatore, Chiodo and Fantini, 2018). It’s a perfect destination for every occasion, whether it be
a honeymoon, a family trip or even a solo trip to find yourself. The destination had witnessed
increasing number of tourists in the following years as the government allowed the tourists to
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stay in the local homestays, hotels and guest houses. Earlier it was only for the luxurious resorts
which the rich people could only afford (Chia and Muiz, 2021).
I landed at the Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa resort which was 150kms south of the capital
Male. The resorts were on its private island of its own which was suprised its own information.
The private island had the big bungalows, restaurants, bars, spa and many operated tours along
the island. The cost of the hotel was not so pocket friendly but it also included meals and drinks.
Comparatively, my option was the cheapest of all the other big hotels. The staff was super
friendly they knew that it is a holiday and treated me accordingly, the meals, the drinks enjoying
the big blue ocean just touching the horizons all the way was all that I was doing during my time
there. The tropical food over there was just too delicious for me to get over with (Stergiou and
Airey, 2018).
The resort included special tours every day which would include snorkelling, dolphin watching
and even scuba diving with whale sharks although it was priced and not included in the hotel
complementary tours. There were fairly numerous couples on the islands as it is more of a
romantic destination I was the only solo traveller hanging out in the middle of the ocean enjoying
my books, watching a film, and chatting up with the locals. My most favourite part of the trip
was the beautiful image of the sun setting down the horizon as far as you could see it was only
water and the fascinating sun was setting down the horizon. I had always been fascinated by new
cultures and to experience the everyday life of the local people I had to go to the real Maldives
and know more about the local extravaganzas (Ahmed, 2018)
I headed to this place called Maafushi in a speedboat from Male. The place was cramped
up in the process of uncontrolled development. There were hotels on each side, one crowded
beach, a few restaurants which would only cater to the tourists. The place was losing out the
locals because they were renting out their land and moving to Male. After a discussion with the
local guest house owner in Maafushi I was told to check out Mahibadhoo. Mahibadhoo was
clean, more buildings and a lifestyle which I wanted to see and observe. The island was setting
up more guest houses and restaurants for the tourists.
I think Maldives as of a nurturing destination which would be better if you are there with
your loved ones. The place is a blow to your pocket but is worth the money in all aspects. The
country is cheaper than its alternatives which are the Caribbean and the South east Asia (Lamers,
Van der Duim and Spaargaren, 2017). Island hopping is a culture and the best thing to do when
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