Understanding the World of Tourism: Positive and Negative Impacts

Understanding the World of
Tourism

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Tourism is an act in which a person moves from one place to another for relaxation,
pleasure and to enjoy the beauty of that place and have fun. Tourism industry is the largest and
fast growing industry which has become the major source for economic development of a nation.
It is a wide concept which involves various services and activities such as hospitality,
transportation, marketing, etc. which plays a vital role in the sustainable economic growth of
nation, region or community. It provides employment to large number of people living in that
particular area. Tourism industry gives opportunity to people from different social environment
to understand the culture and social environment of different countries. The essay will give an
outline of contemporary tourism and significant factors that are affecting the development of
contemporary tourism. A detailed discussion about the positive and negative economic,
environmental and socio-cultural impacts of tourism.
Globalisation and urbanization has increased the development of contemporary tourism.
This is one of the most important global phenomenon which is a tool for economic development
of a country (Nikazachenko and et.al., 2018). It is a significant contributor of cultural and
environmental change. Increase in technology has given great scope for tourism as it gives
people greater access to the world. In developed countries tourism has become the part of their
life. There are significant factors that affect the contemporary tourism. Globalization has
impacted the tourism business on a large scale (Streimikiene and et.al., 2021). Globalization has
reduced the borders and barriers for trade between two or more nations. There are many drivers
of globalization that impact the tourism industries. Technological drivers that includes transport
technology that has reduced time and cost of travel and has broke the geographical boundaries.
The second technological driver of globalisation is communication which has allowed
international communication which has influenced tourism. Economic driver of globalization is
challenging the traditional trade as it has influenced the production and consumption pattern
across the world.
The another factor that impact contemporary tourism is knowledge management. The
innovation and development of product using tourism knowledge has impacted the
competitiveness of tourism business (Suhartanto and et.al., 2020). Effective management of
knowledge encourages changes and helps to provide quicker solution for problems. Network
analysis is a flexible tool used to analyse the structure and behaviour of industry. In tourism
network helps in promotion and marketing of different hotels and travel agents. Contemporary