Understanding the World of Tourism: Economic, Environmental, and Socio-Cultural Impact

Understanding the World of
Tourism

Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3
Main body............................................................................................................................................3
Development of contemporary tourism and significant factors...................................................3
Economic impact of tourism with positive and negative...............................................................4
Environmental impact of tourism with positive and negative......................................................5
Socio-cultural impact of tourism with positive and negative........................................................6
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................7
References............................................................................................................................................7

Introduction
The tourism is referred as an activity of travelling and touring which is very vast &
growth-oriented industry. The leisure industry industry establishes all corporate activities
which aids the tourists’ requirements while visiting to diverse locations through means of
tourism, touring or travelling. It is an inter-connected actions of travellers while travelling to
a place. The travel industry consists of all businesses which offers goods and facilities that is
meant and tourists uses at diverse stages of travel and tourism in the place of leisure and
business interests. In this way travel bookings, transportation, hotel stay, food, destination
visits etc, all are the part of tourism (Degarege, G.A., 2019). The wide range of benefit is
provided by tourism industry involving economic benefits for attracting large number of
visitors, offering jobs to people who works in transport and hospitality industry. The report
covers development of contemporary tourism with positive and negative impact on economic,
environmental and socio-cultural impact of tourism.
Main body
Development of contemporary tourism and significant factors
The contemporary tourism is most important phenomenon globally which is an
instrumental for economic development in both emerging & developed countries. The
tourism in an agent of cultural and significant contributor to environmental change. The
concept of tourism system was developed to understand the complex and dynamic nature of
contemporary tourism which involves consumption and production and generating
experience. The geographical tourism system benefited in identifying flow of tourists from
one place to another and importance of connectivity between generating region & destination
(Gravari-Barbas, M., 2018). The customers experiencing also differs with the changing
environments, sites and meeting with new people. The tourism focuses on comprehensive
programs focusing on quality improvement of life of local residents without compromising
future well-being of people. The developments in air transport infrastructure, low-cost
airlines had made tourism more affordable. There is development of sustainable tourism
which is concerned with economic, social and environmental issues and improves tourists
experiences by addressing needs of host countries. There are several factors affecting
Tourism are as follows-
 Technology- The internet has provided vast opportunities to several industry as
tourists is enjoying benefits of internet. The tourists can get idea regarding the place