Impacts of Tourism: Economic, Social, and Environmental Perspectives

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted impacts of tourism, encompassing economic, social, and environmental perspectives. It begins by examining the economic benefits, such as increased GDP and employment opportunities, while also acknowledging potential negative impacts like the strain on resources. The report then delves into social factors, exploring how tourism can elevate living standards and promote cultural exchange, while also addressing potential negative influences on societal values. Furthermore, the report investigates the environmental consequences of tourism, highlighting both the potential for conservation through increased awareness and the detrimental effects of waste and resource depletion. The report concludes by discussing the principles of sustainability and the role of stakeholders in fostering responsible tourism practices, with references to relevant academic sources. This report is designed to provide a holistic understanding of the complexities of the tourism industry and the importance of sustainable practices.

Sustainable and responsible
Tourism

Impacts of tourism activity generated from an
economic, social, cultural and environmental
perspective
 Economic: these are those impacts which are related to economy of nation. This has both
positive and negative impact which can be classified below:
 Positive
 Incense in GDP of nation is the first economic benefit of tourisms
 Increase the per capital income and role of individual in economic contribution in
because of money generation
 Provide numbers of employment opportunities to business for running its operation and
unemployed person.

Cont..
 Negative
 Increase chances of failure of economic transaction because of excessive
use of national resources.

Social Factors
 Social factors are those which consist of culture, trend and other formalities related to
society of nation, here fir can see that these have both negative impact as well as positive
impact of global and sustainable tourisms.
Positive
 Tourism will increase the living standard of people which are who are living in that
nation
 Explore the culture of society to global level.
Negative
 The negative impact of tourism is that it can also impact on culture of society by linking the
culture of visitors and destroy their social values.

Environmental factors
 These are related to environment of the destination which is visited by the tourist most.
There are number of factors which have their impact on destination here government
have make polices and process which can help environment to grow and minimise
wastage of reduces
Positive
 It has only one positive impact on environment that it will reduce the chance of failure in
work of that are. It means if someone regular visit that particular area than maintain of
that will be more easy and contently.

Cont…
Negative
 Tourism has major impact on firm as it will increase wastage of resources of
area.
 Personal belongings like plastic waste and non-decomposable material also
impact environment of destination.

Principles of sustainability
 There are many stakeholders in sustainable tourism which have their main
interested in this. A stakeholder of the travel industry remains to be anybody
who is impacted on by growth positively or undesirably, and as a consequence,
it decreases potential struggle between the visitors and host public by linking
the later in determining the method in which tourism develops.

REFERENCES
 De Lange, D. and Dodds, R., 2017. Increasing sustainable tourism
through social entrepreneurship. International Journal of
Contemporary Hospitality Management.
 Edgell Sr, D.L., 2019. Managing sustainable tourism: A legacy for the
future. Routledge.

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