Tourism's Impact on Poverty Alleviation: A Comprehensive Report

This report provides a detailed analysis of the tourism sector's contribution to poverty alleviation. It explores how tourism acts as a key driver of economic growth, job creation, and foreign exchange earnings, particularly in developing countries. The report highlights the labor-intensive nature of the tourism industry and its ability to generate income for various sectors, including agriculture, transport, and handicrafts. It emphasizes the importance of sustainable tourism practices, pro-poor tourism strategies, and government policies in maximizing the benefits of tourism for poverty reduction. The report also addresses the challenges and negative aspects of tourism, such as its sensitivity to external factors and potential for social and ecological degradation. It stresses the need for comprehensive planning, monitoring, and evaluation to ensure that tourism benefits the poorest segments of the population and contributes to long-term sustainable development. The report also emphasizes the importance of government policies, international assistance, and community involvement in maximizing the positive impacts of tourism on poverty alleviation and economic growth.

Managing Tourism

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1
Contribution of tourism to poverty alleviation............................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Tourism sector is one of the strongest drivers of world prosperity and trade. Poverty
alleviation is one of the big global challenges. There are many countries where tourism act as an
engine for the growth and development through foreign exchange earnings. This help in job
creation for unemployed people. The tourism sector of country contribute 5% of the world's
GDP. Tourism industry is responsible for around 235 million jobs overall worldwide. Tourism
in most developed and many developing countries is the most sustainable economic option for
the development whereas in some countries it is main source of foreign exchange earnings.
TASK
Contribution of tourism to poverty alleviation
Tourism places an important value on various common points of developing countries
such as rich cultural heritage, warm climate, abundant biodiversity and inspiring landscapes. All
these strengths can be used in rural segments which may have a comparative benefit for tourism
well-being and development of the country. It is a comparatively labour intensive aspect which is
traditionally made up of micro and small enterprises. Various kinds of tourism jobs are possibly
quite accessible to the weakest area as poor people need relatively little investment and few
skills. There are several different inputs or activities make up the tourism services and products,
which has big as well as diversified supply chain. Money spent by tourists and visitors can
advantage a huge range of weakest sectors such as agriculture, transport, handicrafts and many
other services. Unusually, tourism is an activity which helps to brings the customers to the
producers. The interaction between poor communities and tourists can give a number of
intangible or practical advantage. These can range from spreading more awareness of economic
issues, cultural, values and environmental on both sides, to common advantage from developed
local investment in infrastructure.
All aspects or kind of tourism organisation can and should be more concerned to decrease
poverty from economic area of country. Government of all nations should include poverty
alleviation as an important aim of tourism growth and development or consider tourism activity
as a fundamental tool for reducing poverty effectively. The economic success and
competitiveness of tourism destinations or sector is critical to poverty alleviation. With the help
of this, condition of poor sector people improved effectively. All tourism organisations should be
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controlled and managed with poverty alleviation as a key aim with the help of strong strategies
and plans. The planning process and development of tourism in destination and sector should
involve large range of people's interest including representation and participation from poor
people. Government should monitor various impacts of tourism firm on poverty alleviation for
the development of weaker area. Attention must be given to the property of all projects including
the poor sector, ensuring access to large market segment and maximising opportunities for
important links with developed organisation. To reduce poverty effectively, a sound
understanding is very important of how tourism sector functions will performed also, required to
see how tourism income is distributed among different sectors of economy. Government should
include poverty alleviation as a significant aim of development in tourism sector and consider
tourism as a fundamental tool for reducing poverty from economical area. The economic success
and competitiveness of tourism firm and destination is used to poverty alleviation without this
tourism sector poor cannot get benefit. In order to make important contribution to the alleviation
of poverty from country, so it is important to improve the tourism sector facility. There are large
number of tourists who want to improve the status of destination they visit. There should be
opportunities provided to the tourists to directly participate in the reduction process of poverty. It
is very important that visitors are made aware of the impact of their spending in the growth and
development of below poverty sectors. There are some negative aspects of tourism for poverty
alleviation which require more attention. Tourism is highly sensitive to socio political,
environmental and economic events affecting willingness of tourists to travel. Tourism sector
organisation helped to deliver good benefits to the poor sector, through various employment
practices, pro – poor tourism, local linkages or products as well as to be high competitive.
Tourism has both advantages as well as disadvantage to the economy of country. It can bring
jobs and wealth to communities for the poor sector people otherwise, they remain weakest which
can lead to loss of cultural heritage, social and ecological degradation. Tourism industry that
respects local people, travellers, cultural heritage as well as the environment is called as
sustainable tourism. For the development and poverty alleviation, sustainable tourism is a great
fundamental tool. There are many ways in which sustainable tourism helps in reducing poverty
level in country. Ii is the best source of job creation for unemployed people and foreign exchange
earnings in every poor as well as developing countries. They can be directly create necessary
funds for improving education system, infrastructure or health on the ground. Tourism help to
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provide a large number of jobs to people with no formal training. Tourism has been represented
as the world's largest transfer of funds and resources from high rich class people to poor . There
are various examples of local and small projects that have helped to lower income sectors.
According to the United nations world tourism, the tourism sector has grown every year since the
year 1960s by 4 percent. In the year 2016 tourism went around 1.4 trillion for making potential
for alleviation of poverty according to the promising. There are many components that make the
tourism sector will suited for the poverty alleviation. First is the real size and growth of the
organisation which has ability to sustain development in so many developing countries. Poverty
alleviation is made possible by generating large number of job creation and high foreign
exchange earnings within the country. Tourism industry is already the first source of export
earnings among 20 out of 49 of the world's least developing and developed countries. Tourism
industry contribute around 25 percent of GDP for the nation development. Alleviating poverty is
highly effected in these areas as tourism of these sector focused on the development. Developing
as well as developed countries have huge comparative advantage in tourism as tourist and
visitors look for various features that these country share. These features such as rich cultural
heritage, warm climate, abundant biodiversity and inspiring landscapes. By making tourist
destination out of poorer places tourism can reduce poverty from country effectively. Apart
from rules, polices and regulation of government in developing countries, poverty alleviate
through tourism process which made possible by international as well as individual assistance.
According to the many tourism professionals tourism activity is most beneficial for alleviating
poverty in developing nation as they produce higher revenue and income from per visitor, the
generated amount is geared towards the poorer section of the economy. Tourism can bring high
economic growth and social benefits in rural areas and developing countries. It become as most
important sector that has an positive impact on the development of country economy. The main
advantages of tourism are creation of income and job which help to reduce poverty. For many
countries and regions it is the major source of welfare. Pro poor tourism is a term which is
defined as tourism that help in generating high net benefits for the poor section. If tourism sector
is managed as well as controlled with strong plan on poverty alleviation, it can directly or
indirectly benefits the poorer segments through employment in tourism firm of local people,
Effective and good services provided to tourists and visitors. The running of small or community
based organisation having various positive impacts on decreasing poverty level. In present times
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Tourism has been defined by two main trends; firstly, the combination of conventional tourism
destination like those in North America and Western Europe and secondly a growth in
geographical area. There has been a significant change of destination as in many developing and
developed countries have seen their tourist place increase significantly. They have become a
main player of developing countries in the growth of economy. Poverty alleviation involve
improving the situation of poor people by providing them financial help. Pro poor tourism is
used to reduce poverty section in developing country. It help to provide economic gain by the
creation of employment of full or part part for the poor people and the development or growth of
SME opportunities by selling tourism businesses to tourist. Other benefits like access to potable
drinking water and roads which brings advantage to poor producers through, for example:
improved the way of access to different market segments and improved health as well as
eduction. By securing access of tourism enterprises and tourist poor people are able to improve
their condition of livelihood. In order to provide benefits to the weaker section of the economy,
there is need to improve the tourism facilities for the traveller so that they get satisfied from their
trip. Tourism sector play very significant role to reduce poverty from economy of country.
Government should improve rules and regulation regarding tourism so that this sector enhance
growth and success in competitive market place. Lack of government programs targeted the
tourism industry which play important role in giving effective services which helping to decrease
poverty level especially in urban areas. Poverty can be seen to be apparent as a individual and
local problem it is distinct that government policies have very significant power on how tourism
can be used as key for the growth as well as development. Local and provincial government also
play crucial role in reduction of poverty but often through effective implementation of national
rules and policies. There are various tourism organisation that have a significant influence on
development of rural area as it related to poverty reduction. The different range from rural sector
development firms conserved with some conservation of cultural or natural heritage and
enterprises dealing with various issues of business development. The tourism organisation or the
development community are at early phase of understanding what will work more effectively in
decreasing the poverty with the help of tourism development. Tourism firm need for an proper
policy framework or policy to boost pro poor tourism development is distinctly articulated.
Tourism help to reduce poverty in economy by huge creation of job for unemployed people
which help in improving their standard of living. While making policies and rules for tourism
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development organisation government should considered all factors which can provide high
revenue and foreign exchange currency within the country. Attention must be given to the
weakest section of the market which required more development as compare to others. Tourism
have many impact over the market segment and poverty alleviation which must be monitored by
government on regular time basis for effective result and output. To increase tourism activities
and revenue in the country government should make strong strategies and plans for the visitors.
It is responsibility of legal body to see how tourism income is distributed and who get benefits
from this. Planning and development process need to involve wide range of people's interest
specially the poor people for poverty alleviation. Tourism activity play very huge role in
generating large amount of income as well as revenue which help to improve condition of
weaker section in the nation. So, government of country should focused on making effective
strategies, plans, rules and regulations for the tourist to increase their number to make high
profit. The generated income by these sector mainly spend on the agriculture, transport,
handicrafts and many more other weakest sectors of the economy. Travel system adopt various
tools and methods which assist in promoting their services to attracts large number of customers
towards service. These sector is one of the strongest source of generating income and revenue for
the development and growth of economy. Through the tourism activity the consumer and the
producer come in link which help to provide large number of intangible benefits to the poor
people in the economy. This sector also play very important role in growth of GDP of the
country which help to improve the condition of nation as well as poor people. The responsibility
of tourism firm activities help to create huge employment growth to generate income through
tourism activities from the tourist who come from many other interactional and domestic region.
There is UWT enterprises which are promoting many activities of tourism through which high
income generated afterwards which use in decreasing poverty level in economy. It is world's
most largest and fast growing sector which have positive impact on economic growth and
development. It help to maintain balance on gross income, balance of payments, production and
on employment, but it may have some negative impact on the environment. Tourism in many
developed and developing countries is most sustainable economic development option. It help in
creation of job for unemployed person which help in decreasing poverty in the country.
Uncontrolled and unmanaged activities of tourism can result in deterioration of the environment
so, it must be controlled and monitored by the government for better result. The sector directly or
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indirectly related to the architecture, handicrafts and banks. These sector contribute on GDP rate
which increase the national income of the country. So, government should provide good
benefits to the tourist so, that they come again for the visit in the country. The income which is
generated by the tourism organisation is distributed in different sectors of the economy to
decrease the poverty. There should be proper and suitable rules and policies formed for the
tourist's security by the government body. The legal body of country formed many different
planning and applications to maintain sustainability in different local areas which help to
improve the condition of people. Though the sustainable tourism development any country can
use their natural resources in proper manner to maintain everything in systematic form. The
facilities which are provided to tourist should be in well planned manner so that they get satisfied
from the product and services. This will help to generate more income from tourism
development organisation which can use for the poverty alleviation.
CONCLUSION
From the above project assignment it has been concluded that tourism industry play very
important role in the economic growth as well as development. There are various tools and
methods used by tourism organisation to solve problems and issues for effective result in
competitive market place. Current research report has been analyse and examined the whole
scenario of tourism sector in major of the poverty alleviation.
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