Examining Issues Around Participation and Equality in Tourism

This essay examines the critical issues surrounding participation and equality in the tourism industry, focusing on both the positive and negative impacts of tourism on communities. It highlights how technological advancements and emerging markets have enhanced traveler experiences, while also addressing ethical concerns such as gender inequality and social disruption. The essay further discusses the effects of tourism on social and cultural values, emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and equitable treatment within the industry. It concludes by underscoring the importance of addressing these issues to ensure the well-being of society, community members, and global destinations.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The tourism industry effect the community members both in the positive as well as
negative manner. The tourism department basically effects the three major sectors just as the
economy, socio cultural as well as environmental areas. Tourism industry positively effect on
the economy of country by the development the benchmarks of living in society, making more
occupation opportunity as well as developing tax revenue of government (Ozdemir, Ar, and
Erol, 2020). However apart from all the these positive, there are some issues in the tourism
industry. The deficiency of accessibility assistance can be still presented as the main issues
specifically for the females who are pregnant, kids and old age people. They face issues when
travelling because of inaccessible websites lack of well implemented hotel rooms, and many
other. In instance the favoritism on the basis of belief class philosophy and colour is also
becoming a main issue within tourism sector of UK. In this essay will explain about the
background statics of large number of users. In addition to industry will discuss about
emerging market in tourism which contributes in serving the users requirements and raise
motivational level to travel more. In the end report will give explanation on the effect tourism
industry by providing main attention on equality within tourism sector.
MAIN BODY
The tourism sector has developed in current scenario. Because to the technological
innovation made in the form of digital platforms, the users found a simple to select the most
suitable tourist package just as Facebook, Instagram, twitter and another tool. The result of these
digital instrument has permitted the buyers to decide their next tourist destination in the effective
manner by considering constituent just as culture, climactic and conditions, traditions, hotel
and many more. In instance, the buyers can also select the cost effective tour packages through
comparing it with another accessible packages and select the most suitable by considering best
services and security (.Milano, Cheer, and Novelli, eds., 2019). However, the buyers now can
view destination and its tourist spot before going to finish through online services and reviews so
that people can have a best services in low-cost budget and best services. Acknowledgment to
the launching of various ticket booking sites the user can book and select their favourite tourist

spot travelling just by sitting at their home. The customers are now no longer have to wait I lines
for booking tickets and undergo the long process.
The tourism and travel industry of UK has permitted the country to develop its GDP level
along with that benchmarks of living by giving many opportunity of jibs to its citizens who are
involved in the hospitality and tourism sector. In instance to this it also supported the
government to collect more taxes which enabled the governing bodies to construct their good and
powerful economy. As it is analysed that this sector in GDP of UK is reduced significantly
from 5.3% in 2017 to 2% in the year 2018. the covid has caused the temporary lock for users to
travel to their favourite destination but the situation is coping up slowly (Mulet-Forteza, and
et.,al., 2018).
The evolution trends in the tourism industry and also growing of new market has served
the positive experience of travellers. The advance technology changes also supported the
traveller to develop their motivational stage to travel and go to varied places in the most easy
manner. In instance to this, the huge sports tournaments just as Olympics, FIFA and cricket
world cup along with that big events can be a big reason behind the raising in the number o f
international tourists. These international events attracts the huge number of global audience by
taking the support of social media platform basically for promotion and advertising reason
(Ozdemir, Ar, and Erol, 2020). The innovative posts develop the users motivation to become a
part of that event. Apart from this there are various trends which has contributed to reach there
and gain the new experiences. The one is virtual reality tourism trend in this the user with the
assistance of VR tours can content the different areas of accommodations in which they went to
go and spend. The user can experience the number of sections just as interiors of hotel , outdoor
tourist attraction and many more by just posing in the homes (. Brouder, 2020.).
The other main trends which attracts the users to travel to enact International travelling is
solo travel, in this the users who prefer to travel by alone can take the benefits of this
experience. The advance technology enlacement has benefited the solo traveller and hotels are
the critical destination on their own along with online booking of transportation the solo
travelling and hotels are the critical purpose which attract the solo kind of guests. Furthermore,
the concept of eco travel, are also getting huge attention from the huge number of international
tourists. The greater focus on saving the natural surroundings has made the customers to go to
international destination with aim of working in nature reserve as well as engage the main reason

that encourage the guest and people to really see and experience their favourite trends by
visiting that nation (Liu, and et.,al., 2022.).
The tourism sector effects the social as well as cultural values of community in the
number of modes. It implies the influence it makes in the form of social changes which is link to
regional people, infrastructure development, lifestyle alteration and many more. The tourism
industry of UK implies positive effect on its socicompayety people, tourist destination and many
more, it also assist in boosting economy. The high capital investment for the objective of
adding better services in terms of better education, better services opportunity, good lifestyle
along with the business of community to develop their well being by giving huge amount of job
opportunity. This helps the local people of UK to develop their living standards without moving
out of the nation (Çakar, 2020). It directly helps the nation to boom its national GDP in effective
mode. However the increment in tourism also helps the nation to become more proud of their
trends and effectively communicate its social and cultural values to the global leading to
revitalisation of trends and art.
Thus, it has some negative effect of tourism sector. The first negative effect can be known ad
social modification as social alteration. These changes are basically the way in which the society
acts or behave in such a manner which is unwanted. These unwanted action can create people of
nation to fall In wrong activity just as gambling, crime and or in worst case drugs. It can also
impact negatively influence the behaviour of immature respective by implementing unethical
practices which is not followed in their nation. In regards to this,, the tourism industry can also
become accountable for the old heritage building and first by certain foreign tourists. It also
poses a great threat on the sustainable aims of nation that is negatively affected because of high
pollution levels tending to high carbon emissions. In relation to ethical issues there are also
gender issues within tourism industry as the male candidate are provided high wages in
comparisons of female. Apart from this the women also faces sexual harassment which is the
big issues in the global tourism sector as a whole. This, these above explained issues related to
tourism sector required an urgent dealing for the welfare of society community member and
global destination as a whole (Calderwood and Soshkin, 2019)..

CONCLUSION
It is concluded from above report that travel and tourism industry has undergone the
relevant modification because of the accessibility of new technologies along with that huge
concentration by governing or developing the tourist destinations in order to attract huge amount
of international tourists. The essay has effective designed the details link to the improvement
of tourism industry and also discussed its positive effect on the economy of the UK. In instance
the essay has also explained about the emerging new tourism market and trends on requirements
of buyers. This has contributed the consumer to raise their motivational levels as well as helps
in satisfying needs and wants in systematic manner. Moreover, the essay has also covered the
influence of tourism industry by taking into consideration the ethical values within the tourism
sector. It also included the positive as well as negative impact of tourism on the society and
global destination areas.

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