Analyzing Responsible Tourism: New Zealand and Tanzania's Perspectives

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of responsible tourism, focusing on its impact on the economies, social lives, local environments, and cultures of New Zealand and Tanzania. It explores the roles of private, public, and voluntary sector agents in promoting responsible tourism development, highlighting ways to minimize negative impacts, protect economies, and maximize social benefits. The report also details the key features of responsible tourism, such as minimizing negative impacts, providing economic benefits, conserving heritage, and providing access for physically challenged people. Furthermore, it examines the objectives of responsible tourism development, including benefiting local communities, preserving cultures, and protecting the environment. Finally, the report discusses how holidays can incorporate key features of responsible tourism and emphasizes the importance of educating tourists about responsible practices to foster sustainable tourism growth in both countries. The report concludes by stressing the need for increased responsible tourism to benefit both countries.

Responsible Tourism

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 The impact of tourism development on New Zealand and Tanzania....................................3
2.1 Ways in which agents can promote responsible tourism development.................................4
2.2 Role of Agents from private, public and voluntary sector....................................................5
3.1 Features of responsible tourism development.......................................................................5
3.2 Objectives of responsible tourism development..................................................................6
4.1 A holiday that incorporates the key features of responsible tourism....................................7
4.2 The importance of tourists being educated towards responsible tourism practices..............7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is one of the important contribution in the economy of a country. Responsible
tourism refers to the tourism while keeping in mind, the environment, local, social and other
aspects (Responsible tourism. 2014). This helps a country in increasing their natural resources so
as to help the economy to grow smoothly. In this report, there are two countries New Zealand
and Tanzania in which impact and promotion of responsible tourism is done. Role of agents,
features and objective of responsible tourism is also discussed. In the end, key features of
responsible tourism and importance of tourists is also discussed.
TASK
1.1 The impact of tourism development on New Zealand and Tanzania.
Basis of Comparison Tanzania New Zealand
Economy  One of the most
important impact of
tourism is on increasing
the foreign exchange
reserve and tax revenue.
 The development of
tourism impact on
reducing the
unemployment in the
country.
 The economy is
contributed with almost
5.6% of GDP with the
tourism sector.
 In this country, almost
7.5% of the total
workforces is engaged in
this sector.
Social Life  The life of people is
more connected with
world by tourism
(Caruana and et. al.,
2014).
 There are some local
tribes also in Tanzania
whose social life is
 People are more updated
with the economic and
socio-cultural environment
of world.
 The social life of people
get a positive feedback
with tourism industry.
That is why many of

affected. people are engaged in this
sector.
Local Environment  With the increase of
human's movement in
Serengeti park,
environmental life of
animals affected
(McCombes, L.,
Vanclay, F. and Evers,
Y., 2015).
 The country is not
maintaining the natural
resources properly
therefore impact is more.
 The local environment of
people is also affected
when movement of people
increased in nature.
 The country has
maintained different
resources that is why
negative impact of tourism
is less on the environment.
Local Culture  Tanzania is a cultural
country, due to tourism
there culture is affected
by the tourists.
 New trends and
technology allows to
give a positive response
to the country.
 This is a common culture
country therefore the
affect of tourist is not so
much on the culture of
country.
 The understanding of
people with the tourist
destination allows them to
save their local culture.
2.1 Ways in which agents can promote responsible tourism development.
There are different ways through agents can help in responsible tourism.
Reducing environmental impact:
The agents while travelling with tourists should keep in mind the impact of tourism on
environment. They should keep all the wastages and other dirts with them so that environment

will not get polluted (Mann, M., 2014). In Serengeti national park, they should also use electric
vehicles so that animals will not get afraid.
Protecting the economy:
The travel agents should protect the economy of country by hiring local taxi, eating at
local restaurant taking local guide and accommodation. This will help Tanzania to increase
sustainable and responsible tourism in country.
Maximizing social impact:
The travel agents should increase the impact of local culture on the tourists so that they
will be attracted towards buying local products. In New Zealand, the tourists should engaged
themselves with the total culture, traditions and trends.
2.2 Role of Agents from private, public and voluntary sector.
Following are the role of agents from private, public and voluntary sector.
Private:
These are the organizations whose main aim is to maximize the benefit of company. The
role of agents in this sector is to increase the benefit of country. In case of Tanzania and New
Zealand, the private sector will ensure their main aim to maximize profit (Mody and et. al.,
2014).
Public:
These are the company whose main aim is to earn profit with the benefit and welfare of
society. In case of Tanzania and New Zealand, the agents will ensure to educate, inform and
provide a service to its customers.
Voluntary:
These are the organizations which are often charity or trust. They are funded mainly
through funding, membership and donations. In case of Tanzania and New Zealand, the agents of
these organizations help the country in protecting their monuments, architecture, culture,
environment etc.
3.1 Features of responsible tourism development.
Following are the features of responsible tourism in New Zealand and Tanzania.
Minimizing negative impact:

This is one of the most important feature of responsible tourism. In case of New Zealand,
the negative impact of economic, environmental and social aspects should be minimized (Smith,
V. L. and Font, X., 2014). So as to sustain the industry for a long time.
Economic Benefits:
In case of Tanzania, the economic benefits of tourism should be provided to the localists
so that their economic condition can be improved. Tanzania is not so good economically
therefore the share of economic benefit should be more for the local to support responsible
tourism.
Conservation of heritage:
In case of tourism, both of the countries should protect their natural and cultural heritage
so that the diversity of world can be maintained. This will help them in protecting those
monuments and cultures in future also. With the help of which number of customers increases
and thus the role of responsible tourism is done.
Providing access of physically challenged people:
This is another feature of responsible tourism. In this feature, both of the countries should
provide opportunities for physically challenged people so that their life chances can be increased.
The final conclusion suggests that the poor and local community should get the aid of gathered
funds with the help of tourism (Weeden, C. and Boluk, K. eds., 2014).
3.2 Objectives of responsible tourism development
Following are the objectives of responsible tourist development.
To benefit local community:
This is one of the important objective of responsible tourism development. With the help
of tourism in New Zealand and Tanzania, the local community is benefited a lot. This help the
country to increases the GDP and per capita income of that region. Thus responsible tourism is
necessary for the development of local community.
Preserve culture:
It is also an important objective of responsible tourism. In case of Tanzania and New
Zealand, responsible tourism help in preserving the culture. The travel agents when mobilize the
tourists within a country they often forces to visits the cultural sites (Wohlmuther, C. and
Wintersteiner, W., 2014). This help the country in preserving their ancient culture and tradition.
Preserving environment:

It is an important objective in terms of responsible tourism in Tanzania and New Zealand.
The travel agents should keep in mind to protect the environment. This will help them in
increasing the number of tourist in that region. Apart from that, the biology of particular area
also gets preserved.
4.1 A holiday that incorporates the key features of responsible tourism.
The key features of responsible tourism in terms of holiday are:
Minimizing negative impacts:
In a holiday in New Zealand and Tanzania, the tourists should minimize the negative
impact of environment, social and cultural activities. This will help the countries in protecting
their environment and their cultures so that their tourism growth will increase.
Economic Benefit:
In Tanzania and New Zealand, the tourists should keep in mind the benefits of local
community. This will help them financially and thus the economy of country increases.
Conservation of heritage:
In the above mentioned countries, tourists shod keep in mind the benefits of heritage.
This will help them in protecting those ancient monuments and thus the holiday of a tourists can
help the countries in a responsible tourisms.
4.2 The importance of tourists being educated towards responsible tourism practices
Tourists should be educated enough so that they can help the country in their
development of:
Economy:
The educated tourists help the countries to develop their economy in terms of tourism. In
case of Tanzania and New Zealand, it is essential for the tourists to keep in mind the welfare of
locals. They should use local food, accommodation etc. so that the economic condition of locals
can be improved. This will help the countries to improve their economy smoothly.
Environment:
The educated tourists help the countries in protecting their environment. In case of
Tanzania and New Zealand, it is essential for the tourists to be educated. This includes them the
understanding of protecting the environment. Thus the bio-diversity of that country also gets
preserved.
Negative impact:

The educated tourists also help the countries to minimize the negative impact of tourism
on social aspects. The negative impact on social aspects helps in preserving the culture of
Tanzania and New Zealand.
CONCLUSION
In this report,, it can be concluded that the responsible tourism is an important part for
any country which is engaged mostly in this sector. This will help them in protecting the
environment, culture, social life, economy and other aspects. Thus the tourists should be well
educated so that they can help the countries in doing so. Therefore, the countries like New
Zealand and Tanzania should increase the responsible tourism sector in order to gain profit from
it.

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