Tourism and Society: Exploring the Positive and Negative Consequences

This essay provides a comprehensive overview of the tourism industry and its societal impacts. It begins with an introduction to tourism, highlighting its significance as a rapidly growing sector and its role in the global economy. The essay delves into the first chapter, discussing the industry's historical development, stakeholders, and both positive and negative impacts on local communities, including employment opportunities and cultural clashes. The second chapter explores the challenges of emerging markets, the role of technology, and the importance of adapting to customer expectations. The third chapter focuses on the positive impacts of tourism such as employment, economic growth, and cultural preservation and also addresses the negative impacts, including over-tourism, environmental damage, and the displacement of locals. The essay concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the multifaceted nature of tourism's influence on society.

TOURISM AND
SOCIETY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
FIRST CHAPTER ...........................................................................................................................3
SECOND CHAPTER......................................................................................................................4
THIRD CHAPTER..........................................................................................................................5
Positive impacts of tourism.........................................................................................................5
Negative impacts of tourism.......................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is a pleasure, it is the activities of travelling and staying at different places are
known as tourism. In the economic sector, tourism plays an important role. It is the fastest
growing industry across the whole world. This is the sector where the large number of people
work together. The aim of the essay is to discuss the issues related to equality, access and
participation in tourism. There are multiple issues regarding equality, access and participation in
tourism like gender, age gap and so on. On the other hand it helps in removing poverty,
increasing employment. S the main challenge which tourism faces is tax rates, and inflation in
the costs. By providing best services to their tourists they expect their customers to give feedback
and to visit again this is the reason they keep changing the things according to the demand of the
explorers (Pasaribu, Santosa and Purwoko, 2019). This help industry in increasing their revenue
per year. There is the complete information about the tourism industry, its positive and negative
impact on the society, emerging markets importance. Tourism attracts customers towards them to
explore the different places.
FIRST CHAPTER
Tourism is the largest and fastest growing industry in the whole world. It provides
pleasure to the people who wants something exiting and adventurous in their life apart from
their regular life. To feel relax or to release the stress there are various places where people can
visit at least for a night for just chilling. Person who wants to spend their time and money on a
useful thing and who wants to get the pleasure tourism could be a best option to go. Tourism
industry was developed in 17th century and it begins in Western Europe. In 18th century this
industry has become very popular across the globe. Thomas cook was the founder of this
industry. This industry always make sure about the traveller comfort and for their facilities. The
first tourism agency was created in 19th century which was a trip from Leicaster to
Loughborough for almost 600 people by rail(Barrientos-Báez and et, al., 2020). In the 20th
century, the industry decided to continue the mass production of buses and cars and post world
war II there was a large improvement in the air transport. Improvement in the legislation and a
progress in the social welfare led a blast in the tourism industry.

There are multiple stakeholders in the tourism industry which include – government,
local companies, residents, customers , employees, competitors, culture and many more. Tourism
industry has a impact on the stakeholders in both the way positive as well as negative. They
provide benefits to the local communities as it helps in increasing the employment to the people
out their(Abdukhamidov, 2019). This also has a negative impact that includes : religion and
culture clashes , loss of authenticity and many more. Tourism is the industry which provide
various opportunities to local residents as they are providing employment in the industry as a
worker or as a administer or it could be anything like accommodation services, food or
beverages services to the visitors. Theses are the direct employment opportunities but there are
also indirect opportunities available such as transportation, manufacturing services and so on.
There is also a other side of tourism also that it also harm the society and the local environment
and the culture. This is not just enough but it also leak the plans and opportunities which create a
negative impact on the peoples livelihood.
SECOND CHAPTER
It can be see that the tourism is rapidly growing but there are various new challenges
which are very complicated to face, emerging of new markets is also one of the challenges for
the industry. Industry faces the large expansion in the ongoing business as there is a sudden
change in the desires and expectations of the customer. Emerging new markets provide multiple
opportunities to enhance the growth of the business(Moneva and et, al.,2020). Newly emerge
market helps in improving the productivity level of the business and other benefits. For travel
and tourism there are some countries that are considered as top emerging markets such as China,
Brazil, Russia and many others. Emerging markets are very attractive as they create opportunities
for the growth in the industry. Changes in the existing product are done in the favour of
customers expectations and desires. Invention of technology develop more innovative and
adventurous thing for the travellers. Technology is one of the reason that attracts customers for
travelling. For the international tourism emerging markets are the main reason because it provide
proper services. With the help of technology the industry are able to provide rooms with proper
hygiene and with the best available facility. There are multiple things in this industry which
provide better experience to the international travellers. But is can be also be said that it is petty
difficult to grow in such new markets because it will required a high budget to to develop the

new product in the market. This also help in building the large and strong customer
foundation(Ratnasari and et, al., 2020).
Here is the popular example of Cruise that is known by everyone. It create a great impact
on the economic sector as it helps in increasing the economy. This is very well known , that there
is an high chances of risk in travelling with cruise, but the company was trying their level best to
overcome these kind of rumours. The company is very famous between the customers because of
the new technology and adaption of innovations. The company is also thinking to expand the
market in other countries also and also working on to add some more interesting and adventurous
destination for the tourists(Schänzel, 2022).
THIRD CHAPTER
Positive impacts of tourism
Tourism provide many opportunities for the local communities and the one which is main
is employment. They provide employment opportunities to the local communities. This help in
improving the wealth globally. There are may countries that help who are willing to become the
more rich and developed than other countries. Tourism is the only sector which generate a large
amount of money easily. It helps in states, city nation or district to keep their culture , customs,
religions alive. Foreigners love to explore new culture which makes the culture alive. Tourists
enjoy the traditions and these things make them feel very excited. Tourists come with their
family, friends ,and other people to experience the new things at different places. This help local
community to make a fame and popularity across the world which attracts more customers to
travel and it also increase the economy of local places. There are many people whose income of
earning is not sufficient for them in the rural areas so this is the opportunity for them, they can
take participation in the tourism industry(Kapera, 2018).
To attract the tourist more the local government keep changes the things at new
destinations. This help in increasing the image of the place and it will be more valuable for them.
To keep engaged the tourist, tourism brings different types of culture at the same place so that
they can enjoy the most. By maintaining the hygiene tourism industry attracts more customers.
The main thing is that it improves the local economy.

Negative impacts of tourism
This is the biggest negative impact of tourism that there can be a huge rush at the
destination at a time which is name a mass tourism. This create an major impact on the hygiene
of the destination and also it can spoil the decorum of the place. Local people of the destination
can suffer the loss because there is a season in which the customers plan to explore the places
because at the time of off season local people suffer to earn the sufficient amount(Sheldon,
2020). This can also create damage to the property of the destination as there are some people in
the society who do not about the decorum and hygiene factor of the destination. This harm the
local environment of the place and can also lead it towards the pollution. In some cases tourism
promote the displacement of locals. Increasing demand of essential & basic food and services
will hike the prices which negatively effect the local residents whose income are not increase
eventually. There is a risk of loss of culture as the destinations are promoting foreigner culture to
attract the international clients.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that the tourism is the sector which increase
the economy of the country is known as tourism. It is the activity in which the peoples stay and
explore the different places. There are multiple type of opportunities that tourism provide to
increase the employment rate. This industry was generated in the 17th century in Greece and
Rome and after that it was gradually spread globally. The first agency in the world is created by
Thomas Cook and Son in 19th century. Increasing tourism helps in developing the economic
conditions. Emerging market plays an important role in the tourism industry, this helps in
enhancing the growth of the business. Technology attracts more customers as this helps in
creating the more advanced facilities. This industry impact the local people in both the way
positively and negatively. The positive impact of tourism as is create an opportunity for the
employment for the peoples. There are also many challenges in this industry because of the
emerging changes in the lifestyle. Tourism helps individual to increase their knowledge about the
destinations. As mentioned above, negative impacts are also available like this is the not the
permanent source of earning for the local vendors as they will visit in fix time period.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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