Exploring the World of Tourism: Economic and Socio-Cultural Impacts

This essay provides a comprehensive overview of the world of tourism, focusing on its economic, environmental, and socio-cultural impacts, particularly within the context of the UK. It examines the development of contemporary tourism, highlighting factors such as origin source, travel routes, terminus regions, and the environment. The analysis includes both positive and negative economic impacts, such as increased foreign currency flow and hidden costs, respectively. Environmental impacts cover awareness initiatives and the negative effects of excessive visitors and water overuse. Socio-cultural impacts delve into cultural preservation and potential clashes, emphasizing the importance of managing tourism to stimulate economic growth while preserving cultural heritage and environmental sustainability. The essay concludes that while tourism has significant potential for economic and social development, careful management is crucial to mitigate its negative impacts and ensure its long-term sustainability.

World of Tourism

TABLE OF CONTENTS
AN INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................3
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY TOURISM AND IMPORTANT FACTORS.......3
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM...................................4
POSTIVE AND NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM.......................5
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM......................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
TOURISM is the biggest and quickly extending industry in UK. This is the root of
income and employment. It gives the chance for people to know the literature, culture and holy
of a country (Tambunan, 2020). This is an intangible export that gives a high foreign exchange
return without any investment. UK is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination having cents of
beautiful places to visit. The countries main tourist destinations are London, Oxford, Edinburgh
etc.
The world of tourism is changing rapidly; contemporary tourism is the new change in tourism.
This is an international point of view shows a refreshing point to the study of tourism. There are
some negative and positive impact of tourism on economy, a positive impact means increase in
employment, higher standard of living and a negative impact means not to follow the rules and
regulation it also affects socio-cultural as well as natural environment. No one can forecast
pandemic and since it was not being forecasted it has harshly affected the tourism of UK.
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY TOURISM AND IMPORTANT FACTORS.
Contemporary tourism is occurring to be the most useful instrument for economic
development of both developed and developing countries. Tourism is the factor that attracts
many peoples in a country. Tourism works as an agent that shows culture of a country. To better
understand the multiplex and vital characteristics of contemporary tourism, many scholars have a
grip on the concept of system of tourism. This approach consists of four significant factors: -
1. A origin source
2. A travel route
3. A terminus region
4. Environment-it comprises of three regions
The earthly tourism system is important for knowing the flow of tourism from one country to
another or one city to another city, one more interesting feature of earthly tourism system model
shows that at every stage of system the customer will get to know the different factors of tourism
industry (Richards. 2018). This shows that the experience of the tourists will not only change in
regions but also inside the region as different service experience happens.
Each and every new experience of the consumers will be added to the preceding addition of
experience as it results in new cube of knowing and expectations. The numerous platforms of
travel experience guide about dares for knowing the actions and stimulation of tourist customers

(Buhalis, López and Martinez-Gonzalez, 2020). That's because a customer at varying stages of
the trip will result in different reactions in connection to character and standard of tourism
affairs. This also provide lights on priority of understanding the advance tourism affair of a
customer, when in need of any interpretation or to predict future resolution, fondness and actions
(Wang, 2021). This happens because of the old travel experience by consumer when linked with
some latest information origin that helps the consumer to decide the next travelling site.
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM.
Tourism is known as an industry and it involves the movement of one man from one
place to another. The need of economy of this industry could be determined by the people
involved in it and income generated from it (Viglia and Dolnicar, 2020). There are large number
of people are involved in this sector, it involves many sectors like: - boating, trekking,
transportation, food, cleansing, restroom, guiding etc. The customer pays for all these services,
this sector has both positive and negative effect on economy let's talk about them one by one: -
Negative economic impact of tourism: - There are many negative impacts of tourism on
economy of less developed or developing economy, some of these impacts are as follow:
Cost of items: -There are many costs of items in tourism industry which can't be seen or is
hidden. Which have a disadvantageous effect on economy on the tourist place countries (Var and
Gunn, 2020). Mainly the developed countries are better profited than less developed, developing
or poor countries.
Other negative impact is: Foods or drinks or any kind of consumable product have to imported
by another country or host country which are developing or have less economy this happens
because local products are of low quality, thus profit goes in the pocket of developed countries
from where they are imported (Wardani, 2020).
Mostly in all national or international package tour the half of expenditure goes in the pocket of
airlines, buses, cabs and hotels and many international companies and this creates a huge
negative impact on local businesses or workers.
Positive economic impact of tourism: - There are a lot of positive impact on economy of local
area of tourism destination country(Graham,2019). Mostly in the developing or less developed
countries (Stors and et.al., 2019).

Increase flow of foreign currency: Attracting the tourists from foreign country to our country
increases the flow of foreign currency in our country which directly affects the foreign exchange
market and is a very nice sign of having great global trading volume(Lapointe,2018).
Improve economic condition: Tourism helps in encouraging government over increasing the
budget of tourism or looking upon on the tourism and because of this government invests more
on infrastructure which provides better facilities for locals as well as tourists.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TOURISM
Management of environmental concerns is vital in tourism industry because it comprises of
both natural diversity and human beings. Some crucial positive impacts of tourism on
environment are as follow: -
Raise in awareness: - This is the foremost and most important positive impact of
tourism, many tourist destinations encourage nature tourism and this helps in educating people
about the natural aspects of tourism. Some destinations such as The Eden Project (Cornwall),
Loch Leven (Kinross), The Royal Botanic Garden (London) have great nature tourism initiative
that encourages environmental friendly activities.
Constructed environment: - In many ways it is simpler to anchor on the constructive
environmental impact. When tourist came to a built tourism or self-built area they have to pay
extra or some money for that place maintenance or for the repair of that old heritage.
Negative environmental impact of tourism
Excess number of visitors: - This happens when huge number of visitor more than the capability
of environment to cope (Cooper, 2020). Uncontrolled tourism cause harm to natural resources,
this can also put heavy pressure on particular land area which leads to soil erosion, pollution
(noise, air, water), this may force the local pollution dealing from lack of resources which mostly
happens in high snow and altitude area.
Leads to over-use of water: - Tourism can lead to use more water than regular use as when the
tourists season arrives the tourists went to the tourist’s destination and the wastage done by them
led to use more water than usual which may also create scarcity in particular area (Zhang and
et.al., 2020).
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Sociology is the study of group of people, their attributes, attitudes and behaviour (Devi,
2021). Social impacts of tourism mean the problem that the people living in tourist destination

are having and cultural impacts means culture, art, rituals of the peoples and commonly socio-
cultural means change in resident's experiences every day and also their values, rituals, way of
living (Illogical and McIntosh, 2020).
Negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism:-
Matter of respect:- Objectification in this the sacred places or objects may not get the
respect as they are seen as the goods. Tourist can revolve regional arts into products when holy
act, old cultural liturgy's are reduced and cleaned to observe to tourist belief resulting in
reconstructed ethnicity.
Cultural clashes: - Tourism involves peoples coming from different geographical
locations of different belief system, different religion this may create a cultural clash among
them (Bakas,2018). This may increase the anti-tourism affect among the local people living in
the tourist destination.
Irritation resulting due to behaviour of certain tourists: - There are events in which
tourist unknowingly or due to negligence hurt the sentiments or feelings of people living in local
tourist destination. They used to create disturbance in the region and throw waste or rubbish on
road which often raise pollution level in the region (Eteiwy,K.2020).
Positive socio-cultural impacts of tourism: -
Conserving communal culture: - The Tourists visit a place to see the local culture, many
terminuses will make a proper effort to safeguard the local culture. This also contributes to the
protection of natural resources and the protection of domestic legacy.
Provision of social service: - Tourism industry requires many facilities to meet the wants
and needs of tourists. This often shows the development in the area. Local people get good road
facility, proper medical facility, new bus stops, new sewage system, new playground etc.
CONCLUSION
The tourism industry in UK is well-developed and have a great infrastructure and is the
10th biggest tourism country in the world. This is important for all the citizen of the country to
take care of their tourist destination and it gives a good flow of foreign currency in the country
which consequently increases the earning of country(Amoamo,2018). There are both negative
and positive impacts of tourism on socio-cultural, economical, natural factors. Tourism has the
great potential and it alone can stimulate the economic growth of a country. Tourism industry
provides high employment to peoples. Tourism helps in promoting local handicrafts and cultures,

this plays a significant role in promoting domestic, local or national cultures. Tourism industry
has a major contribution in GDP of a country. Tourism has also contributed to rural development
also.
Everything has a good and bad side and therefore tourism has too. Tourists coming from
different regions pollute the tourist destination they also irritate civilians not directly but
indirectly because of some of their activities. They seek the holy monuments and objects as a
good they don't respect them. THUS, tourism is great and wonderful but sometimes irritating too.

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