The Economic Impact of Tourism: A Case Study of Nottingham, UK

This report investigates the development and economic impact of tourism, specifically focusing on Nottingham City. It highlights the benefits of tourism, such as job creation, revenue generation, and improved living standards. The research aims to evaluate the economic impact of tourism in cities, using Nottingham as a case study, and analyzes how tourism provides income to various stakeholders within the city. The literature review emphasizes tourism's vital economic importance and the resident perception that it improves the economy. The proposed research approach utilizes a qualitative method to understand the impact of tourism, while adhering to a strict ethical code to ensure confidentiality and minimize harm to participants. The report references various sources, including the Nottingham City Economic Review and A Strategy for the Visitor Economy of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Tourism Proposal

Abstract
• This research investigates the development of
tourism in cities and its impact. It also seeks to
uncover the impact it has on the Nottingham City.
• Tourism has great benefits such as the creation of
employment, revenue, and enhancement of
standard of living to people living in those cities.
• It will also looks at the impact of tourism in urban
centers and the effects it has on Nottingham city.

Research question
• How do tourism impact on
economics in cities with
Nottingham city as an example?

Main objectives
• To discuss the development of tourism in
cities.
• To evaluate the economic impact of tourism.
• To analyze the economic impact of tourism in
Nottingham.

Justification
• The project has been selected due to the interest
of investigating the development of tourism in
cities and the evaluation of its economic impacts.
It will also analyze the economic impact of
tourism in Nottingham.
• Tourism in Nottingham largely provides income to
various stakeholders.
• Families visit the city to experience rowing boats
or attend festivals and fairs such as the Goose fair.

Literature Review
• Tourism is of vital economic importance.
• Kraph (1961) in his pioneer paper stated that tourism
has a vital function in the development of countries.
• . There have been studies on resident perception of
tourism impacts. The studies have evidenced that
residents of cities feel that tourism improves the
economy.
• Tourism also has relation to foreign domination of the
various services and facilities offered to tourists.

Literature Review cont.
• Many researchers conclude that the economic
impacts of tourism outweigh the social
impacts with the emphasis being on
employment opportunities, the standard of
living, cost of living and the revenue the city
gains from tourism activities.

Proposed Research Approach
• This work will utilize qualitative research approach
• The author is research seeks to explore and search
for meaning or in the development of a greater
understanding through empirical studies.
• It also tries to avoid generalization, claims, and
reduction.
• This approach is best since it will help the
researcher in understanding the impact of tourism
in cities and in Nottingham city.

Ethical Code
• Having a high level of confidentiality on
information collected is essential.
• Ethics involves doing well and avoiding harm to
others.
• The researcher needs to prevent or reduce harm
through the application of appropriate principles
of ethics.
• This helps in upholding the protection of human
subjects or participants in the research study.

References
• Stevens, M. (2013). Ethical Issues in Qualitative research.
Retrieved on November 12, 2016 from
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/policy-institute/scwru/pubs/201
3/conf/stevens14feb13.pdf
• Nottingham Business School. (2012). Nottingham City
Economic Review. Retrieved on November 12, 2016 from
https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/nbs/document_uploads/125011.p
df
• Experience Nottinghamshire. (2015). A strategy for the
visitor economy of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: A
decade of Opportunity. Retrieved on November 12, 2016
from
http://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/dbimgs/DMP