Contemporary Tourism: Economic, Social, and Environmental Effects

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary tourism, exploring its evolution and the significant factors influencing its development. It delves into the economic impacts, both positive (job creation, wealth generation) and negative (seasonal jobs, potential for wealth leakage), and assesses the social and environmental effects, including the preservation of cultural traditions, the protection of natural landscapes, and the challenges of overcrowding and environmental damage. The report emphasizes the importance of sustainable tourism practices, such as ecotourism, to mitigate negative impacts and promote conservation. The study concludes by highlighting the need for careful consideration of external factors and the adoption of strategies that foster the sustainable growth of the tourism industry. The report references several academic sources to support its findings.

Development of
Contemporary Tourism

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................3
Expound the evolution of contemporary tourism and elucidate the significant factors..........................3
Determination of the positive and the negative economic impinging the tourism. ...............................4
Enumeration of the positive and negative environmental effect of tourism with a consideration of
sustainable tourism ................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The conceptualization of the tourism or the travel industry is related to the idea of
people's locomotion to varied locations of the regions, either domestically or internationally for
the purposes of social, business and leisure. This segment of the industry is closely connected
and linked to the transport, hotel and hospitality industry (Arici and Saydam, 2022) The vision
and mission of the division is to cater towards the needs and requirements of the travelers and to
ensure the safety and the existence of comfortable stay during the time of their respective stay
and travel. The report will deliberately focus upon the explication of the development of the
contemporary tourism along with the understanding of the relative factors influencing the subject
matter (Yang and et. al., 2022). The explanation in regards to the positive and the negative
impact upon the economic, social and environmental division of the conception will also be
highlighted in the study.
MAIN BODY
Expound the evolution of contemporary tourism and elucidate the significant factors.
The contemporary tourism is meant by the advancement in the tourism industry through
the optimum articulation of the dynamic changes that are prevailing in the market (Ozturen and
Ozgit, 2022). The companies operating in the industry should inculcate the new and referencing
approaches in their respective strategical planning and study the trends of the market in a
comprehensive manner to sustain in the business for a longer period of time. The varied
dimensions of the industry should be significantly analyzed and a formulation of value chain
system should be Incorporated by the relative companies in order to generate buzz in the market.
The contemplation in regards to the popular and frequent demands by the customers should be
ascertained in the plan of action and the utilization of the most appropriate channels of
communication should be used to present the viewpoints of the industry (Baker, 2022)..
The chief factors responsible for influencing the growth and the development of the tourism
industry can be the availability of the leisure time which is important for the humans to refresh
and focus upon the work. The increase or the decrease in the sanctioning of the number of paid
leaves to the employees by the companies determines the scope of vacation (Ramaano, 2022).
The fares of the modes of travel also determines the significance of the tours planned by the
individuals. The growth of the internet further helps the travelers to plan and plot the tours in an

epochal manner. The ownership of private vehicles also adds up to become on of the factor that
affects the compass of the movement. The enhancement of the hospitality sectors further proves
to be aid for attracting the customers and compel them to plan an itinerary and choose the
respective option for the stay (Banal, 2022).
Determination of the positive and the negative economic impinging the tourism.
The critical and crucial effects of the tourism will be stated in this segment of the study.
The impact can both be negative as well as positive and the enumeration of both these aspect is
mandatory to ascertain in order to formulate the distinguishing features of the subject matter in a
deliberative style. The positive facets of the tourism industry, Multiplier effect of the tourism,
can help in the creation of the jobs and the economy which can help in the improvement of the
wealth generation for the country (Butler, Szili and Huang, 2022). The customs and the traditions
of the local community are kept alive through the promotion of the tourism in the country.
Through this, the natural landscape of a regional locations can be protected with the utilisation of
the money accumulated from the tourists. The demand of the local food and the exclusive
handicrafts can also be promoted through the increase in the tourism (Mena-Navarro and et. al.,
2022). This can be understand with the help of the image:

The negative impact of the subject matter needs not be ignored in order to make significant
considerations in the deformed segments of the industry. The jobs that are allocated can be
seasonal and the basis of them may not be permanent. The money generated can go directly to
the companies rather than benefiting the local communities (Ghosh and Anjum, 2022). The
overcrowding and the jams, resulting from the traffic can create disruptions in the lives of local
regions. The damage towards the natural environment can further destroy to natural habits such
as the activities of the littering, footpath erosion etc. The increase in the prices of the
commodities, specifically for the foreign tourists can bring a sense of distrust amongst the
Illustration 1: Tourism Multiplier effect

travellers, if they come to know about it, which eventually will spoil the reputation of the entire
neighbourhood (Rastegar, 2022).
Enumeration of the positive and negative environmental effect of tourism with a consideration of
sustainable tourism .
There are to be honest less positive impacts of the tourism on the environment as
compared to the negative influences it has upon the ecological concerns. The primitive of the
most is the generation of buzz and awareness about the segment in the society through the
effective and efficient promotion of the sustainable tourism as well as the ecotourism (Hashemi
and et. al., 2022). The deliberation of the campaigns to ask for the help from the general public to
come forward and take influential steps in persevering the nature, can be considered as one of the
most optimistic impact of the conception upon the environment. The initiative to come forward
and hep in the cleaning of the natural habits through the promotion of Eco-friendly campaigns
can furthermore help in the recovering of the negative impacts arsing from the increase in the
travel (Sağ Zengul and Avcı, 2022).
The enumeration of the negative impact, the subject matter has upon the environment can be
very well elucidated. The disruptions in the natural habitat, damaging the natural resources,
overcrowding, unconventional cultivation of the resources, delineation of the habitat and many
other such consequences can be taken into account (Lara, 2022). The water, land and the air
resources, if not treated with care, can damage the environment capaciously. The utilization of
the sustainable tourism is thereby imperative to prevent the ecological disturbances. It refers to
the implications of sustainable practices with an acknowledgment towards the positive as well as
the negative impinging and try to focus upon the positives ones. The promotion of Eco-tourism
should be Incorporated by the industry to attain the significant level of conservation (Silva and
et. al., 2022).

CONCLUSION
An inference can thus be made that the tourism industry is an exceptional diligence of the
considerations of the varied aspects of the society. The inclusions of the explications in respect to
the social, economical and the environmental effects upon the tourism industry is very well
explained in the study. The exposition of the relative elements such as the influence of the
multiplier and the leakages pertaining in the external environment in regards to the economic
impinging concludes upon the prominent effect of it in the subject matters. The impudence of the
sustainable tourism is also inferred in the scrutiny. Thus, the analysis of the external factors is
prudent in order to survive in the tourism industry. This can be done through the considerations
that are to be made in regards the suitable options available to accelerate the growth and generate
outcomes which lead to the development of the industry in a feasible manner.

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