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Tourism is Travelling for pleasure Or to enjoy Yourself away from the place you live. People do this for many different reasons – to have fun, visit oher countries and learn about other cultures or just to relax from stressful working life. Tourists go to various destinations – countries with great landmarks, places with lovely beaches or simply areas of wilderness and untouched nature. - Tourism is Travelling for pleasure Or to enjoy Yourself away from the place you live. People do this for many different reasons – to have fun, visit oher countries and learn about other cultures or just to relax from stressful working life. Tourists go to various destinations – countries with great landmarks, places with lovely beaches or simply areas of wilderness and untouched nature.
Types of tourism Beach tourism - many tourists spend their holidays on beaches.. They relax , go bathing or just enjoy the ocean Medical tourism – people go to other countries to get meducal treatment or operations Educati0nal tourism – Young peole live as exchange students in other countries, where they go to school And study the language and culture of the host country Sports tourism – an increasing number of sports fans travel to places where special events are being held. The olypmic games and world championships attract visitors From around the world Religious tourism - Religious tourists go to holy destinations. Such as Muslims go to Mecca at least once in their life Adventure tourism – people take trips to faraway exotic places for thrilling activities Advantages of tourism There are 6 main merits of tourism Economic – it bring in money. This is probably the main advantage of tourism and the reason why it has been promoted so much, especially in developing countries. The income generated can make up a significant proportion of both private, local, and national incomes. Opportunistic – it provides jobs. Hotels, bars, transport, activites, shops, and restaurants all need staffing. Tourism can provide much needed emloyMent for people Infrastructural - It provides a means and an incentive for investment in infrastructure such as roads, rail networks, and local medical and education facilities Environmental – It can provide economic incentives for a place to preserve, maintain, and regenerate the environment in botg urban and rural settings - Environmental – It can provide economic incentives for a place to preserve, maintain, and regenerate the environment in botg urban and rural settings
- Cross-cultural – it promotes international commections which can bring more business and cultural colloborations in the long term. It also promotes cross-cultural awareness for both locals and tourists and builds bridges of understanding between cultures
- Promotional – it “Puts a place on the map”: Tourism gives the locality a chance to show itself off and raise its profile in the world
Many places in the world rely heavily on tourism as a key sorce of income and employment. Unfortunately, tourism can also be a source of problems, especially if it is not managed well. There are 6 main demerits of tourism brougt below. - environmental – tourism can often cause environmental damage with risks like erosion, pollution, the loss of natural habitats, and forest fires.
- Culture clashes - tourists often lack respect for local tradions and culture, refuse to follow local dress standarts, get drunk in public or behave rudely or inappropriately towards locals.
- Service economy – although jobs are created by tourism, most are relatively low-level such as var work, hotel service, restaurant serving, and so forth. These low-wage, low-skill workers have little prospect for advancement or promotion.
Seasonal fluctuations – tourism jobs are quite commonly seasonal amd insecure, with no extra benefits such as pensions, sick pay, or healthcare. Some areas can be inundated with visitors during busy times, and then virtually deserted for many months q - Seasonal fluctuations – tourism jobs are quite commonly seasonal amd insecure, with no extra benefits such as pensions, sick pay, or healthcare. Some areas can be inundated with visitors during busy times, and then virtually deserted for many months q
- Imbalanced funding – money can end up being directed to tourist areas when it could be used more effectively elsewhere in a country. The locals who don’t live in specific touirst areas miss out and suffer relative decline.
- Foreign poaching – Oftentimes, most of the tourism industry im a developing country is owned by big foreign companies. They make the major profits , leaving local businessess with relatively little benefit
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