Global tourism
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- Created on: 08-01-19 19:36
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- Global tourism
- Benefits
- Cultural
- People learn first hand about the cultures of new countries and lean learn to appreciate difference.
- Local authorities realize the potential in their business and invest in them further
- Tourism provides funding to preserve and conserve cultural heriatge
- Social
- Tourism can spread the knowledge of different celebrations that are celebrated in the countries.
- Raises the country's profile in a global standard.
- Reduces poverty through hiring local people for jobs.
- It allows cultural heritage
- Economic
- Tourism brings many job opportunities so there will be a higher employment rate
- There is an increased spending of money into the economy.
- Diversify's the economy and allows it to have another way of income to support the country.
- Brings opportunities for entrepreneurs to venture into new
- Cultural
- Drawbacks
- Cultural
- Undermines culture by commercializing
- Tourists have different cultures and principals which contrast with the native population.
- Foreigners tend to have different perceptions to what the local community is accustomed to.
- Social
- Some houses areas are turned into tourist destinations which affects the residents in those areas.
- Crime rates, which are usually caused by immigrants, affect the country's image
- The needs of locals are often neglected because the countries main focus is tourism.
- Economic
- Many people are paid the minimum wage and in non law abiding countries they may even pay below the the minimum wage.
- Tourist companies may be owned by foreign companies o profits will be taken overseas.
- Tourism jobs are seasonal, as a result business is not 'existent' in the off season.
- Cultural
- Benefits
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