Cultural Impact On Tourism

The progression of technology and its presence in society has strongly molded the way people live their lives today, and the way they will continue to live their lives years from now. But with this advancement of science and increased order, there is a consequence that seems to be a heavy price to pay: the loss of human emotion and freewill, and the submission to organization and commands. The tourist industry is one such manufactured machine, so to speak, that influences people's views in certain aspects. One of these aspects, culture, is a main focus of post-modernist writer Bryan Turner, who believes that "tourism invents and demands empathy...makes cultures

Mindless, repetitive locals performing once sacred and revered ceremonies now on a daily basis is nothing tourists think about when they vacation to culturally “preserved” areas, yet this unintended cultural destruction is unfortunately the blatant truth. Due to recent travel restrictions lifted by President Barack Obama, Cuba is now open to American citizens to vacation. Whether for the better or worse, new tourism within a previously undisturbed area such as Havana, Cuba, is liable to have significant effects on the social, economical, and environmental aspects of their culture.

In a sense the circulated images that cities use for promotion, leads tourists to believe that these representations are absolute thus ingraining potentially false beliefs about a destination. Also, Morgan and Pritchard (1998) argue that there is a powerful force behind the media promotion of tourism images. They claim that images are social products that function ‘to reinforce ideas, values and meaning systems at the expense of alternative ways of seeing the world’ (Morgan and Pritchard 1998:5). By exposing the restrictive power of tourist images one can look critically at promotional material that permeates our everyday lives.

In this quote, what Elliot is describing is more than simply embarking on a sightseeing tour; it signifies how we are affected by expanding our knowledge of various cultures. By learning more about cultures, we learn new ways to see and interpret the world around us; even familiar situations can take on new meaning when our knowledge of different cultures has been expanded. The more we explore and seek to understand the perspectives of others, the more we can understand instances or scenarios that we could not understand initially. We can observe and interpret the world with fresh eyes, armed with new understandings and insight. For me, this quote epitomizes the value of exploring and learning about different cultures, as each new culture I encounter teaches me to truly appreciate diversity. In this course, I had the opportunity to partake in a cultural exploration from the comfort of my home, and gain new perspectives from various readings, discussions, films. In addition, the course also encouraged me to step outside my “cultural comfort zone” through different exploratory projects.

The following literature is suggesting that how a tourist destination can be analyzed with the help of Butler's Tourism Life Cycle Model. Butler (1980) introduced the concept of the model which clarifies and extends earlier work by, for example, Cristaller (1963), Noronha (1976) and Stansfield (1978). In doing so, Butler clearly links the development cycle of tourism destinations to that of products in the product life cycle model. This is one the best used management framework to know the evolution in a tourism destination as described by Baum (1998), the original Butler's model included:

Both the articles discuss the case of Hawaiian tourism from this point-of-view. To promote tourism in Hawaii, the Hawaiian life-style has been stereotyped as a vacation paradise with picturesque hills and warm waters for bathing. The ethnic Polynesian population of Hawaii is shown (on hoardings, music album-art, Hollywood movies etc.) to be leading an idyllic life which is different from the one led by the targeted Euro-American population. The articles claim that this leads to an erasure of identity of the local culture and imposes the dominant cultural view on it. Also, this representation may not be true to the existing cultural realities. The articles suggest that marketers should avoid using such “exotic other” portrayal of minority cultures.

The Travel and Tourism industry is still one of the largest single businesses in world commerce and its importance is widely recognized. The tourism industry is now one of the largest sectors earning foreign exchange. In the face of many benefits, many countries have started assigning due weight age to the tourism industry in their national development agenda. Tourism is an industry that operates on a massively broad scale: it embraces activities ranging from the smallest sea-side hotel; to air-lines, multi-national hotel chains and major international tour operators. Originally, non-traditional industries such as tourism emerged as a solution to strike a balance between ecology and industry

It would seem that the best way to learn about a cultural would be to travel there yourself. According to U.S. Travel Assoiation (2017), Americans took 2.2 billion trips for business or leisure purposes in 2016. When people travel to a certain place, they will usually research the destination before to get an idea of what to expect what they get there. Destinations now have to be smart in how they showcase their attractions in order to bring tourist in since there is a growth in competition due to the advancing technology; allowing for people to travel quickly and easily. For many developing nations, having tourism is the best way and maybe the only way for the nation to get income. However, there are negative impacts that tourism can

Cultural heritage is a testimony to reflect the distinctiveness of a place made by human (English Heritage, 2009; United Nations of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Centre [WHC], 2008). According to Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (n.d.), Macau has a wealth of cultural heritage which illustrates the interchange between China and the West such as knowledge, religions, and social trends. Thus, Macau is listed as Historic Centre of Macau in the World Heritage List since there is a significant number of cultural heritage built in western style as well as local style in China. (Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau, n.d.). In 2014, tourist arrival amounts to 31,525,632 and total spending of visitors is MOP 61.75 billion (Documentation and Information Centre of Statistics and Census Service, 2015). As a result, cultural tourism promotes the growth of the economy as the well as the living environment. Therefore, the essay examines the importance of place identity in heritage conservation and some benefits of cultural tourism. Then, it reflects some challenges in the sustainability of heritage management. Finally, it explains how community engagement contributes the viability of heritage conservation.

In determining a business opportunity, two main problems have been identified. The first problem arises from the growing prevalence of cultural tourism; modern tourists are more concerned with immersing themselves in the cultural context of their destination than ever before (Richards, 2007). Travellers are wanting to see more than just the sights - there is an emerging desire to meet local inhabitants and experience what life is like for them (Smith, 2009). The problem that arises from this is that it can be difficult for travellers to meet locals and experience the culture beyond that which can be found in the guidebook. Additionally, these kinds of experiences can be expensive and difficult to organise.

In this briefing new employee human resources, we will be considering cultural management issues in the tourist industry and how they impact upon our business. Our company, Beach Bum Ltd is a travel consultancy Agency which was recently hired to provide a critical analysis on whether or not sustainable tours can attract American ecological tourists to travel to countries such as our current target, China. We are a culturally eclectic group of advisors specialising in all aspects of tourism. Cultural sensitivity is not only our watchword, but our bottom line. Please do not feel overwhelmed by all of this information. Some of you may feel as though you are back in college. Rest assured, the difference between profit and bankruptcy in our business is the ability to sell in that person's culture. People like to feel important and an acknowledgement of their importance is not just being nice. It is also good business sense.

Cultural tourism has been a significant aspect of growth for any country in the world. Cultural interactions between the hosts and guests are vital to the sustainability and progression of tourism in a country. Tourists may initially be drawn to a particular destination’s architecture, history or leisure facilities however exposing the tourists to cultural events and dissemination of cultural information can get tourists to categorize the country as a frequent travel destination for vacations and trips. Tourists usually like to explore and know more about the culture of the country they are travelling to hence exhibiting the culture through cultural events is an excellent way to gratify this need. The boom in tourism in recent decades as has opened the world to cross cultural exchanges and culture has become a vital part of tourism.

Tourism should be considered a tool of cultural colonisation because it paints a way of life as a national identity to be explored; this includes Maori customs as well as the relatively laid-back nature of New Zealanders. Travel guides date back to the 1830s and continue to be among the first things foreigners peruse regarding a place they are visiting. Travel guides also exist as a snapshot of the social context within which they were written. In 1959, New Zealand had a Labour-led government and a population of 2,395,700 people. This government had a focus on maintaining this clean, green image through tax increases on alcohol, cigarettes and petrol though it was not explicitly for the purposes of tourism. This essay will explore the

Nowadays the level of awareness is quite high that tourism has a general impact on the destination. Many times it is talked about the economical impact which is mainly considered positive as it creates jobs in that area and brings people to the destination that spend money there etc. The environmental impact is a popular topic as well that is covered continuously in the news mainly by claiming the airplanes for their carbon emissions but also stating the destroying impact of mass tourism because of littering, over visitation of natural sights etc. Due to this many tourism dedicate their CSR programmes mainly to this issue as it is the best known.

While there are many definitions of tourism, it is often defined as: people going from their usual areas to new areas. Tourism does not happen when one does not come from elsewhere to stay for one night or more. Every human has been a tourist whether it was domestically or internationally. As an industry, there is the supply side of tourism and the demand side. However, as a system, the industry as a whole is only a contributing factor of tourism. Leiper (1977) took a systematic approach to tourism; he considered it to be an open system; it has inter-dependent components and is affected by external factors. This means that tourism does not work in isolation to the world that surrounds it, in fact the world around tourism is essential for tourism to be able to operate.