Positive And Negative Impacts Of Tourism In Thailand

While many problems are associated with International tourism, it can still offer some advantages. For one thing, International tourism can open job opportunities for the native citizens. To demonstrate, when tourists visit an area, the vast majority of them don’t have a clue on

Tourism is considered as an exceptionally complex whilst significant economic activity that sometimes appears to have as many detractors as supporters. According to Timothy A. FaladeObalade and Suchi Dubey (2014), the tourism industry began in the year of 1960 and has developed rapidly during the last five decades in terms of income generating and the total number of tourists who travel domestically as well as internationally. It was proven that tourism industry is a powerful source of revenue, even during the economic crisis, despite some fluctuations in tourism that has been caused by certain circumstances such as terrorist threats as well as severe diseases such as SARS and HIV.

Nowadays more and more people like to travel, mainly for the following reasons.Firstly, nowadays people are under increasing pressure. Traveling can help people stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city.Secondly, people are looking forward to the beautiful things, can see a lot of beautiful things in the tour, expand the field of view, experience different kinds of customs and customs. They go on to point out that touring will provide more chance for them to enjoy food and try on clothes that they otherwise cannot possibly have.Thirdly, we can travel with family or friends, and our families can communicate with each other

The main aim of this project is to assess the impact of ‘tourism’ on the ‘economy of the world’& analyse it with a case study. I have taken Singapore as a country for analysis as its GDP is affected by tourism to the largest extent. How did tourism sector change/transform Singapore into a tourist hub. This includes various topics which are discussed below:

Tourism is travel for different reasons such as recreation or leisure or religious or family or business tenacities, generally for a limited duration. The World Tourism Organization expresses tourists as individuals "traveling to and staying in places outside their normal environment for not more than one successive year for leisure, business and other purposes". Tourism has become a widespread global relaxation activity. Tourism can be domestic as well as international. Today, tourism is a key source of income for numerous countries, and marks the economy of both the font and host countries, in certain cases being of dynamic

Tourism can have both negative and positive influences on the people living in these destinations. Changes in local behaviour, increase in crime and violence, loss of recreational activities and cultural friction are some of these effects.

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

In our current era, travel requires nothing more than a computer and a couple hundred dollars in the bank. Anyone can simply get on a computer and buy a ticket for the next day to go anywhere in the world he or she wants. Travel has never been faster or more convenient as it is today, and that convenience is what leads to tourism. Tourism is the largest industry in the world when all of its subgroups are combined; it is difficult to come up with one definition for tourism, but it can be looked at as: The commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest, or as listed by the World Tourism Organization: a

As the physical boundaries of countries have become more flexible and easier to cross, tourist activities increase in importance and popularity. Tourism as such represents an economic source of wealth in some countries, generating substantial contributions to the GDP.

Despite wars, political turmoil, natural disasters, terrorist threats, and economic and energy crises in various areas of the globe, the tourism industry surges and has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. According to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, in 2014 over 1 billion tourist traveled to other nations (World Tourism Organization, 2015). The tourism industry is a vital component of the global economy. It helps to promote peace & stability in the developing world by providing jobs for the locals, generate revenue/income, and promote cultural awareness. Put together, tourism generated nearly seven trillion dollars in 2014 worldwide (Statista, 2014). As the years’ progress, so too will the number of tourists.

Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity in 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 1.9% as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew to US$944 billion (euro 642 billion) in 2008, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 18%. This paper is purposed to explain about impact of tourism including advantages and disadvantages. This impact has occurred in some different countries.

The Boutique Hostel Beyond provides accommodations to tourists in the Phuket, Thailand area. The number of tourists to this area grew steadily between 2002 in 2011. In 2002 the number of tourists to the area has approximately 9.5 million. This has grown to approximately 19.1 million in 2011. Occupancy rates during 2011 were approximately 45% in the north, 59% in the central region, and 65.5% in the southern region. This growth has created tremendous opportunity for those who wish to invest in the tourism industry. However, in order to capture the benefits of this opportunity, proper attention to

The nature, value and extent of international and domestic tourism have changed significantly in recent years. Because of its propensity to generate substantial economic benefits such as employment, foreign exchange, income and tax revenues (Nowak et al., 2003), developed countries and developing countries in particular, have embarked upon tourism-related development policies (Heidarabadi, 2008). On the other hand, in the last decade more and more tourists from non-Western Constantina Skanavis & Maria Sakellari countries participate in international tourism, while the most spectacular change is the growth of non-Western domestic tourism.

Tourism industry is the fastest growing sectors and can support the government in an economy. The politics of the country is very relative to the development of tourism and It brings both positive and negative effects to the host countries. In this report, what politics in Myanmar drive tourism development and impacts of tourism will be discussed.

Tourism, as an industry has emerged as an instrument for employment generation, poverty alleviation and sustainable human development. Tourism promotes international understanding and gives support to local handicrafts and cultural activities. It is an important segment of the country’s economy, especially in terms of its contribution towards foreign exchange earnings, generation of additional income and creation of employment opportunities.