The Negative Effects of Tourism

According to the International Water Management Institute environmental research organisation global water stress is increasing, and a third of all people face some sort of water scarcity. Where demand exceeds supply and no effective management operates, there will be conflicts between the various players involved.

The following report is a detailed analysis and diagnosis of the current situation at The Stonington Beach Hotel, Bermuda. Many aspects are considered that include the effect that maintaining the property has on human resources, marketing and the organizational structure of the business. Recommendations are made and then discussed further.

Tourism has become a commercial business, which has obvious benefits to the said economy, the environment and society. Often, the positive economic impacts persuade governments, companies and individuals to get involved with the development of tourism. Tourism creates jobs, both

Tourism is the world’s largest industry with nature-based ecotourism seeing rapid growth since its initial arrival in the 1980s. It is estimated by the World Tourism Organisation that nature tourism generates 7% of all international travel expenditure (Lindberg, 1997) and this figure will have increased rapidly over recent years. It’s increase in popularity is due to a number of factors; tourists becoming increasingly bored of the typical sun, sea and sand holiday’s, the increase in global awareness or environmental issues such as global

Tourism has taken a toll on many Native Hawaiians and is a huge human rights issue today. Most Hawaiians dislike tourism greatly due to the selfishness and greediness tourists bring to their home country. The pastor at a small rural church on the island of Kauai, Reverend Kaleo Patterson, has witnessed and dealt with numerous Hawaiians who struggle with the issues of tourism. Numerous vacation resorts that attract tourists have taken over gravesites of Hawaiians that have passed away. Due to this problem ancient Hawaiians have to partake in reburials. Tourism causes destruction to coral reefs and rivers because of mindless pollution. Reverend Patterson has protested and given public hearings in effort to acknowledge her fury on tourism. Tourism has brought an uncontrollable worldwide business that has no sympathy or thoughtfulness for the original people of Hawaii.

Making tourism more sustainable is not just about controlling and managing the negative impacts of the industry. Tourism is in a very special position to benefit local communities, economically and socially, and to raise awareness and support for conservation of the environment.

In this chapter Charles Fishman shares information about how Las Vegas is limited on their water supply. Once you read throughout the chapter, you gain a perspective of how difficult and limited their water supply is. For example, the picture of the grass placed on the poster (bottom right) shows what Las Vegas struggles with the most. Having grass.

According to the State Water Resources Board (2015), there are water conservation actions that must be taken by the public, restaurants, and water suppliers to meet the state requirements. The public must stop using potable water to wash sidewalks and driveways, using hoses with no shutoff nozzles to wash cars, using potable water in decorative water features that do not recirculate the water, and using outdoor irrigation during and 48 hours following measurable precipitation. Restaurants and other food service establishments can only serve water to customers upon request and hotels and motels must provide guests with the option of not having towels and linens laundered daily (“Emergency Conservation Regulations,” n.d, 2015). Water suppliers must impose restrictions on outdoor irrigation, notify customers about leaks that are within the customer’s control, report on water use monthly and report on compliance and enforcement ((“Emergency Conservation Regulations,” n.d, 2015).

Tourism has greatly increased over the years and has brought people of different cultures closer. There are many places to go explore and learn about how other live in different countries. Tourism has allowed travelers to the world around them, however the impacts from tourism on the host country are not known by many of the travelers. Some of these impacts from tourism can be negatively affecting the host country and those travelers who do not educate themselves on where they are going are most likely contributing to the negative impact. The Kayan people are one of the societies that are greatly affected by the tourism that comes to their village. The women are the main attraction of the village due to the rings that they wear around

Preserving fresh water has become the essential thing now days, due to a metropolitan growth of

The only sold fact that I knew about water access was what I had read on WHO and other websites. Which stated only that there was a shortage of water there was no was no manual as to how to establish water access in such areas. Another using point that think is worth keeping is using water filters as a backup, because it would be favorable for those who are not centered around the wells. The use of volunteer still of great necessity because it would also work to cut back on expenses, that could then be used for future repairs/

The current research paper covers the main effects of global tourism, both positive and negative. International tourism is a significant sector of business. For some countries it is one of the main sources of national income. The most important positive economic effects of tourism are as follows: increase in budget revenues, production expansion, stimulation of investments, and improvement in the population’s welfare. Tourism influences social and cultural lives of people in a positive way by stimulating the development and revival of local cultures and encouraging intercultural exchange.

From an environmental perspective, it is apparent that the world is starting to realise that increases in tourism are having a negative impact on the environment. This is due to increases in energy consumption, which in turn heightens the effects of global warming (Neto, 2002). There are many controls that governments are trying to put into place, such as flight rationing (Liverpool Business School, 2009). However, it can be argued that these have not really begun to have a significant effect on tourism, as they are still insufficient to dampen demand. It may become a problem in future years, as the number of controls is likely to increase. Perhaps the largest environmental factor would be natural disasters, like Hurricane Katrina (Cashell, 2005) and the tsunami that hit Asia in December 2004 (Birkland, 2006). These will impact negatively on people’s confidence in visiting places that have been hit severely by such disasters.

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

Some say that Tourism has placed a strain on the water and electrical supplies to Nassau/Paradise Island. BEC and Water and Sewerage have to provide sufficient electrical and water supplies to both Tourists and Bahamians. This means that the more tourists there are in the destination, the more demand for these