Nowadays, there is no denying the fact that being a tourist is becoming an increasing popular lifestyle in most of the region, such as America, Europe and Asia. Some people think that tourism industry is mutually beneficial, while others consider that tourism brings inequality and exploitation. I am in favor of the idea that the benefits that tourism brings to the CARICOM are short-term while drawbacks that come with are long-term.
From the perspective of economics, booming tourism industry causes single product economy by leading to brain drain in high-tech industries, although it stimulates some low-tech and tourism-related industries. Single product economy means that CARICON’s economy depends primarily on tourism for income. On the face of it, tourism is beneficial since it can indeed get many population, mostly low-skilled workers, into work, such as the farmers who grow the crops, the waiters who serve in the hotel, drivers who are responsible for transportation and housekeeper who take charge of cleaning. When the tourism industry is rising, both high-skilled and low-skilled workers tend to be in this popular industry in order to get good development on career and improve their quality of life. While the travel industry is getting elite which called brain gain, other industries are losing elite which called brain drain. In Chapter 1 of the novel “Behind the smile”(p7), this phenomenon of brain gain and brain drain is proved by mentioning that tourism revitalized the economy when traditional plantation economies declined and workers work in tourisms mostly instead of in agriculture. And the real long-term problem will be presented when CARICON’S tourism industry stays in a recession period. Obviously, other industries are not strong enough to keep CARICON’s economy growing since many industries can’t develop in proper way with lack of influx of potential employees, especially for those high-tech industries which urgently need highly skilled employees.
From the perspective of cultural, tourism encourages the short-term development of culture, but inhibits cultural development in long term. In the description of “Behind the smile”, tourists’ custom of enjoying sing and dance performances greatly
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 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.
You should develop information provided in P1. You need to consider why these links exist and why relationships are formed, explaining how they affect the organisations concerned. E.g.
Anyone who travels to a place other than their residence for less than 12 months and the purpose of staying is not earning money in that place, is called tourist [1]. Tourists are one of the sources of waste production in some cities and parts of the world [1] and sometimes their waste production is several times of locals' waste [2], so that the amount of tourists' waste has been estimated 200 times of that of locals in Silver Pagoda, Cambodia, 250 times in Gianyar Island, Indonesia, 180 times in Cusco, Peru and 120 times in Bellwald mountainous region, Switzerland [3,4]. Therefore, their appropriate collection and disposal requires accurate and efficient management. But there is no scientific and precise method for determining the exact number of tourists in a region, as well as the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of waste produced by tourists yet, and different researchers use empirical methods or cross-sectional observations for this purpose. For example, Nayseang Sun et al. in their study, considering amount of tourists at Bangkok airport, suggested 185000 tourists per day and the per-capita output of each tourist was 410 gr [3]. Also, Arbulu et al. in their study in Mallorca, surveying number of passengers of trains and planes entering the city, reported 112500 tourists per day and per-capita waste for each tourist was 1200 gr that paper and carton were the highest amount of garbage [4]. Mateu-Sbert et al. by examining amount of tourists at the airport of
Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to adapt constantly to customers' changing needs and desires, as the customer’s satisfaction, safety and enjoyment are particularly the focus of tourism businesses. In her book Rosalie Schwartz defines tourists as “sedentary people who leave home for pleasure and intend to return.” But “leisure creates work, it requires the work from others to ensure tourists find the pleasure they’re looking for.” Schwartz thesis in the book is that tourism in Cuba completely changed the social and economic aspect of the island; the author focuses in three tourist peaks in Cuba starting in 1920s, 1950s, and finally the 1980s.
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 plays a vital role in economic development in most countries around the world. The industry has not only direct economic impact, but also significant indirect and influential impacts. There is agreement among experts that the travel and tourism sector is the fastest growing of global economy. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011, growing about 3.8%up from 2010 (WTO, 2012).
Britain has been over the news due to the British exit the European Union, which this event is known as Brexit (Hunt, 2016). This decision brought a large impact on every country in Britain, but the Britain has not started negotiate with European Union about adapting regulations to minimize their negative consequences. Before people can list potential impacts of Brexit on Britain’s tourism, it is important for people to understand how well the Britain was doing in the tourism industry. In addition, it is important to analyze and understand what type of tourism impacts on Britain. So, people would know how Brexit will change its policy and what impacts will bring to their current life. It will provide an idea of how the changes of regulations will impact different countries and the region. Thus, it provides an understanding of how tourism helps to develop the Britain in terms of environmental impacts, socio-cultural impacts, and economic impacts.
This paper explores a great number of academic research journals and databases on the impact that the tourism industry has on the countries in the Caribbean. Tourism impacts the Caribbean in three different sections. Tourism has a social impact that allows for increases in revenue, jobs, and service for the people living there. Tourism’s cultural impact allows the history and heritage of the Caribbean to be acknowledged and practiced not only here but around the world as tourists come and go. Tourism’s environmental impact effects the natural and geographical diversity that can only be found in these countries. Although tourism brings about many advantages in all three categories, there are still negatives attributes that appear from tourism that must be handled properly to maintain a successful industry. This paper examines 12 different research journals that suggest all of the positives and negatives of tourism in the Caribbean and how they can effect not only the tourism industry but the area in which they are practiced.
Another aspect of impact of tourism on a country’s economy is that it facilitates the expansion of the market of goods and services. Foreigners come to a country willing to spend money on different goods and services, thus increasing the amounts of sales. This is a great chance for producers and service providers to receive larger profits. This concerns not only hoteliers, tour operators, and souvenir shops owners. Public transportation, retail stores of different kind, restaurants, and cafes benefit from international tourism. Obviously, if these industries are in demand, businesses will be expanding. On the one hand, it means that more money is paid to the budget. On the other hand, profits generated by the owners are spent inside the country, affecting almost all the fields of the
1).The relationship between Hospitality and Tourism: Tourism and hospitality go hand in hand, the hospitality industry offer services like accommodation, transportation, food and beverage, recreation and leisure. Tourism is the activity by the tourists where they engage in travelling to destinations where they want to experience recreational and leisure activities and most of the time avails of accommodation, food and beverage. The hospitality industry is the supplier of the services for tourism. The meaning of hospitality is providing a safe and enjoyable environment for patrons. It also means responsibly serving liquor, to ensure that patrons do not become unduly intoxicated and subsequently a problem for management, staff and the
As tourism is clearly going mainstream in Costa Rica currently, it must have leave an impacts to the country, be it an advantages or disadvantages to the country.
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
“So you want to be a travel agent?” This is a question I am frequently asked when I tell people I am studying tourism. Tourism affects almost every industry, from land development to fishing, from recreation to hospitality. Interestingly enough, very few people understand what a career in tourism actually involves. Not only is it a vital source of income for many stakeholders, tourism has the potential to impact virtually everyone. Furthermore, it involves a lot more than travel and leisure, despite the common perception of tourism as the “happy industry”.
Allows government to have money to do road works, school construction and all other governmental works.