Impacts of Tourism

What this unit covers

The unit follows three themes: economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts, each with positive and negative sides. Most of the page is mind maps, with some flashcard decks, a few notes and one quiz. All were made by GoConqr users.

Where to start

Open the mind map called Impacts of Travel & Tourism first. It splits the topic into economic, socio-cultural and environmental branches, with positive and negative points under each, so it works as an overview.

Then move to the detail:

1. Economic: the map simply titled Economic covers economic leakages, the share of a holiday's cost that never benefits the destination country. Travel & Tourism lists the multiplier effect, more jobs and better infrastructure.
2. Socio-cultural: the map called Social Cultural looks at loss of traditional values, changing community structure and locally owned land.
3. Environmental: Negative Impacts of Tourism covers litter, damage to coral and wasted water.

Case studies

Some maps apply the ideas to a place or a business. Impacts of Cruise Ship Tourism weighs local employment against the changes ports need. Malta Tourism looks at culture, acculturation and contact between tourists and local people. Other maps cover Jordan, Grand Cayman and the effects of global environmental change on tourism. Use them to find examples for your own answers.

Using maps, flashcards and the quiz together

Read a map, then cover it and try to recall each branch. The flashcard decks help here, since one of them asks you to list positive and negative impacts for each of the three areas. Other decks cover the benefits of tourism, impacts on an LEDC in Turkey and Greek Island Tourism. Finish with the impacts of tourism quiz to see what stuck. If a point felt shaky, go back to the matching map.

Where it sits

This unit belongs to the Impacts and Sustainability strand of Tourism and hospitality. Pick one map today and see how much you can add from your own notes.