IMPACTS OF TRAVEL & TOURISM

IMPACTS OF TRAVEL & TOURISM

1. ECONOMIC IMPACTS

   • Positive
     • Increase in foreign exchange earnings
     • Contribution to government revenues
     • Employment generation
     • Stimulation of infrastructure investment
     • Contribution to local economies
   • Negative
     • Creating leakage
     • Increase in prices
     • Seasonal character of jobs
     • Increase in infrastructure cost
     • Economic dependence of the local community on tourism

2. SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS

   • Positive
     • Tourism as a force for peace
     • Strengthening communities
     • Facilities developed for tourism can benefit residents
     • Revaluation of culture and traditions
   • Negative
     • Change or loss of indigenous identity and values
     • Culture clashes
     • Physical influences causing social stress
     • Ethical issues

3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

   • Positive
     • Financial contributions
     • Improved environmental management and planning
     • Environmental awareness raising
     • Protection and preservation
     • Alternative employment
     • Regulatory measures
   • Negative
     • Depletion of Natural Resources
     • Pollution
     • Sewage
     • Physical Impacts
     • Depletion of the Ozone Layer
     • Loss of Biological Diversity
     • Climate Change

4. AS A COMPANY,...

   • Strengthen positive impacts
   • Diminish negative impacts

5. AS A TOURIST,...

   • Choices should be made
   • Behaviour