INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) describes international tourism as a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon that involves foreigners travelling to different countries for either personal or professional purposes. The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest and most diverse industry. Many nations rely on this dynamic industry as a primary source for generating revenues, employment, private sector growth, and infrastructure development. However, tourism can cause negative social, economic and environmental effects on the host country. The objective of this paper is to critically analyse impacts of different types of tourism by attempting to discuss how the host community, tourism organisations and international tourists are affected. South East Asia (S.E.A) is one of the most popular tourist destinations. Thailand famous for its perfect beaches and tasty cuisine, is the most visited region of S.E.A. Although Thailand’s tourism cashes in, the social impacts are detrimental its citizens since most tourists …show more content…
For the traveller, it is a chance to view places unspoiled by the encroachment of civilization. Many companies have set up lodging near parks and reserves developed tours with the vision of showing off exotic plants, animals and the overall natural beauty of countries like Ecuador. Yet early on, this did little to help the local economies. It actually contributed to other problems but with the growing environmental awareness both governmental and non-governmental organizations began to look for ways to both protect the environment and stimulate local economies. Despite the best efforts of all these numerous organizations and governments, many of the problems that existed before the environmental awareness still
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) describes international tourism as a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon that involves foreigners travelling to different countries for either personal or professional purposes. The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest and most diverse industry. Many nations rely on this dynamic industry as a primary source for generating revenues, employment, private sector growth, and infrastructure development. However, tourism can cause negative social, economic and environmental effects on the host country. The objective of this paper is to critically analyse impacts of different types of tourism by attempting to discuss how the host community, tourism organisations and international tourists are affected. South East Asia (S.E.A) is one of the most popular tourist destinations. Thailand famous for its perfect beaches and tasty cuisine, is the most visited region of S.E.A. Although Thailand’s tourism cashes in, the social impacts are detrimental its citizens since most tourists …show more content…
For the traveller, it is a chance to view places unspoiled by the encroachment of civilization. Many companies have set up lodging near parks and reserves developed tours with the vision of showing off exotic plants, animals and the overall natural beauty of countries like Ecuador. Yet early on, this did little to help the local economies. It actually contributed to other problems but with the growing environmental awareness both governmental and non-governmental organizations began to look for ways to both protect the environment and stimulate local economies. Despite the best efforts of all these numerous organizations and governments, many of the problems that existed before the environmental awareness still