Effects of tourism in High Income Countries (HICs)
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- Created on: 01-06-13 18:07
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- Economic, Social and Environmental effects of tourism in HICS (High Income Countries)
- AYIA NAPA, CYPRUS
- ECONOMIC
- POSITIVE: Tourism provides 20% of the GDP of the country
- NEGATIVE: Hotels only let 30% of their rooms on average in the winter months.
- SOCIAL
- POSITIVE: There are more bus services to Larnaca, the capital, due to the resort growing.
- NEGATIVE: Local fishermen have no fish to catch so take trips around the Greco Peninsular.
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- POSITIVE: Lara Beach on the Akamas Peninsula has been protected for the Green and Hawks-Bill turtles.
- NEGATIVE: The building on Nissi Beach has scared the turtles away from there.
- ECONOMIC
- MALHAM, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
- ECONOMIC
- POSITIVE: The farmer at Town Head Farm charges £10 to camp and £3 park a car.
- NEGATIVE: 55% of homes in Malham were used for holidays in 1991 and second homes have driven prices 15% higher than surrounding villages.
- SOCIAL
- POSITIVE: Bus services and public transport are used more in Skipton due to higher tourist numbers.
- NEGATIVE: Congestion in Malham and Skipton are severe in the summer months due to the number of tourists and the narrow roads.
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- POSITIVE: Malham is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park which protects it and restricts development not in keeping with the natural environment.
- NEGATIVE: 100,000 visitors a year cause footpath erosion especially at Janet's Foss waterfall.
- ECONOMIC
- IBIZA
- ECONOMIC
- POSITIVE: The island features Privilege nightclub which is also the world's largest club.
- The other famous nightclubs here are DC10, Pacha, Space, Eden attracting clubbers from all over Europe.
- NEGATIVE: The party season is short and generally runs from June to October. 90% of tourists visit during this time.
- POSITIVE: The island features Privilege nightclub which is also the world's largest club.
- SOCIAL
- POSITIVE: The island has developed a multicultural population as people have stayed and settled leading to an interesting mixture of cultures and ideas.
- NEGATIVE: San Antonio has a problem with drugs and anti-social behaviour caused by the tourist clubbers.
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- POSITIVE: The island has World Heritage sites which protects its unique beaches and landscape.
- NEGATIVE: In the tourism season existing facilities simply cannot cope with sewage discharge, which ends up being dumped into the sea.
- ECONOMIC
- AYIA NAPA, CYPRUS
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