Tourism
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- Created on: 21-04-13 04:34
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- Tourism
- Growth
- Development of air travel
- Cheaper, faster transport links and facilities
- More disposable income
- More paid leaves
- Media creates awareness and desire
- Stress of modern life
- LEDC
- Advantages
- Positive international image --> TNC investment
- Increase in foreign exchange
- Multiplier effect
- Locals protect environment / heritage for tourists
- Paid by tourist tax/spending
- Services + infrastructure
- Healthcare + edu
- Disadvantages
- Scarce resources used by tourist developments
- Arable land built on.
- Roads, ports + facilities damaged more
- Culture become westernized
- Reliant on tourism
- Seasonal jobs only
- Natural disaster / war has bigger impact
- Environment
- Traffic congestion
- Pollution + waste from tourist developments
- Foreign developments take profits overseas.
- Scarce resources used by tourist developments
- Advantages
- CHINA: Case Study
- Attractions
- Physical
- Yellow Mountains (Anhui)
- Himalayas
- Yangtze River
- Li River
- West Lake
- Human
- Great Wall (Beijing)
- Forbidden City (Beijing)
- Terracotta Warriors (Xi'an)
- Potala Palace (Tibet)
- The Bund (Shanghai)
- HK Disneyland
- Physical
- Negative Impacts
- Hainan
- Sanya housing incased 60% in 10 days since International Tourist Island
- Living costs increased 7.6%; 3.2% higher than nationwide level
- Restaurants charging hidden / rip-off prices.
- Threaten customers refusing to pay.
- Fu Lin Seafood Restaurant charged US$1549 for 7 dishes
- 4.2% of annual total sewage + industrial discharge --> Yangtze River
- Tourist cruises intensify damange
- Beijing pollution 755/500, partly due to increase flight frequency + car usage by tourists.
- Hainan
- Positive Impacts
- Shuiman villagers improve life quality
- Selling local products to tourists
- Receiving land compenation payments
- Raised standards in service industry
- International cuisines
- International standard hotels
- English speaking staff
- Alternate odd/even car plate system during Olympics --> last # of plate must match day of week, reducing traffic congestion + pollution
- 1122 domestic + international routes + air con buses set up since Olympics. New highway network will rival US interstate system.
- Shuiman villagers improve life quality
- Gov. Response
- Dec 2012, environmental ministry aim to reduce PM 2.5 level by 5% annually in industrial and major cities until 2015.
- Subsidies for coal-power plants to reduce Nitrogen Oxide omissions
- Hainan
- Laws to restrict second houses, raise down payments, increase property tax.
- Plans to cover farmersw/ social security packae.
- Employment guidance
- Job hunt help
- Professional training
- Attractions
- Growth
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