The Effects of Tourism

The Effects of Tourism

The Negative Effects of the Growth of Tourism:-

Economic- (Jobs, Money, Profits and Business)

• The desire to make money superseeds health and safety regulations.
• Diverts labour away from non-tourist areas.
• Poor building developments.
• Foreign owned tourist complexes mean profits go off-shore.
• Prices going up.
• Conflict between environment and economy.

Social and Cultural- (People, Tradition, Lifestyle, Religion and Culture)

• Increase in prostitution and social pathology included.
• Drugs and crime.
• Undersirable tourism.
• Pseudo - Cultural activities to entertain tourists.
• Westernisation of food and drink.
• Increase in rift between rich and poor.
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