Impacts of Tourism in Host Communities

IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN HOST COMMUNITIES Tourism is one of the most(prenominal) of the essence(p) worldwide activities it is also of great importance to the socio-economic and heathen development of a country. Tourism is a vital tool for conservation of natural systems, contributes to sustainable development of local communities and creating communities about sharing experiences. But if this drill is disorganized, uncontrolled and low-downly planned can cause damage to both, environmental and cultural.People started feeling the necessity to travel when they realise the world was full of sore and distinct things to do, and at the same time those things offer them new lifestyle. However they were not only with the intention to visit and learned, they wanted to establish and teach their own traditions to these new places and societies. Nevertheless, not all people change the community, the majority of time community changes the idea of what would be an appropriate lifestyle of thos e new members. For this reason we can affirm that tourism has been creating positive and negative repairs on boniface communities.On the other hand, when people decide to travel the cultural factor plays an important role at the charget decision is about to make. Tourists usually choose a destination completely different to their current environment. That is why this essay will discuss the good and liberal consequences tourism cause on host communities. In addition, it will argue about the importance of the cultural factor within the tourism. Negative tincts on host communities It is hard to think that tourism an activity that can make feel happy can carry negative impacts.According to Bruce (2001), one of the biggest problems of tourism is that touring cars and visitors invade places that fail just to the community, such sacred temples or lands, destroying or making bad use of their properties. This is due to travel agents vending trips to the authenticity of host communit ies, assaulting their private places, ceremonies and rituals. And, because of that tourer may misunderstand the main reason of why those rituals or ceremonies ar for, along with bad comments about the destination causing decreasing of the tourism.Tourism also brings a number of consequences such prostitution, gambling, begging and crime. The existence of these activities except of crime is due the tourist. People create these new services to satisfy the customers in this case the tourists. whoredom in third world countries is very common. According to Duncan, E, and Navarro, H (2001) in Colombia, Cartagena children prostitution is common due to the economic conditions of the population. The majority of the children dont get hold of enough money to satisfy their basic necessities such food, and clean water.For that reason they sell their bodies for less than 50 dollars to tourists. One the other hand, another negative impact of tourism in undeveloped countries is the use of money earn by tourism activities. Indigenous from third world countries do not receive whatsoever profit made by them, contrary they live in poor conditions. This kind of host communities, despite what is sold to tourists is their lifestyle they suffer from health problems, poor access to education, expropriation of their land, extreme poverty, violation of their right and discrimination. On the other hand crimes increase in countries which the lifestyle is too high, due to the large number of tourist in the area. Furthermore, French, C, and Craig-Smith, S (2000), even though tourisms bring employment, it also brings rivalry between citizens in the community. The type of work that tourism creates is casual or underemployed jobs, that means that natives wont have the opportunity to work all the year. Besides foreign people travel to those communities in peak season and seize on the job of the citizens.Positive impacts on host communities On the other hand tourism can bring positive imp acts to host communities. Gursay and Rutherford (2011) suggest that Its basic tent is that locals are likely to participate in an exchange if they believe that they are likely to gain benefits without incurring unacceptable cost if locals perceive that the benefits are greater that the cost, they are inclined to be involve in the exchange and, thus endorse future development in their community. (Gursay & Rutherford 2011, p. 95) To travel tourists must have a purpose, most of the time people go overseas to know new cultures, different sceneries. For that reason is important that the destination place have good infrastructure, flora and beast sanctuaries and great amenities for the tourists. Besides, the local people can make use for personal purpose. In addition, tourism helps the preservation of traditional customs such dances, food, rites, and festivals. It is important to protect old customs to attract tourist to go.Christopher (1998) state The impacts can be positive, such as t he case where tourism preserves or even resurrects the craft skills of the population (Christopher 1998, p. 169). Conclusion In conclusion tourism can bring positive and negative impacts the negative impacts can be more than the positive. However, it is an exertion that wont finish despite all the consequences its make. Tourism helps the economy and develops of a country. Reference 1. 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