Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of not only recreation‚ but also the provision of services for this act. It might occupy local services such as entertainment‚ accommodation and catering for tourists. It may seem‚ that tourism brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. Firstly‚ many countries depend heavily upon travel expenditures by foreigners as a source of taxation and as a source of income for
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Globalization is a series of social‚ economical‚ technological‚ cultural‚ and political changes that promote interdependence and growth. Globalization has many advantage as well as disadvantage. Goods and people are transported with ease and speed‚ and the possibility of war between the developed countries decrease‚ while difficulty of competition and spreading of animal and plants disease are put as disadvantages. Your shirt was made in Mexico and your shoes in China. Your CD player comes from
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HOW DOES TOURISM IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT The effect of tourism on the environment can be both positive and negative. Each person or group of people will impact the area they visit in a different way. Whether it is in a negative or positive manner is entirely up to the visitor. Let’s consider the NEGATIVE impacts first: POLLUTION - This is probably the biggest negative factor concerning tourism. People have to travel to their destination. It doesn’t matter if it’s by plane to another country or
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Impacts From Tourism Change or loss of indigenous identity and values Tourism can cause change or loss of local identity and values‚ brought about by several closely related influences: Commodification Tourism can turn local cultures into commodities when religious rituals‚ traditional ethnic rites and festivals are reduced and sanitized to conform to tourist expectations‚ resulting in what has been called "reconstructed ethnicity." Once a destination is sold as a tourism product‚ and
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Globalization Globalization is a factor that can either hurt or help a business. Some see it as doing good and others see it and doing bad. Good‚ or bad‚ globalization has a huge impact on businesses and companies today. Globalization has allowed money and information to be accessed easier and faster. It has allowed goods and services produced in one part of the world to be available for import or export in other parts of the world much faster. It also has increased international travel and international
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Definition of Globalization is showed that: “Globalization is a process that encompasses the causes‚ course‚ and consequences of transnational and transcultural integration of human and non-human activities.” (Dr. Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan‚ Definitions of Globalization: A Comprehensive Overview and a Proposed Definition‚ 2006‚ p.2). Globalization that has been rapidly spreading reflects typical points: environment‚ culture and economy. In the first place‚ globalization has had many positive impacts on
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Globalization involves the free trade of goods and services across international borders. It is a process of increasing global connectivity and international interdependence. Advancement in technology‚ telecommunication and infrastructure facilitates Globalization. On the economic front globalization consists of two important policies privatization and deregulation. Governments of many countries invite national as well as multinational private firms to invest in the various sectors thereby boosting
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Globalization can be defined as the integration of countries based upon the trading of goods‚ services‚ and capital. In reference to a specific organization or industry‚ globalization is the competitive position in which an organization in one country is reliant to that in another. Globalization has not been the same since the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. From this point‚ national and multinational corporations have had to reassess globalization and the process in which
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HOMEWORK ACTIVITY on ’’Globalization’’ Deadline: Tuesday 24th September‚ 2013 Presented to Mrs. Sophia Miah by Laeticia Poiré-Hill In my own words‚ globalization can be seen as an ongoing process of integrating technology‚ economy‚ politics‚ communication and various cultural exchanges of the world without hindrance or any barrier whatsoever‚ it is an elimination of barriers to trade‚ communication‚ economic‚ political‚ and cultural exchange. The theory behind globalization is that worldwide openness
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The Reality of Globalization: Friend or Foe? Globalization is a key element in the modern political atmosphere. The increased interdependency of nations in the last half century has spawned both positive and negative trends. Nations’ increasing reliance on one another’s natural resources and labor are making the world smaller politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The isolationist policies that the United States and so many other countries endorsed at the dawn of the twentieth century are
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