of the place and even damage some historical sites. - If the tourism master plan of a destination was also not observed (i.e. building high-rise properties when there should just be a maximum of 3 floors)‚ then these establishments pose a problem when there are natural calamities like earthquakes. Overcrowding‚ misuse of natural resources‚ the construction of buildings and infrastructure‚ and other activities associated with tourism‚ produce impacts on the environment. These impacts may be not
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1. Introduction The World Tourism Organisation affiliated to United Nations and recognised as the leading international body on global tourism states that tourism is “ the activities of person travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes” (WTO 2011). Travel and tourism is a very important economic activity around the world and it is the largest service industry in the world (WTTC 2011).
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CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of
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travel had an extremely significant impact on modern travel. The Mesopotamians invented the wheel‚ one of the most important mechanical inventions of all time. This invention had a major impact on today’s travel as without the wheel‚ long distance travel would not be an option. The only forms of travel would be walking or taking a boat‚ which would take several weeks to reach destinations that can now be reached in a matter of hours. Another major factor which influenced modern travel was the creation
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HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Travel Early peoples tended to stay in one place. Travel was essentially to seek food or to escape danger. The Bible makes reference to travel for purposes of trade. In ancient times we began to see the development of routes for the purpose of facilitating trade and the creation of specialized‚ if somewhat crude‚ vehicles specifically for traveling. The growth of cities along water ways‚ such as the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea‚ encouraged the development of water
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religion introduced to the country. The first Muslims brought to the cape arrived as Malay slaves‚ who practiced their faith in secret until the early 19th century. Prisoners who were fighting for freedom in the Dutch East Indies were also brought to the Cape. They included teachers of Islam. Some of these holy men were of noble birth and those who died were buried in shrines known as Kramats or Mazaars‚ of which there are about 30 in and around Cape Town. Kramats in South Africa can be found from Muizenberg
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Impacts of Tourism There are many hidden costs to tourism‚ which can have unfavorable economic effects on the host community. Often rich countries are better able to profit from tourism than poor ones. Whereas the least developed countries have the most urgent need for income‚ employment and general rise of the standard of living by means of tourism‚ they are least able to realize these benefits. Among the reasons for this are large-scale transfer of tourism revenues out of the host country and exclusion
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What Makes Poor Countries Poor? In the past century‚ the world has seen countless scientific and technological advancements that have greatly improved the human condition. Thanks to these developments in communications‚ transportation‚ medicine and agriculture‚ the wealth of developed nations has increased at phenomenal rates. Unfortunately‚ not all countries have experienced these benefits. Many nations still have a per capita GDP of $1000 or less. These countries continue to be poor because
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problems always occur. In the past few years countries that tourism rates declined are Hong Kong‚ Kuwait and Brunei‚ which caused by pollution problems and behaviors of people in those countries. While China‚ Russia and Japan are the first three countries that tourism rates gradually increase because these countries realize tourism problems‚ so they fix and protect them from happening. Pollution problems are caused by both tourists and people who live nearby. Noise pollution from tourist guides‚
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EFFECTS OF TOURISM on the ECOLOGY of JAMAICA by Elaina Kozyr BLPR 101.51 Introduction Tourism and the environment have a very complex and interdependent relationship. Today‚ tourism is one of the largest industries in today’s world economy and is a great source of foreign exchange for many developing countries‚ whose major assets are their natural resources.1 At the same time‚ it is the environmental quality of a place that will determine the success of the tourism industry‚ since
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