Welcome to Introduction To Tourism Destination Definition and Terms Dr . Myrza Rahmanita , SE, M.Sc
Welcome to
Introduction To Tourism DestinationDefinition and Terms
Dr. Myrza Rahmanita, SE, M.Sc
THE SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT OF TOURISM
Sustainable Tourism Development should be
of benefit to the needs of local residents as well as
for the tourists themselves.
The (+) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
• On the positive side, tourism contributes to cultural revival and
reinforces preservation of heritage and tradition
• The business promotes global community as well as
international understanding and peace.
The (+) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
It breaks down barriers: language barriers,
sociocultural barriers, class barriers, and racial, political as well as religious barriers
The (+) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
It broadens educational and cultural
horizons as well as improves the feeling
of self worth by enhancing the quality of
live related to a higher level of income
and standards of living
(Goeldner, Ritchie and McIntosh, 2000;
Ritchie and Goeldner, 1994)
• May encourage attempts to keep culture and traditions alive.
• Traditional ways and goods may be restored because visitors are interested and are willing buyers of these.
• Festivals staged for visitors help to keep local cultures alive.
The (+) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
• Improve Globalization
A better understanding between different civilizations; Introduce the local
traditions to the world; Achieve the up-to-date theory and technology
• Boost the National Confidence
Regain the respect of many marginalized traditions; May encourage attempts to
keepculture and traditions alive; Lead many traditions to their 2nd blooming
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The (+) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
• On the negative side, it degrades the
community and social environment as by
commercialise culture, religion and arts.
• To some extent it could leads to the
disappearance of traditional human
environments.
The (-) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
The (-) Socio Cultural
Impact of Tourism
• It has detrimental impacts on local cultures and customs.
• It creates conflicts and social problems in the host society such as the incidence of crime, disease, prostitution and gambling as well as threatens family structure.
(Goeldner, Ritchie and McIntosh, 2000; Hunter and Green, 1995; and Howard, Ritchie and Goeldner, 1994).
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• Damage to family structures and
subsistence food production.
• Displacement of local people
to make way for airports, resorts, nature reserves, historical and other attraction sites, and other tourism development projects.
The (-) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
• Encouragement of behaviors such as begging, touting, and other harassment of visitors.
• Encouragement of urbanization and emigration.
• Friction and resentment between local people and visitors because of overcrowding and lack of access for residents to recreational areas and facilities.
The (-) Socio Cultural Impact of
Tourism
“Increase in health risks through diseases such as AIDS, malaria, hepatitis, and influenza.
Open antagonism and crimes against visitors.
Increase in drug abuse and prostitution.
The (-) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
Commercialization of traditional welcome and hospitality customs.
Overcrowding and damage to archaeological and historical sites and monuments.
Loss of cultural identity.
The (-) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
To overcome the disadvantages caused by
tourism to the local society, community
involvement in tourism
planning towards sustainability should
be emphasised.
The (?) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
See traditions in the light ofdevelopment• Keep the essence, discard the
dross• Treat cultural differences with
acceptance
The (!) of Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
The (!) of Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism
• Education- Emphasize the
importance of treasuring the heritages
- Cultivate experts, protect the historical sites with up-to-date theory