
Posted on August 9, 2024
The tourism industry itself has developed greatly over the course of the history, turning from the privilege of the rich to an activity that seems to know no boundaries. With the increased available means of transport, many people take trips every year in order to visit different countries and explore different spots and events. Nevertheless, globalisation has its positive effects where there is an increase of tourism all over the world which comes with some negative effects as well that needs to be worked out.
This paper under the title the rise of global tourism seeks to establish the current level of global tourism and extramural promotion of tourism by utilizing the.
It is possible to identify the milestones that marked the beginning of practically formatted global tourism. In the growth of transportation there has been improvements especially in the middle of the twentieth century when commercial air travel was established whose merit was to travel long distances within short periods of time. This along with expansion in middle class and higher disposable incomes made it possible for more people to travel to other countries.
Socio-cultural factors that have led to growth of tourism include; The social factors have also contributed highly to growth of tourism most especially through the development of technological and innovation of the internet and mobile devices. In the modern world, booking services and social networks, travel websites and travel blogs help people to plan traveling, discover new places, as well as share the impressions in the social networks with the millions of people. The world today has become a global village especially in technology and this has made even the world’s unknown towns to be visited by tourists across the globe.
Economic Impact
Tourism plays an important economic role on the international level. In fact, it is among the biggest industries globally and generates trillions of dollars to various economy circuits in a year. To most of the nations and the most so, the developing ones, tourism remains a majorForeign Exchange earner. It generates employment, promote the spending of locally produced goods and helps in the financing of construction projects. Some of the world economies such as the Thai, Greek, and Maldivian economies are almost entirely dependent on tourism industry.
Tourism also results in the development of fixed capital such as airplanes and airport facilities, roads and hotels among others. Which in turn, might enhance the quality of life of people living in the given localities. Besides, the money which is generated from tourism can be again used to preserve different cultural identities and natural resources and make sure that the coming generation will also benefit from these resources.
Cultural Exchange and Understanding
The cultural interactions that have been caused by global tourism can be said to be one of the most influential effects. The tourists get to engage with new and diverse cultures, customs and a different way of living. It eventually creates tolerance between the people in the different backgrounds because of the exposure to the various standpoints.
From the side of the host countries tourism makes it possible for them to promote their cultures to the rest of the world. This can also lead to pride among the locals and increases their ability and will to conserve their culture and beliefs. Some tangible cultural practices can turn into a focus of tourists’ travel with rich festivities, unique tastes, and handmade products sustaining such traditions.
Challenges and Concerns
At the same time, there are several negative aspects of global tourism that has been observed by numerous critics. Concerning the contemporary challenges, one of the most crucial is environmental concerns. There is an issue with emissions and the carbon footprint of airplanes, overcrowding of popular tourist attractions, and stress on resources. Venice, Bali, and Machu Picchu are destinations that have suffered mainly from over-tourism, such as pollution, overcrowding, and historical buildings destruction.
To overcome all these effects there is emphasize on sustainable tourism. This supports the general thinking of the tourists to be environmentally wise when choosing their accommodations, contributing to the local economy and doing away with wastage. Government and organizations are also taking measures to plan the number of tourist so that some sensitive areas would not be affected by the tourist traffic.
Cultural commodification is also an issue in B&L because the company relies more on communication to pass its cultural values. Besides, the very process of postmodern tourism is potentially explosive as it is likely to turn local cultures into mere commodities or transform these cultures into objects of tourists’ desires. It leads to such consequences as deculturalization, which means losing one’s genuine self as a person and member of a certain culture.
This situational analysis evaluates the future of global tourism analyzing its challenges and future progression using established theories.
It is expected that the development of the global tourism in the future will continue to be the growth together with sustainable prospect. Since more people would like to discover the world, tourism will inevitably come into conflict with the environment, local people, their traditions, or property, due to the damaging effect the quickly growing industry will have on the environment and the lack of fair distribution of the positive effects of tourism among local communities.
Future development areas of the tourism include, among others, the use of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies. These innovations may provide the features for consuming destinations in different ways which would minimize people’s need to travel and consequently accompany negative effects observed.
Thus, one can state that global tourism is capable of uniting people, contributing to the improvement of economic conditions of countries, as well as saving cultural identities. But at the same time this brings forth various issues, which if handled unsuitably, risks damaging the industry and the areas that tourism benefits from so much.