What are the negative economic impact of tourism?

Answer 1

* Certain tourists don't respect the local life style and traditions. * Jobs involved in the industry of tourism are seasonal and not well paid, this can be very dangerous for countries that become dependant on tourism as their main source of revenue. * Seasonal jobs such as these could then possibly lead to high rates of unemplyment. * Country can generaly become dependant on the tourism industry

B) the negative impacts of tourism can leads

* inflation

* leakage

* infrastructure and incidental cost

* economic dependence

Inflation can rise in general level of prices or a fall in the purchasing power of money. Therefore, tourism can increase the value or price of land, building etc.

Leakage, the high proportion of the money spent by tourists that leaves the country. Thus, leakage can cause in 3 different ways such as: 1. tourist purchase of goods and services that have been imported. 2. hotels and other tourism related businesses and organization import goods/foods as the local product are not available or not up to the required standards 3, profits are repatriated by foreign owners of hotels and other services.

Economic dependence. Counties who rely heavily on tourism industry can be dangerous, this can lead the tourism to changes overnight because of the natural disaster, terrorism, changing consumer taste and economic recession in the source of the country.

Answer 2

Tourism has been found to be beneficial as well as harmful for local economies. The debate goes on that whether it is blight or a blessing? Experiences of destination vary in this regard. However, experience has shown that if tourism is not devloped and managed properly negative impacts will takeover and kill the destination in the long run. And,we all know that travel and tourism industry is a highly sensitive industry. So, if the economy of that area is totaly depands on tourism it will be very harmful not only for that area but country also.