Tourism increases the GDP significantly and helps create more employment opportunities. People are always needed as tour guides, operators, booking agents, hotel and restaurant staff, transportation personnel, etc. Tourism thus has huge benefits to bring to the table for any country and its local population.
Why is tourism a good idea?
It creates jobs, strengthens the local economy, contributes to local infrastructure development and can help to conserve the natural environment and cultural assets and traditions, and to reduce poverty and inequality.
What are 4 disadvantages of tourism?
The Disadvantages of Tourism – What Happens When Travel is not Sustainable
- Intense use of resources.
- Physical damage to natural and marine areas.
- Increased waste, pollution and emissions.
- Land use and infrastructure development.
Is tourism a good or bad thing?
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