Tourism Development: Outline Of Advantages And Disadvantages
Tourism Development: Outline of Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantage (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into disadvantages)
employment (1 emp/1000 tourist) (labor intensive, few administrative positions, little upward mobility.)
infrastructure development (roads, water, electricity, telecom and cybercom, but not necessarily local priorities.)
cultural preservation (economic incentives to preserve food, fashion, festivals and physical history, but these tend to be superficial elements of a culture.)
environmental protection (econ incentives to preserve nature, wildlife and urban cleanliness)
foreign exchange (generates resources to import food, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods.)
development of health care services (those these aren't always available to local people.)
Disadvantages (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into advantages)
cultural destruction, (modernization (world mono-culture), freezes culture as performers, loss: language, religion, rituals, material culture.)
primary products (sun, sand, surf, safari, suds, ski, sex) (little value added, neo-colonialism)
environmental destruction (game drives, resorts: golf, ski, beach, desert, world as play ground, SUV.)
marginal employment (low skill, low wage, menial services, prostitution, drug trade, gambling, hustlers.)
low benefits (no job security, no health care, no organizing, no work safety rules or enviro standards.)
development of illegal and/or destructive economic activities (markets for drugs, endangered species, etc.)
outside hiring (skilled middle and senior management recruited out of the area and transferred in.)
concentration employment (walled resort enclaves.)
seasonal employment
outside decision making (decisions made outside of the area, corporate dollars corrupt government.)
unrealistic expectations (divert young people from school and brighter futures.)
anti-democratic collusion...
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