Tourism is an endeavour sought by an individual or a party of individuals, which leads to a movement from one place to another with the idealism of a specific task, to visit a place or several places with the primary purpose of achieving entertainment and increasing knowledge of countries, cultures, and their history. The expression ‘largest industry in the world’ is universally used with mention to tourism, ensuring its recognition as the largest generator of wealth (over 11.7% of the global gross domestic product) and employment (7% of the world’s jobs); this shows that tourism is indeed an important industry that depends on culture and legacy.(Budeanu, 2002) Vancouver is feasibly one of the most prevalent tourist destinations in Canada due to many factors, from white-capped mountains to high-energy entertainment, and by recalling the most recent major event that occurred in Vancouver, the Olympics; it is evident that this city unquestionably has something for everyone. Vancouver is considered a developed country; many people come to this city to become inspired by its beauty, but there is a rising concern that tourism expansion is leading destinations, such as Vancouver, to squander their cultural identity. By catering to the apparent needs of tourists they appear to forget their own roots and the culture that they were once proud of. The concern is the latent conflict between the economic and cultural interests, leading to traditions and customs being sacrificed for reasons of promoting tourism; creating a supplementary economic value at the expense of exhausting a cultural value.
Tourism is a method to demonstrate the community’s pride and to teach others of their wonderful culture. Although tourism is astronomically i...
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Various definitions of tourism exist. Tourism is defined by Macmillan Online Dictionary as the business of providing services for those people travelling for holidays. Tourism has experienced continued growth over the years and diversification and has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. For countries like Australia, it has become one of the major contributing sectors in the economy generating large proportions of the national income and at the same time increase employment opportunities. The future is still bright for the industry in the country with possible future growth in expansion and diversification. The industry however has both the pros and cons impacts to various ranges of environments (Tourism Research Australia).
Vancouver is known as a city of booming economy and natural beauty. Both were highlighted by the 2010 Winter Olympic Games: the economy in the ability to host the games and nature in the advertisements for the games. These commercials focused as much on the soaring mountains and lush forests as they did on the city itself. “To the untrained eye, Vancouver is one of those rare cities which seems to have achieved a delicate balance between urban development and scenic preservation.”[2.9] However, this natural beauty can be viewed as causing issues for the development of the city. This essay will delve into how Vancouver has dealt with these problems from its inception until now and what issues still face this city.
My choice for this particular tourism destination is an island off of the coast of the huge Canadian metropolis of Vancouver called Vancouver Island. This particular island was ranked second in 2009 on Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Choice Awards “Top Islands of North America;” Vancouver Island is a relatively large island with a population of 759,366 inhabitants. It is home to British Columbia’s capital city, otherwise known as Victoria. The island is separated from the mainland by four different straits; the Johnstone Strait, the Queen Charlotte Strait, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Considering that Vancouver Island is located on the west coast and on the Pacific Ocean. Due to its location it has many beach resorts that allow tourists to enjoy many activities like surfing, whale-watching, fishing, hiking, and scuba diving. An example of one of these resorts is Tofino, which is a major surfing hot-spot that is a definite place to check out while on the island. Also, Vancouver Island is surrounded by acres of protected ancient rainforest which gives tourist an amazing experience and mixture of wildlife. Different plants and animals emerge throughout the seasons, so regardless of which one is chosen, everyone will enjoy the atmosphere.
Summary of Bursting the bubble: the socio-cultural context of ecotourism In the article, Bursting the bubble: the socio-cultural context of ecotourism, James G. Carrier and Donald V.L. Macleod addresses the topic on a rapid growing industry named Ecotourism, which presents itself as significantly different from conventional mass tourism since it is especially environmentally and socio-culturally responsible, and even beneficial to the local people and their surroundings (Carrier, 316). However, after meticulously considering the examples of two destinations in the Caribbean, Bayahibe and Montego Bay, and analyzing what the tourist industry has affected the local people and their relationships with their surroundings, the authors concluded
Most tourists are interested in the Hawaiian Culture the tourism industry has created rather than the actual culture. They are never exposed to the real culture of sacred dances, ceremonies, and songs. Tourism branding is used to promote and make Hawai’i seem ‘attractive’, highlighting the culture and heritage of the state, when in reality the brand only uses those features to attract potential tourists. Krasnodebska also states that “the brand is controlled by the hotel giants, and exists primarily for the tourists.” Since tourism is the main key to keeping a stable economy in Hawai’i, the focus is always on it.
Introduction This paper examines Canada’s international tourism effort (domestic tourism will therefore not be taken into consideration) and the economic and societal impact of the Canadian tourist industry. The first part of the paper is an outline the different international tourist segments, which visit Canada, followed by an investigation and discussion of Canada’s targeting and positioning effort. This part is mainly based on reports from the Canadian Tourism Commission. The second part is mainly focused on the economic and societal impacts of Canada’s tourism industry with analysis of GDP, circular flow and exchange rate fluc-tuation, which is then seen in a pros/cons perspective.
As the dead of winter sets in, those who experience the harshest effects of it begin to dream of exotic places. White sandy beaches and an endless blue ocean replace the piles of murky brownish white snow and gloomy skies. To make these dreams a reality, they dust off their summer clothes, board a plane, and watch the gloomy skies fade into the cheery blue that promises warmth and relaxation. As they embark on their adventure to exotic places, these tourists do not consider the consequence, positive and negative, tourism has on the countries they visit. Although many believe that tourism is a beneficial industry, Jamaica Kincaid in A Small Place, and Cynthia Enloe in “On the Beach” tell a different story, one that expresses that the tourism
Sightseeing is the activity of travelling around a city or region to see the interesting places that tourists usually visit and Montreal is a fascinating place. Built in 1832, Montreal has attracted English-speaking immigrants, Irish, Scottish, Italian and Portuguese. But to the ethics a set of moral principles as of an individual, dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of actions and the goodness and badness of motives. I will argue that Montreal a city of immigration of cultural diversity is as a tourism destination representing the good of boundary maintenance. The 3 interesting sites from the sightseeing tour by engaging with concept are The Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal with the concept
Today’s global competition, demands a country to keep the true identity., culture becomes the basic aspects that must be maintained, because of the existence of culture effects how closely humans in general act, and be friendly. Cultural or often we refer to as the culture has its own uniqueness, while others interest by the culture then this could make the place tourism.
Nowadays in the rea of globalization, according to the World Tourism Organization, “seven hundred million people travelled abroad in 2003”, and the number is estimated to increase to 1.6 billion by 2020. (International Labour Organization, 2005). Tourism is spreading in unusual places. A lot of people want to be in the midst of adventure. It is a vital source of revenues for the GDP of many countries. I partially agree that tourism hugely benefits the local community. This essay will discuss some of the economic, social and environment effect of tourism on the host community.
According to the ‘World Tourism Organization’ (UNWTO), the tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world, as it is estimated that by the year 2020, 7.8 billion people (roughly a quarter of the world’s population) will embark on a foreign trip (Bennett & Gebhardt 15). The Caribbean is said to be the most economically dependent on this industry, as the ‘Caribbean Tourism Organisation’ states that the industry forms the “economic backbone of most countries in the Region”(“Caribbean Tourism Industry” 1), implications for what tourism’s affect on the region have arisen and have prompted further research into matter. Since the 1970’s research regarding tourism in the Caribbean has attempted to determine the social, cultural, environmental, and economic impacts of tourism. Much of the research has found that there are in fact many negative adverse affects, and Jackson’s article asserts that, “Governments often commit money and other resources to support the growth and development of tourism and often turn a blind eye to its negative impacts” (574). The reason why tourism looks attractive (and thus turn a blind eye) to these Caribbean countries is because of “its potential to foster GDP growth, to create employment, to increase foreign exchange earnings, and attract capital investment” (Daye, Chambers, and Roberts 2). This paper will overview such impacts by first discussing a case study conducted in Jamaican resort town, Ocho Rios, with Sheere Brooks discussing the observed social, cultural and economical consequences of Jamaica’s reliance on the tourism industry and will finally look at tourism in relation to capitalism, with Robert Fletcher suggesting in his article that the tourism industry (and more specifically...
Global events benefit regional, tourism and community development. Take for instance the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. They both are events held globally that increase visitor’s expenditure and length of stay while improving destination awareness and increasing civic pride. Janecko, Mules and Ritchie (2002) explain events in small regional destinations are obviously beneficial and often play an important role in tourism development and thereby in regional development however, differ due to size and scale of the event. Global events create employment and increase labour supply, expenditures and even the standard of living. ‘As local economics have adapted to changing to global dynamics, the hosting of international events has become more commonplace and can play a significant role in local development, acting as a catalysts for jo...
Tourism is a typical activity of fashion that the public participate widely and it has grown in importance over recorded human history. Innumerable articles refer tourism as “the world’s largest industry”; policy-makers, analysts, and scholars often speak of the size of the tourism compared to that of other industries (Smith 2004: 26). These series of misleading statement, together with the mass media’s reports (out of context), make the idea that tourism is a single large industry branded into many people’s minds. However, in this essay I will demonstrate that it is a simplistic and misleading idea, which should be replaced by the plural term, “tourism industries”. Moreover, tourism is not the world’s largest industry, but largest service sector.
Tourism is the journey of people to destinations outside from their normal places of work and residence area. Tourism also the activities that they do during they stay in the selection destinations and the facilities created to serve for their needs. Tourism is the monetary value that tourists spent in the visit to the destination.