The Impact of Tourism in the Last 30 Years on Urban Areas in the MEDW
Tourism is essentially the industry of making money from travelling
people, and a very new industry at that, having expanded hugely since
the 1960s. In 2000 there were approximately 600 million tourists
world-wide, over 10% of the total world population.
It is one of the largest, (if not the largest) global industries,
being the EU`s largest employer.
Tourists originate mostly from the MEDW, (more economically developed
world) and visit tourist locations in both the LEDW, (less
economically developed world) and MEDW, generating employment in both
these areas, to staff the demand for new services.
The MEDW had experienced an explosion in demand for recreation and
tourism and it is highly probable that this is connected to the
massive increase in disposable income and wealth that the MEDW enjoys.
It is also because of the recent trend in paid holidays, where
employees can take a few weeks a year to go on holiday and still
receive their money as if they had worked those months. This means
that those particularly concerned with finance would not find going on
holiday too costly if they had to take time off work, and that
overall, they have more leisure time available to them.
The very recent phenomenon in the past 4 or 5 years of budget airlines
like Go and Easyjet have made getting onto a plane, as easy as getting
on to a bus or train, at very reasonable prices. This means the
provision of access to the major airport hubs and urban centres, (like
Barcelona, Rome, New York and London) is amazingly quick, simple, and
cheap.
Primary resources are the attractions...
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...Environmentally, large scale tourism development can help, as I have
already discussed, with new greenery being put in place to improve the
aesthetics. However, the built environment can be degraded through
over-use, or over congestion, and when it's past looking its best,
perception of the area could decrease. More tourists does not overly
increase pollution levels because many will use the usual public
transport services, and only relatively few hire cars.
In conclusion, with all impacts taken into account, I believe positive
economic impacts outweigh all the other concerns. As long as the
social and environmental issues are not totally ignored, a boost to
the economy is always beneficial, and with the money from it, social
and environmental issues can be addressed, with the finances to attend
to them successfully.
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