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Tourism and Society


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Objectives

To give the effects of tourism in our society.

To discuss social tourism

To evaluate the social effects & contribution oftourism in our country


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What is Sociology?

Sociology is the science of society, social

institutions, and social relationships.


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Effects on the Individual

Environment that is unfamiliar, not only

geographically but also personally, socially,

and culturally.

Travelers must manage their resources of

money and time.

They also must manage their social

interactions and social relations.

Extent of the cultural distance.


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Effects on the Individual

Life-seeing Tourism is a structured method for

those who wish deeper immersion in local

ways of life to acquire such enrichment.

Travel experiences often are among the most

outstanding memories in the travelers life


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Effects on the Family

As a family is growing and the children are

maturing, the trips taken as a family are

highlights of any year.

Study before taking the trip and expert travel

counseling greatly add to a maximization of

the trips benefits.


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Effects on Society

Travel has a significant influence on national

understanding and appreciation of other

people.

Government politics in progressive and

enlightened nations encourage domestic

travel.

The presence of visitors in a country affects

the living patterns of indigenous peoples.


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Effects on Society

A favorable situation exists when visitors and

residents of the host country mingle socially

and become better acquainted.


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Tourism: Security and Crime

Tourist can be easy prey for criminals as

tourists do not know about dangerous areas in

the place visited.

If such high-crime areas exist, active efforts

must be made to inform visitors and guests.

Crimes against tourists result in bad publicity

and create a negative image in the minds of

prospective visitors.


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Resentments

Resentment by local people toward the

tourist can be generated by the apparent gap

in economic circumstances, behavioral

patterns, appearance, and economic effects.

Conflict of interests

Feeling of inferiority among indigenous people

Both hosts and guests in any society can learn

from one another.


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Resentments

Beneficial social contact and planned visits to

observe local life and culture

One-to-one interaction between hosts and

guests can break down stereotypes

By labeling people, individualism is lost


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Negative Social Effects on a Host

Society

1. Introduction of undesirable activities

2. The so-called demonstration effect of local

people wanting the same luxuries and

imported goods

3. Racial tension

4. Development of a servile attitude on the part

of tourist business employees


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Society

5. Trinketization of crafts and arts to produce

volumes of souvenirs

6. Standardization of employee roles such as the

international waiter

7. Loss of cultural pride

8. Too-rapid change in local ways

9. Disproportionate numbers of workers in low-

paid, menial jobs characteristics of much

hotel and restaurant employee


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Society

Many of these negative effects can be

moderated or eliminated by intelligent

planning and progressive management

methods.

Tourism can be developed in ways that will

not impose such a heavy social cost.


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Changing Population and Travel

Interests

People, group attitudes and populations are

factors that affect travel interests

Growth of communication systems

As communications resources grow,

awareness and interest also grow


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Life Characteristics and Travel

Travel Patterns Related to Age Family recreation patterns are associated with the

life stages of the family

Presence of young children Vs. married coupleswith no children


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Senior Citizen Market

Growth of the over-sixty-five senior citizen market

and the semi senior citizen market- that is those

over fifty-five years old.

Mature Market, Senior Market, Retirement

Market, or Elderly Market, an important and

growing market.


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Income

People must have buying power to create a

market.

Large and increasing percentage of the population

today has sufficient discretionary income to

finance business and pleasure travel.

Relationship between family income and theincidence of travel.


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Education

Education tends to broaden peoples interests and

thus stimulate travel.

Studies uniformly show that well-educated

individuals account for the most travel and the

most dollars spent for vacation and pleasure trips.

Income accompanies education as an importantfactor.


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Travel and the Handicapped

This group constitutes an excellent potential

market for travel if the facilities and arrangements

are suitable for their use and enjoyment.

These consumers, while not healthy, have

adequate resources to travel several times per

year.

Individuals with disabilities have been categorized

by either their medical conditions or their level of

self-sufficiency.


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Emergence of Group Travel

Patterns

Travel Clubs

Low-Priced Group Travel

Public Carrier Group Rates and Arrangements Incentive Tours

Special-Interest Tours


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Social (Subsidized) Tourism

Social Tourism is a type of tourism practiced by

low income groups, and which is rendered

possible and facilitated by entirely separate

and therefore easily recognizable services.

-W. Hunziker at the Second Congress of Social

Tourism


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Social Tourism is a type of tourism practiced by

those who would not be able to meet the cost

without social intervention, that is, without

the assistance of an association to which the

individual belongs.

-M. Andre Poplimont


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Elements of Social Tourism:

Idea of limited means

Subsidized by the states, local authorities,

employers, trade unions, clubs, or other

associations to which the worker belongs

It involves travel outside the normal place of

residence


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Summary of the Principal Social

Effects of Tourism

1. The vacation and special business trips a

person takes are often among lifes most

vivid memories

2. For families, vacation trips taken together are

among the highlights of the years activities.

3. The presence of visitors in a particular area

can affect the living patterns of local people.


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Effects of Tourism

4. On a national basis, people of a particular

country can have their lives changed by

tourism, particularly of there are large

numbers of tourists in proportion to theindigenous population.

5. For both hosts and guests, the most

satisfying relationships are formed when theycan meet and interact socially.


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Effects of Tourism

6. Tourisms effects on crime are negligible, but

tourists can become easy victims of crime.

7. Resentment of visitors by local people can

occur.

8. Extensive tourism development can bring

about undesirable social effects such as

increased prostitution, gambling,

drunkenness and others.


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Effects of Tourism

9. Domestic and international tourism increase

for people in a country that has a rising

standard of living, a population age

distribution favoring young adults or youngmarried couples with no children.

10.People living in cities are more interested in

travel than those living in small towns orrural areas.


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Effects of Tourism

11.Wealthy people and those in higher social

classes are greatly inclined to travel.

12.Increase in the educational level in a

population brings about an increase in travel.

13.Catering to handicapped persons

substantially increases markets.

14.Group travel and torus are popular ways to

travel.


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Barriers to Travel

1. Cost

2. Lack of time

3. Health limitations

4. Family stage

5. Lack of interest

6. Fear and safety

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