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TOURISM

Tourism is an industry that provides travel for fun, business and leisure purposes to people away from their own homes. Tourists are people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual surroundings. It may involve traveling to sightsee naturally provided phenomena, wild animals or man-made ones. Tourism has become a popular global vacation and economic activity. It is fundamental for many countries due to the huge intake of currency for businesses with their products and for employment opportunity in the service industries associated with it.

Tourism is the world’s leading industry and creator of jobs in the global economy. It has made a positive contribution to achieving sustainable development. To a greater extent than most activities, it has also ensured the improvement of a wide range of infrastructure services required such as roads ,air navigation, , airport and railheads as well as basic infrastructure services required by hotels, restaurants, shops and recreational facilities e.g. telecommunications and utilities).

Globalization has affected tourism sector positively. It has turned out to be more and more of an intense debate over the last few years. With the rise of international corporations and free trade agreements, national borders have become much more open therefore increasing the levels of interaction between these nations. And this has resulted in the growth of tourism globally. Tourism development can also put pressure on natural resources when it increases consumption in areas where resources are already scarce.

Tourism’s pace of change over the last few decades has been extraordinary in some areas, while in others, there has been moderately little alteration. It has promoted international relationships among states globally and their economic growth rate. Tourism is so unpredictable and volatile in today’s world and any changes, whether it is social, economic, environmental, political, cultural or religious can have a counter effect on the trends of the industry. Consumers are incredibly influenced both positively and negatively when it comes to traveling.

Tourism industry is vital for a country’s economic growth and development; it requires huge investment and good protection of the natural resources to avoid their extinction. A country’s tourist attraction sites need to be well managed.

Work Cited

 Publishing, Trotman. Tourism, 2000