Tourism and Multiplier Effect

Tourism and Multiplier Effect

The term multiplier effect refers to the resulting effect of a service

or amenity creating further wealth or positive effects in an area. For

example, tourism in an area will create jobs in an area, therefore the

employees of the tourism industry will have some extra money to spend

on other services, and therefore improving these other services in

that area, allowing further employment in the area.

(ii) Explain with examples how tourism can lead to a variety of

employment types, at the point of origin or destination. (9)

In any area, tourism will require people to create the tourism

experience and enhance the visitor's enjoyment of the location.

Firstly, the origin of the traveller, for example, the UK, will create

its own employment opportunities even before reaching the destination.

The travel agent which books the holiday is only the first step. The

bank or finance service with which the individual obtains the money

from in order to fund the holiday will also play a major role in the

process, whilst also creating jobs at home. For the security and

safety of the passenger, medical services and insurance will also be

required to make sure the trip is not disrupted to a great extent

should illness or theft, for example, be an occurrence on their

excursion. Secondly, the employees of the destination's airport or sea

port allowing the transition from transport to forwarding destination

goes as smoothly as possible. After this the hoteliers, caterers,

porters and cleaners at the hotel will be needed to encourage a

further visit to the area, as if the stay in the hotel is favourable,

many people wil...

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...ow to create a sustainable solution to the

difference between the two aspects of a country's development. If a

satisfactory conclusion is not met in relation to sustaining the

environment in a given area, it is unlikely that the tourism industry

will survive as the tourists will be repelled by the poor

environmental quality. Sustainable ecotourism or simply a reinvention

of the processes involved in transport, waste disposal and the impact

the tourist has on the environment need to be implemented in order to

create a tourist destination which will last the host country long

enough to become established and diversified in many industries.

Sources:

http://www.life.sustainable-tourism.org/b/testi/b_2.htm

http://www.global-review.com/on-line/Spain/BodySector07.shtml

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ttri/2000%202.pdf