Implications Of Tourism On Economy, Environment, And Global Economy

Global implications related to the issue

The problem of water is only a microcosm of negative impacts of tourism, the further consideration lies on the impact of tourism on economy, environment and socio-culture from the perspective of related stakeholders.

Economic implications

As a common phenomenon, tourism have a strong impact on local and global economy. According to WTTC (2017, p1), the direct and total contribution of Travel and Tourism to the world GDP was 3.1% and 10.2% of total GDP in 2016, and is expected to rise by 3.8% and 3.6% in 2017 which will maintain a steady pace of development over the next ten years. Employment, visitor exports and investment as well as related stakeholders, such as the local government, association, corporations

Nevertheless, Camarda and Grassini (2003, p269) argues that tourism has the potential ability to increase the awareness of environment and to deal with the environmental issues in particular area.

The temporary economic benefits drive governments, tourism develop companies, restaurants, hotels, local residents to take full advantage of local natural resources and improve facilities and infrastructures to attracts visitors, travels agencies and even foreign investments. Consequently, tourism changed the land use patterns, damaged the fragile ecosystems, not to mention the excessive consumption of water resource and the solid wastes, liquid discharges generated from visitor’s activities that polluted water resources (Karatzoglou and Spilanis, 2010, p27). Additionally, the traffic congestion or traffic activities in the attractions increase the air pollution growth and even more negative influence, such as car crash or terrible driving behaviors ( Sáenz-de-Miera and Rosselló,

Professor David Simmons notes that without a broader commitment and understanding for sustainable outcomes ,sustainable tourism cannot be achieved (Moore,2015, p1). The sustainable development of tourism urgently requires enterprises, governments and tourists to deliver more sustainable practice and take their own responsibilities. Porter and Linde (1995,p120) criticized the traditional views that environment protection leads to higher prices and reduced competitiveness. Despite it is inevitable that costs would be raised due to the environmental practice, properly designed environmental regulations, standards and practices stimulates innovative solutions which finally lower the total costs or improve the value (Porter and Linde 1995,p120). The initiative in environmental protection brings the fundamental competitiveness, to the enterprise, which also stimulates the enterprise to undertake the social responsibility. For better practice, corporate should stick to the technology principle to increase productivity and at least partially offset the cost of improvement. Meanwhile, the active commitment to sustainable development responsibility brings good reputation and brand image to the enterprise which attracts the consumers with same ideology and distinguishes the