Social Media And Tourism Essay

Peter John Chen (2013) says:

In recent years the term ‘social media’ has become a popular way to describe a collection of online systems that allow for the production, storage and distribution of user-generated content (UGC). Social media allows for the creation of a virtual social space where groups of users can come together in synchronous and asynchronous interactions.

As per my understanding, social media serves as a means of communication and interaction (sharing of knowledge) between people through the use of specific media such as Facebook, Instagram and websites. Social media is everywhere. Anybody at all can access social media no matter their location and this brings about a sense of connectedness since a lot of people are accessing

Environmental resources such as wildlife conservations, forests and parks also serve as sites for tourists. When these environmental resources are preserved well it lessens the amount of money the government would spend trying to renovate it. In this case, social media can be used to advertise the country’s tourist attractions for tourists to see and visit at a time when they have completed all the constructions and have proper housing facilities for the tourists so that the tourist will feel at home.

The creation of employment and job opportunities is another positive effect of tourism that leads to development. When the working force is great in a country it yields good results since productivity level increases and the output of these workers are high. United Nations World Tourism Organization (as cited in Ernst Steinicke & Martina Neuburger, 2012) says:

The total number of visitors to Kenya is only slightly higher than the number of foreign tourists visiting a single Austrian valley known for its ski slopes (such as the Ziller or the Oetz valleys). Nevertheless, tourism accounts for approximately 9% of the Kenyan GDP, and more than 1 million people are (formally or informally) employed in this