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is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes (UNWTO).

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Tourism

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encompasses the activities of persons traveling and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes (WTO, 1933)

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Tourism

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Had become one of the world’s most important economic activities.

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International Tourism

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Had become one of the world’s most important economic activities.

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International tourism

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Traveling outside their host/native country to another country

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Inbound

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When tourists travel to a foreign region, it is ___________for their own country because they are going outside their country.

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Outbound

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A complex web of social processes that intensify and expand worldwide economic, cultural, political and technological exchanges and connections.

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Globalization

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the movement of goods, ideas, values, and people around the world.

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Globalization

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how people move from one place to another

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Global mobility

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Example of Global mobility

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• Advances in transportation.
• Modernization
• Roadsystems

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how easy people can travel given their travel motivation, travel skills, travel options, and travel quality

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Ease of travel

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Example of Ease Travel

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• Digitalization
• One stop shopping
• Digital maps
• COVID-19

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According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2019a), the world population reached 7.7 billion in 2019 and is projected to exceed 9.7 billion by 2050. The population continues to increase, but not uniformly across the world.

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Population and demographic trends

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• Population growth
• Migration
• Urbanization

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Population and demographic trends

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Terrorist attacks and political unrest globally have certainly disrupted tourism, but not halted it. The areas most affected, of course, are those where unrest has occurred and has been the focus of extensive media attention.

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Terrorism, safety and security

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Another influence of globalization on tourism is a greater awareness of destinations and the range of leisure activities, sites, and cultures to visit around the world.

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Increase awareness of new destinations

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• SocialMedia
• Films
• Travelshows
• Otherformsof
communication

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Increase awareness of new destinations

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Globalization has contributed to increased demand for goods and services and overall economic growth, with the result of global poverty having decreased over the years.

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THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON GLOBALIZATION

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  • Force for Peace
  • Cultural Homogenizer
  • Commodifier
  • World View
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Allowing tourists to learn about culture and meet other people from other nations.

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Force for Peace

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Tourism offer the opportunity to teach people about how to respect other cultures.

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Cultural Homogenizer

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Refers to the drive toward putting a monetary value on every aspect of culture.

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Commodifier

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Tourism is also a major
influence in how we see and understand the world

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World View

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A phenomenon by which the experience of everyday life, as influenced by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, reflects a standardization of cultural expressions around the world.

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Cultural Globalization

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the view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture.
Cultural diversity
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• Recognizingthatthereisalargeamountof cultures that exist • Respecting each other’s differences • Acknowledging that all cultural expressions are valid • Valuing what cultures have to bring to the table • Empowering diverse groups to contribute • Celebratingdifferences,notjusttolerating them
Importance of culture diversity
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is the spread of the culture, customs, or ideas of a place or a people to the rest of the world.
Cultural Globalization
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• Follow same norms • Follow same calendars • Greater scientific progress • "Compression of time and space"
Standardization of time and space
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Cultural globalization has allowed for uniformity of standards in measuring time and space
Standardization of time and space
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Cultural globalization allows for the spread of positive political and social values such as democracy.
Catalyst for positive social change
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• Democracy • Greaterpeoplerights • Liberalvalues • Nationalism
Catalyst for positive social change
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Cultural globalization creates greater opportunities for wealth creation as it allows businesses and people to move and operate across different geographies with greater ease.
Economic Growth
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Cultural globalization allows humans living in one part of the world to learn how other people experience life.
Broadening the human perspective
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Example of economic growth
• Languages • Migration
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while bringing people together, can also pose a threat to local cultures, languages, and traditions and replacing them with a transnational culture.
Erosion of local cultures
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Example of Erosion of Local Culture
• Threat of Indigenous Languages • Disappearance of Ancient Cultures and Customs
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allows for greater opportunities for wealth creation. But, it has been argued that it also makes some people wealthier and leaves others behind.
Widening of inequalities
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is a concept popularized by the American historian and political scientist Samuel P. Huntington
Clash of civilizations
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• Cultural practices particular to one region may spread to others, irrespective of whether or not they may be suited to the ecology of the region. • Spread of fast food sand packaging • Usage of plastics • Environmental degradation
Ecological impact