Module 14 The Cultural and Environmental Impacts of Tourism and Hospitality Flashcards
(Positive Cultural Effects)
Mobility is a requirement of tourism and hospitality and is needed for different social groups, nationalities and culture to meet and interact
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
(Positive Cultural Effects)
Tourism and hospitality may be important to the host country to remind people of its history and culture. In Eastern and Western Europe, many traditional folk customs and costumes are preserved for the benefit of tourists.
RENAISSANCE OF NATIVE CULTURE
(Negative Cultural Aspects)
While tourism and hospitality has enabled different people to restore and maintain interest in their own cultures, it also led to the destruction of its work of art. The residents resent tourism who think they have the right to the country’s art whether bought or stolen.
Destruction of Country’s Work of Art
(Negative Cultural Aspects)
Even the model cultural villages may be encouraging the loss of culture. This is because tourists who want to keep up with their schedules and entertainment require shorter thus less authentic activities.
Loss of Culture
( Positive Environmental Effects )
Tourism and hospitality have created environmental awareness in two ways: contact with scenic areas has raised man’s awareness of the earth’s beauty and made it easier for him to see and enjoy it with minimum damage; and environmental awareness has been heightened by mass tourism which caused direct and indirect destruction.
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
( Positive Environmental Effects )
Tourism and hospitality have provided reasons for the preservation of historical buildings and the creation of museums.
PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION
( Positive Environmental Effects )
A lot of nations around the world are identifying areas which have the potential to attract tourists.
DEVELOPMENT ON ATTRACTIONS
(Negative Environmental Effects)
Some of the problems affecting the quality of the environment are destruction of the vegetation, pollution (air, water and noise) and the destruction of wildlife.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS
(Negative Environmental Effects)
Tourism and hospitality affect geological formations. Some tourists collect minerals, rocks, fossils and corals from tourist attractions.
GEOLOGICAL CONFLICTS
(Negative Environmental Effects)
Some conflicts happen between residents and tourists or tourism developers. In cities, hotels are built at the expense of residential accommodations.
RESIDENT CONFLICTS
2 Impacts on Control Measures
- Cultural Impacts
- Environmental Impacts
cultural impacts
1. Develop programs which enhance tourism and hospitality’s contribution to intercultural communication and interaction such as matching tourist types with destination characteristics and designing programs for the interaction of local residents and guests promoting goodwill “ambassador” tourist education.
- Incorporate local indigenous features within Western-style structure such as decorating hotel interiors with local paintings, murals, and sculptures and encouraging porters, maids and waiters to dress in native costumes.
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environmental impacts
1. General protective measures are designed to safeguard the various aspects of the environment endangered animals and plants, beaches and forests through the creation of national parks and wilderness areas. The man-made environment is included in the conservation and restoration of historical and archaeological monuments, valuable buildings and neighborhoods. These measures aim to protect the environment and maintain the attractiveness as a tourist destination.
- Regulation and control refers to zoning and land use as well as planning specifications on the facilities being built such as height, appearance, open space and overall design. These are rapidly done in some countries like Switzerland where builders must follow certain architectural styles before permission is given for development. These are done to prevent unattractive tourist development.
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those changes that occur in a culture through borrowing from other cultures. These changes may include technology, language and values.
acculturation
________ it is the tendency of world cultures to become more alike. Example is the adoption of many European ways by people of less-developed countries because of their exposure to European culture and technology.
CULTURAL CONVERGENCE
