Tourism Effect On Kenya Flashcards
Environmental problems
Destruction of the natural environment and habitats by building airports, roads and hotels
Pressure on la escaped from many minibuses
Destruction of coral reefs
Economic problems
Visitor numbers have decreased
Tourism jobs are badly paid
People are out of work when there aren’t tourists
Much of the profit does not stay in Kenya
Improvements depend on foreign investment
Social problems
Farmland taken off of locals to create game parks and coastal hotels
Crops being eaten or flattened by animals
Only few local propel earn money from tourists
Changes to local culture and traditions
Masai have been driven off of their land
Benefits of tourism
180,000 Kenyans employed in hotels and guide
300,000 indirectly employed.
380,000 more provide food or souvenirs
Tourist money helps the government improve roads hospitals water supply drainage electricity and roads
Farmers have a market for their produce
Helped fund local facilities eg schools