Mass tourism is a
form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same
resort often at the same time of year.
Mass tourism, in
general has different aspects in the country where it takes place.
Here are different
aspects of mass tourism:
PHYSICAL IMPACTS
The impact of tourism
reflect on the natural environment such as land, water, air, flora and fauna,
mostly because of the people and different cultures. Infrastructures and
facilities require a lot of space and land prices tend to rise were is
increasing.
For example : the impacts to coral reefs from divers and snorkelers.
They can be caused by damage from fin kicks, pushing or holding coral, dragging
gear, and kneeling/standing on coral. Not all divers cause the same amount of
damage.
ECONOMIC
IMPACTS
·
on one hand tourism development increases both
employment and income. The city of Bath is
an example of tourism development with its annual $200 million of income which
has a positive effect an infrastructures such as roads and public transport.
·
On the other, the seasonal and part-time jobs created
by tourism are often underpaid. Unfortunately, the multinational companies
often manage the tourist industry at the expense of the local economy.
The
development of tourism causes sometimes a rise in prices and this can be a
problem for the local people, often penalized by an increase in the property
prices too.
SOCIAL
AND CULTURAL IMPACTS
The social and cultural impacts of tourism are the
effects of the contribution of tourism that changes systems, social behaviour,
family relationships, shared lifestyles, security levels, moral conduct, innovative
language, conventional ceremonies and community organizations. “people impact”
is very important, because host comunities are affected by it. It is necessary
to have different points of view to explore and understand the impact of mass
tourism.
ANIMALTOURISM IMPACT IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Within South Africa there are about 200
captive holding facilities, breeding lions are used exclusively for commercial
use. Those facilities hold approximately 5.800 lions. The number of
captive-bred lions in South Africa is believed to have doubled since 2005. It
is very sad that today in South Africa there are more captive lions than wild lions.
Only a small part of south African wild life is held in free-roaming reserves. Lion parks treat lions in captivity as a
tourist attraction, like it is a oncein-a-lifetime experience, especially cubs
are used to take pictures whit tourist and this generate major profits. They
have a severe and negative impact on lion welfare and are of no direct
conservation benefit.
TOURISM’S NEGATIVE EFFECTS IN ITALIAN ART CITIES
Venice residents, because of the huge number of
tourists in the historical centre (about
350 per resident), are moving to the mainland, because the city is
becoming a “ monument-attraction” rather than a living town. The visitors don’t
help the economy of the city because they are essentially day-trippers or
cruise-goers who visit the city just for
a few hours.. The Italian cities which attract the
greatest number of tourists are Venice and Rome, other cities that host a lot
of visitors are Milan and Florence.
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