How does tourism affect local culture?

The Impacts of Tourism
Aspects reflecting major concerns, specifically in the relationships between tourism and culture include commodification, staged authenticity and standardisation: Staged authenticity: This term refers to 'pseudo-events' which have nothing to do with the local culture, let alone its authenticity.



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Social and Cultural Effects
Tourism can also provide needed jobs, such as construction and building projects that improve infrastructure and attract visitors, as well as employment in the hospitality industry from working in hotels to acting as a guide to places of interest, to the selling of arts and crafts.

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Tourism often puts pressure on natural resources through over-consumption, often in places where resources are already scarce. Tourism puts enormous stress on local land use, and can lead to soil erosion, increased pollution, natural habitat loss, and more pressure on endangered species.

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