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What are the social cultural impacts on tourism?

Sociocultural impacts refer to the ways in which tourism changes community and individual values, behaviour, community structure, lifestyle and overall quality of life; in relation to both the destination and the visitor (Hall, 2007; Murphy, 1985, as cited in Brunt & Courtney, 1999).



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Most of the common positive impacts of tourism on culture include increasing cross cultural interaction; understanding, maintaining and keeping local culture, arts, crafts and traditions; empowering host communities; and strengthening cultural values.

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Tourism Impacts. Tourism can generate positive or negative impacts under three main categories: economic, social, and environmental. These impacts are analyzed using data gathered by businesses, governments, and industry organizations.

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The findings indicate that tourism has contributed to the commoditization of the culture of society, the erosion of the local communities' socio-cultural assets, and the production of inauthentic products.

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Negative social impacts also include increased crime in the area, such as prostitution, illegal gambling and drug dealing and robbery. Very often, this is not related to local people, but occurs as a result of criminal gangs moving into the area to exploit tourists and sometimes local people as well.

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One of the biggest benefits of tourism is the ability to make money through foreign exchange earnings. Tourism expenditures generate income to the host economy. The money that the country makes from tourism can then be reinvested in the economy.

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The findings indicate that tourism has contributed to the commoditization of the culture of society, the erosion of the local communities' socio-cultural assets, and the production of inauthentic products.

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According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, cultural tourism is “movements of persons for essentially cultural motivations such as study tours, performing arts and cultural tours, travel to festivals and other cultural events, visits to sites and monuments, travel to study nature, folklore or art, and ...

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Cultural tourism is important for many reasons. Perhaps the most prominent reason is the social impact that it brings. Cultural tourism can help reinforce identities, enhance cross cultural understanding and preserve the heritage and culture of an area.

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The book examines the concept of cultural tourism and its definition and takes cultural tourism to involve four elements: tourism, use of cultural heritage assets, consumption of experiences and products and the tourist. Cultural tourism is examined from the perspectives of culture heritage and tourism management.

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Negative social impacts also include increased crime in the area, such as prostitution, illegal gambling and drug dealing and robbery. Very often, this is not related to local people, but occurs as a result of criminal gangs moving into the area to exploit tourists and sometimes local people as well.

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Negative Impacts of Tourism on Culture and Society • STUNTED CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT • Tourism can also cause native cultures to wither and die through acculturation, commodification, and homogenization. Local language “erode” because of the use of English as the lingua franca of tourism.

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Based on a sample of 600 tourists arriving in Cracow to visit monuments and museums, participate in cultural events, and experience the cultural milieu, the study identified five main clusters. These were the 'Purposeful', 'Serendipitous', 'Sightseeing', 'Incidental' and 'Casual.

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