What is the social and cultural impact of tourism?

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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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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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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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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While it can bring economic benefits and promote cross-cultural understanding, it can also lead to negative impacts such as over-commercialization and damage to heritage sites. It is important for both tourists and governments to recognize the importance of cultural heritage and take steps to ensure its preservation.

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Other negative sociocultural impacts are differences in social and moral values among the local host community and the visiting tourist. Outside of affecting the relationship between tourist and local, it can also cause friction between groups of the local population.

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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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On the one hand, travelers can participate in social tourism by contributing to their destinations – volunteering, participating in local projects, helping build homes for disadvantaged local groups, supporting local artists and crafters, donating, and more.

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These negative effects can be greatly decreased by creating opportunities for people from the host country to act in terms of cultural exchange rather than having their land commodified for profit that enriches a higher echelon.

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It can put enormous pressure on an area and lead to impacts such as soil erosion, increased pollution, discharges into the sea, natural habitat loss, increased pressure on endangered species and heightened vulnerability to forest fires.

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Disadvantages of Tourism
  • Tourists' Negligence of the Environment. ...
  • Exploitation of Local Culture. ...
  • Tourists' Lack of Compliance. ...
  • Lack of Job Security/Seasonal only. ...
  • Limited to Service-only Jobs. ...
  • Uneven Infrastructure Development. ...
  • Foreign Business Owners. ...
  • Disregard for Other Sectors.


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Tourism generates income and creates easily accessible training opportunities and jobs, as well as sales markets for services and local products. Infrastructure. Revenue from tourism can be used to expand important transport, energy and other infrastructure, and for waste and wastewater management, for example.

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