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Strategic Plan 2017-2020
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The mission sets an agenda for transformation — improved quality of services and service delivery that will lead to greater local creation and retention of revenue, investment in human resources and skills, and improved coordination and collaboration between government institutions, the private sector and local communities.
“high value” means that every aspect of tourism must ensure quality and yield, and not be volume driven. it does not denote sri Lanka as an expensive, luxury-only destination.
The roots philosophy advocates that value not be viewed solely in a monetary sense, but in terms of the experience, authenticity, diversity, community and sustainability. also, there must be value for money in every category of experience.
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Most of the players in the industry view tourism concerning its economic impacts, revenue and taxes collection to be the central driving bearing (Mason 2015). However, there is a broad range of sometimes severe negative impacts tourism has fueled depending on the kind of resources and conditions involved. The socio-cultural consequences of travel to the community have many times threatened to harm the tourism market. When tourism comes to a community, there will always be a gloomy effect on the neighborhood. With the relaxed and free state of the tourists at the destination, a batch of illegal activities manages to lean on and cause problems to people involved. The nature of changes in lifestyle in the local community due to tourist involvement and congestion has been seen to alter most socio-cultural patterns of the locals. Recreational areas such as hotels, clubs, entertainment concerts and beaches have pushed development into the community and forcing alterations in the physical construction of the area.
The slide is designed to be used by students who are starting to learn in an educational Institute.
It deals with Front Office Operations & Management.
Literature review based on 6 academic articles regarding the impacts of tourism on different types of ecosystem.
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Explanation of Tourist Attraction and Their Importance Around the World by Al...korayozguclu
A key part of tourism is attractions. They are often called “tourist attractions” because they tend to attract tourists. Tourist attractions may contribute to the economic growth of a city or nation and have a direct effect on the promotion of that region. According to Wanhill (2008), a tourist attraction is the set of tangible or intangible values associated with a country. The unique values of that country or city also add to that country's tourist attraction. For example; Native animals such as Koala and Kangaroo, which are native to Australia and only live there, add to the tourist attraction of that country.
SRI LANKA | Tourism strategic plan and action 2017 - 2020BTO Educational
Sri Lanka Tourism
Strategic Plan 2017-2020
The Vision deines a desired future reputation. it draws inspiration from the 13th century explorer marco polo’sdescription of the island as “the inest island of its size in all the world” and from market research conducted into sri Lanka’s value proposition.
The mission sets an agenda for transformation — improved quality of services and service delivery that will lead to greater local creation and retention of revenue, investment in human resources and skills, and improved coordination and collaboration between government institutions, the private sector and local communities.
“high value” means that every aspect of tourism must ensure quality and yield, and not be volume driven. it does not denote sri Lanka as an expensive, luxury-only destination.
The roots philosophy advocates that value not be viewed solely in a monetary sense, but in terms of the experience, authenticity, diversity, community and sustainability. also, there must be value for money in every category of experience.
To be recognised as the world’s finest island for memorable, authentic and diverse experiences
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This paper is based on the Tourism Industry. The Tourism industry is among the fastest growing economic activities in the world pumping in vast chunks of revenue. It has created job opportunities in both large and small cultural communities around the globe. As this continues to happen, the impacts tourism has brought in continues to be less understood (Lis, S. (2009). The effects the industry has brought to the nations involved range from economics to socio-cultural benefits and sometimes adverse outcomes to a large extent. The results are felt mainly in the developing countries where mass tourism is practiced. These negative effects are occasionally sustainable and manageable if well handled. This paper seeks to unveil the negative impacts the socio-cultural effects tourism has brought and identifying the areas of sustainability.
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The slide is designed to be used by students who are starting to learn in an educational Institute.
It deals with Front Office Operations & Management.
Literature review based on 6 academic articles regarding the impacts of tourism on different types of ecosystem.
This presentation was the final project of my english course at Swinburne Univeristy of Technology
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2. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
The quality of the environment, both natural and man-
made, is essential to tourism.
However, tourism's relationship with the environment is
complex - many activities can have adverse environmental
effects.
Many of these impacts are linked with the construction of
general infrastructure such as roads and airports, and of
tourism facilities, including resorts, hotels, restaurants,
shops, golf courses and marinas.
The negative impacts of tourism development can
gradually destroy the environmental resources on which it
depends.
On the other hand, tourism has the potential to create
beneficial effects on the environment by contributing to
environmental protection and conservation.
It is a way to raise awareness of environmental values and
it can serve as a tool to finance protection of natural areas
and increase their economic importance
4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Negative impacts from tourism occur when the level
of visitor use is greater than the environment's ability
to cope with this use within the acceptable limits of
change.
Uncontrolled conventional tourism poses potential
threats to many natural areas around the world.
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.
It often puts a strain on water resources, and it can
force local populations to compete for the use of
critical resources.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
DEPLETION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Tourism development can put pressure on
natural resources when it increases
consumption in areas where resources are
already scarce.
6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Water Resources
The tourism industry generally overuses water
resources for hotels, swimming pools, golf courses
and personal use of water by tourists.
This can result in water shortages and degradation of
water supplies, as well as generating a greater
volume of waste water.
In drier regions like the Mediterranean, the issue of
water scarcity is of particular concern. Because of the
hot climate and the tendency of tourists to consume
more water when on holiday than they do at home,
the amount used can run up to 440 litres a day. This
is almost double what the inhabitants of an average
Spanish city use.
7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Golf course maintenance can also deplete fresh water
resources.
In recent years golf tourism has increased in popularity and the
number of golf courses has grown rapidly.
Golf courses require an enormous amount of water every day
and this can result in water scarcity.
If the water comes from wells, over-pumping can cause saline
intrusion into groundwater.
Golf resorts are more and more often situated in or near
protected areas or areas where resources are limited,
exacerbating their impacts.
An average golf course in a tropical country such as Thailand
needs 1500kg of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides
per year and uses as much water as 60,000 rural villagers.
9. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Local resources
Tourism can create great pressure on local resources
like energy, food, and other raw materials that may
already be in short supply.
Greater extraction and transport of these resources
exacerbates the physical impacts associated with
their exploitation.
Because of the seasonal character of the industry,
many destinations have ten times more inhabitants in
the high season as in the low season.
A high demand is placed upon these resources to
meet the high expectations tourists often have
(proper heating, hot water, etc.).
10. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Land degradation
Important land resources include fertile soil, forests,
wetlands and wildlife.
Increased construction of tourism facilities has
increased the pressure on these resources and on
scenic landscapes.
Direct impact on natural resources in the provision of
tourist facilities can be caused by the use of land for
accommodation and other infrastructure provision,
and the use of building materials.
Forests often suffer negative impacts of tourism in
the form of deforestation caused by fuel wood
collection and land clearing.
For example, one trekking tourist in Nepal can use
four to five kilograms of wood a day.
11. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
POLLUTION
Tourism can cause the same forms of
pollution as any other industry:
Air emissions
Noise
Solid waste and littering
Releases of sewage
Oil and chemicals
Even architectural/visual pollution
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Air pollution and noise
Transport by air, road, and rail is continuously increasing in
response to the rising number of tourists and their greater mobility.
Tourism now accounts for more than 60% of air travel.
One study estimated that a single transatlantic return flight emits
almost half the CO2 emissions produced by all other sources
(lighting, heating, car use, etc.) consumed by an average person
yearly.
Air pollution from tourist transportation has impacts on the global
level, especially from CO2 emissions related to transportation
energy use.
And it can contribute to severe local air pollution.
Noise pollution from airplanes, cars, buses, (+ snowmobiles and
jet skis)
In addition to causing annoyance, stress, and even hearing loss
for humans, it causes distress to wildlife and can cause animals to
alter their natural activity patterns.
13. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
In winter 2000, 76,271 people entered Yellowstone
National Park on snowmobiles, outnumbering the
40,727 visitors who came in cars, 10,779 in
snowcoaches and 512 on skis.
A survey of snowmobile impacts on natural sounds
at Yellowstone found that snowmobile noise could
be heard 70% of the time at 11 of 13 sample sites,
and 90% of the time at 8 sites.
At the Old Faithful geyser, snowmobiles could be
heard 100% of the time during the daytime period
studied. Snowmobile noise drowned out even the
sound of the geyser erupting.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Solid waste and littering
In areas with high concentrations of tourist activities and
appealing natural attractions, waste disposal is a serious
problem and improper disposal can be a major despoiler of
the natural environment - rivers, scenic areas, and roadsides.
For example, cruise ships in the Caribbean are estimated to
produce more than 70,000 tons of waste each year.
Solid waste and littering can degrade the physical
appearance of the water and shoreline and cause the death
of marine animals.
In mountain areas, trekking tourists generate a great deal of
waste. Tourists on expedition leave behind their garbage,
oxygen cylinders and even camping equipment.
Such practices degrade the environment with all the detritus
typical of the developed world, in remote areas that have few
garbage collection or disposal facilities.
15. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
The Wider Caribbean Region,
stretching from Florida to
French Guiana, receives
63,000 port calls from ships
each year, and they generate
82,000 tons of garbage.
About 77% of all ship waste
comes from cruise vessels.
On average, passengers on a
cruise ship each account for
3.5 kilograms of garbage daily
- compared with the 0.8
kilograms each generated by
the less well-endowed folk on
shore.
16. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Sewage
Construction of hotels, recreation
and other facilities often leads to
increased sewage pollution.
Wastewater has polluted seas and
lakes surrounding tourist
attractions, damaging the flora and
fauna.
Sewage runoff causes serious
damage to coral reefs because it
stimulates the growth of algae,
which cover the filter-feeding corals,
hindering their ability to survive.
Sewage pollution threatens the
health of humans and animals.
17. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Aesthetic Pollution
Often tourism fails to integrate its structures with
the natural features and indigenous architectural of
the destination.
Large, dominating resorts of disparate design can
look out of place in any natural environment and
may clash with the indigenous structural design.
A lack of land-use planning and building regulations
in many destinations has facilitated sprawling
developments along coastlines, valleys and scenic
routes.
The sprawl includes tourism facilities themselves
and supporting infrastructure such as roads,
employee housing, parking, service areas, and
waste disposal.
18. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
• Physical impacts of tourism development
• Construction activities and infrastructure development
The development of tourism facilities can involve sand mining, beach
and sand dune erosion and loss of wildlife habitats.
• Deforestation and intensified or unsustainable use of land
Construction of ski resort accommodation and facilities frequently
requires clearing forested land. Coastal wetlands are often drained
due to lack of more suitable sites.
• Marina development
Development of marinas and breakwaters can cause changes in
currents and coastlines.
• Coral reefs
Especially fragile marine ecosystems - suffering worldwide from reef-
based tourism developments.
Evidence suggests a variety of impacts to coral result from shoreline
development, increased sediments in the water, trampling by
tourists, ship groundings, pollution from sewage, souvenir extraction.
19. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Physical impacts from tourist activities
• Trampling
Tourists using the same trail over and over again trample the
vegetation and soil, eventually causing damage that can lead to loss
of biodiversity and other impacts.
Such damage can be even more extensive when visitors frequently
stray off established trails.
• Anchoring and other marine activities
In marine areas many tourist activities occur in or around fragile
ecosystems.
Anchoring, scuba diving, yachting and cruising are some of the
activities that can cause direct degradation of marine ecosystems
such as coral reefs.
• Alteration of ecosystems by tourist activities
Habitat can be degraded by tourism leisure activities. For example,
wildlife viewing can bring about stress for the animals and alter their
natural behaviour when tourists come too close.
20. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
Trampling impacts on
vegetation
Trampling impacts on soil
Breakage and bruising of
stems
Loss of organic matter
Reduced plant vigour
Reduction in soil macro
porosity
Reduced regeneration
Decrease in air and water
permeability
Loss of ground cover Increase in run off
Change in species
composition
Accelerated erosion