The document discusses the impacts of tourism which can be classified into three categories: economic, socio-cultural, and physical/environmental. It outlines several positive and negative impacts for each category. Economically, tourism can generate income, employment, and tax revenue, but also cause issues like seasonal jobs and economic leakage. Socio-culturally, it may increase standards of living but also change local cultures. Physically and environmentally, tourism can support infrastructure and heritage preservation yet also deplete resources and cause pollution. The conclusion emphasizes minimizing negative impacts and maximizing positive ones for sustainable tourism development.

1. Impacts of Tourism
Sumit Kumar Singh

2. Impacts of Tourism
 Tourism influences individuals,
institutions and invariably every
nation in innumerable ways.
 This influence has reached a
situation that, there is a change
among those who get the influence
and this termed as impact.
 Any impact will naturally have two
sides of it., namely positive impact
and negative impact.

3. Tourism Impacts

4. Impacts of Tourism

5. Impacts of Tourism

6. Tourism Impacts
The impacts created by tourism industry can be broadly classified under three major
headings.
1. Economic Impacts
2. Socio-cultural Impacts
3. Physical & Environmental Impacts

7. Economic Impacts
Positive Economic Impacts
1. Generating Income/Contribution to Local Economy
2. Creating Employment
3. Source of Foreign Exchange Earnings
4. Developing Infrastructure
5. Multiplier Effect
6. Contributions to Government Revenues
7. Balance of Payment/ Trade Account Balance
Negative Economic Impacts
1. Economic Leakages
2. Inflation
3. Dependency
4. Seasonal Employment
5. Opportunity Cost
6. Enclave Tourism
7. Underground Economy

8. Economic Impacts

9. Economic Impacts

10. Economic Impacts

11. Socio-Cultural Impacts
Positive Socio-Cultural Impacts
1. Increase the Standard of Living
2. Cultivate Brotherhood among People and
Nation/Cross Cultural Exchange
3. Preservation and restoration of Natural &
Cultural Heritage
4. Promoting Peace and Stability
5. International Understanding
6. Revival of traditional arts & Craft
7. Cultivating of Cultural Pride and sense of
identity
Negative Socio-Cultural Impacts
1. Undesirable Social and Cultural
Change/Loss of cultural character
2. Increase of Tension and Hostility
3. Creating a Sense of Antipathy
4. Demonstration Effect
5. Commodification of Culture & relationship
6. Urbanization of Rural Area
7. Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation
8. Increase in Drugs uses & Crime Rates

12. Socio-Cultural Impacts

13. Socio-Cultural Impacts

14. Socio-Cultural Impacts

15. Physical & Environmental Impact
Positive Physical & Environmental Impact
1. Regional Development
2. Direct Financial Contributions
3. Preservation of National Heritage and
Environment
4. Improved Environmental Management and
Planning
5. Protection and Preservation of Environment
6. Promotion of alternative tourism for Positive
impact on Environment
Negative Physical & Environmental Impacts
1. Depletion of Natural Resources
2. Pollution(Land, Air, Noise and Water)
3. Destruction and Alteration of Ecosystem/ Effect
on Wildlife
4. Adverse Effects on Environment and Ecology
5. Solid waste, littering and Sewage Problem
6. Inappropriate Development
7. Overcrowding and traffic Congestion

16. Physical & Environmental Impact

17. Physical & Environmental Impact

18. Physical & Environmental Impact

19. Conclusion
 In this Presentation we discussed the positive and negative
sides of the tourism impacts.
 It is brought to the notice for the people that the success of
tourism development lies on the hands of all those who get
the influence of tourism.
 The rules for successful Tourism is to minimize the negative
impact and maximize the positive impact.

22. Thank You!