Tourism provides many social, economic, cultural, and environmental benefits. Socially, it fosters cultural exchange and understanding between visitors and hosts. Economically, tourism generates income from foreign visitors and jobs in industries like accommodation, transport, and attractions. It also supports regional development. Culturally, tourism preserves heritage and encourages pride in local traditions. Environmentally, it spurs conservation efforts and raises environmental awareness when people experience natural areas through tourism. Tourism can boost community facilities and quality of life when properly planned to reduce impacts and encourage sustainable practices.

1. welcomeWELCOME

2. SIGNIFICANCE OF TOURISM
By
MUHAMED ALI
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3. TOURISM-DEFINITION
UNWTO defined tourism as
- the activities of person travelling to and
staying in places outside their usual environment for
not more than consecutive year for leisure business
and other purposes.

4. TOURISM
o Tourism has been a major social phenomenon from times
immemorial.
o Travel for pilgrimage and learning has been an integral
part of tourism and thus several centuries of learning and
religious worship developed all over the country.
o Tourism plays a major role in economic development of
the country through tourism income, promoting concerned
central place for business and creation of a wide range of
jobs.
o It also help to protect our nature through national parks,
wild life sanctuaries etc.

5. CATEGORIES
• Accommodation
• Hospitality
• Transport service
• Tourist guide
• Travel agencies and other reservation services
• Cultural services

6. SIGNIFICANCE OF TOURISM
• It is necessary for overcome the mounting
stress and strain of modern life.
• Tourism is a multi- discipline sector and is
interlinked with several different industries
and service sectors.

7. CONTRIBUTIONS
Regional development
Employment
Entertainment activities
Cultural and other hospitality services
Infrastructure
Transportation
Health
Education

8. SIGNIFICANCE OF TOURISM
SOCIAL ECONOMICSOCIAL ECONOMIC
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL

9. SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE

10.  In developing countries, the social exchange
between the host country and the foreign tourist
occur.
It helps them to understand one another , not only
in learning their languages but also their culture.
It gives importance to community structure, family
relationships, collective traditional life styles,
ceremonies and morality.

11. • Increase community facilities
• Stimulate new and expanded community
facilities and infrastructure initiatives, such as
the improvement of retail, restaurant and
entertainment options, transport services,
education and sporting facilities.
• Increase the quality of life for the community,
which may not otherwise warrant the
improvement, based on the residential
population alone.

12. ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE

13. • Tourism is the one of the most important
aspect for developing countries.
• Both domestic and international tourism must
be considered to evaluate the impact of
tourism on the economy.
• The level of economic activities of the area
shall increase through the sale of products
and services to the tourists.

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• Tourism provides foreign exchange without
exporting anything out of the country and it
provides more stable earning for the country
than any other industry.
• The income in the form of foreign exchange
earning from an invisible exports helps in off
setting the loss if any.

16. CULTURAL
SIGNIFICANCE

17. • Culture is about how people interact as
observed through social interactions,
social relations and material art fact
• Cultural impacts of tourism refers to
changes in the arts, artifacts, customs,
rituals and architecture of a people.

18. • The cultural significance of tourism that, it
effects the host communities of direct and
indirect relations with tourists, and of interaction
with the tourism industry.
• Other potential significance of tourism include:
– Tourism as a force for peace
– Strengthening communities
– Facilities developed for tourism can benefit
residents
– Revaluation of culture and traditions
– Encourages civic involvement and pride

19. • Preservation of cultural heritage.
• ie, prompts the conservation of cultural heritage, either as a
result of increased awareness and pride, or because it can be
justified on economic grounds as a tourist attraction.
• bring about a real sense of pride and identity to
communities. By showcasing distinct characteristics of their
ways of life, history and culture, and it also encourage the
preservation of traditions.
• Tourism provide cultural social and economic knowledge
about other countries.
• It provide wide knowledge about different countrie of the
world.

20. ENVIRONMENTAL
SIGNIFICANCE

21.  Improved environmental management and planning
 Hotels can increase the benefits to natural areas.
 This requires careful planning for controlled development,
based on analysis of the environmental resources of the
area.
 Proper planning can reduce expensive mistakes , avoiding
the gradual deterioration of environmental assets.

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 Environmental awareness raising
 Tourism has the potential to increase public appreciation
of the environment .
 It spread awareness of environmental problems when it
brings people into closer contact with nature and the
environment.
 This also give awareness of the value of nature and lead to
environmentally conscious behavior and activities to
preserve the environment.

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 Cleaner production techniques can be an
important tools for planning and operating tourism
facilities in a way that minimizes their
environmental impacts
 Pollution prevention and waste minimization
techniques are especially important in the tourism
industry.

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Sustainable consumption is important for the
long run of tourism.
 The tourism industry can play a key role in
providing environmental information and
raising awareness among tourists about
environmental consequences.

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Protection and preservation
Tourism can significantly contribute to
environmental protection, conservation and
restoration of biological diversity and sustainable
use of natural resources.
Because of their attractiveness, pristine sites and
natural areas are identified as valuable and the
need to keep the attraction alive can lead to
creation of national parks and wildlife sanctuary.

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Alternative employment
Tourism can provide an alternative to
development scenarios that may have greater
environmental impacts.

27. Global code of ethics for tourism
• Tourism's contribution to mutual understanding and
respect between peoples and societies.
• Tourism as a vehicle for individual and collective
fulfillment.
•
Tourism, a factor of sustainable development.
•
Tourism, a user of the cultural heritage of mankind and
contributor to its enhancement.
• Tourism, a beneficial activity for host countries and
communities.

28. • Obligations of stakeholders in tourism development.
• Right of workers and entrepreneur in the tourism industry .
• implementation of the principles of the global code ethics
tourism.

29. CONCLUSION
• Thus tourism plays a major role in social,
cultural, economic, and environmental
development of nation. Both the host as well
as the tourist gain positive impact as a part of
tourism.

30. THANK YOU