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Objectives
To give the effects of tourism in our society.
To discuss social tourism
To evaluate the social effects & contribution oftourism in our country
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What is Sociology?
Sociology is the science of society, social
institutions, and social relationships.
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Effects on the Individual
Environment that is unfamiliar, not only
geographically but also personally, socially,
and culturally.
Travelers must manage their resources of
money and time.
They also must manage their social
interactions and social relations.
Extent of the cultural distance.
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Effects on the Individual
Life-seeing Tourism is a structured method for
those who wish deeper immersion in local
ways of life to acquire such enrichment.
Travel experiences often are among the most
outstanding memories in the travelers life
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Effects on the Family
As a family is growing and the children are
maturing, the trips taken as a family are
highlights of any year.
Study before taking the trip and expert travel
counseling greatly add to a maximization of
the trips benefits.
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Effects on Society
Travel has a significant influence on national
understanding and appreciation of other
people.
Government politics in progressive and
enlightened nations encourage domestic
travel.
The presence of visitors in a country affects
the living patterns of indigenous peoples.
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Effects on Society
A favorable situation exists when visitors and
residents of the host country mingle socially
and become better acquainted.
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Tourism: Security and Crime
Tourist can be easy prey for criminals as
tourists do not know about dangerous areas in
the place visited.
If such high-crime areas exist, active efforts
must be made to inform visitors and guests.
Crimes against tourists result in bad publicity
and create a negative image in the minds of
prospective visitors.
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Resentments
Resentment by local people toward the
tourist can be generated by the apparent gap
in economic circumstances, behavioral
patterns, appearance, and economic effects.
Conflict of interests
Feeling of inferiority among indigenous people
Both hosts and guests in any society can learn
from one another.
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Resentments
Beneficial social contact and planned visits to
observe local life and culture
One-to-one interaction between hosts and
guests can break down stereotypes
By labeling people, individualism is lost
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Negative Social Effects on a Host
Society
1. Introduction of undesirable activities
2. The so-called demonstration effect of local
people wanting the same luxuries and
imported goods
3. Racial tension
4. Development of a servile attitude on the part
of tourist business employees
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Negative Social Effects on a Host
Society
5. Trinketization of crafts and arts to produce
volumes of souvenirs
6. Standardization of employee roles such as the
international waiter
7. Loss of cultural pride
8. Too-rapid change in local ways
9. Disproportionate numbers of workers in low-
paid, menial jobs characteristics of much
hotel and restaurant employee
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Negative Social Effects on a Host
Society
Many of these negative effects can be
moderated or eliminated by intelligent
planning and progressive management
methods.
Tourism can be developed in ways that will
not impose such a heavy social cost.
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Changing Population and Travel
Interests
People, group attitudes and populations are
factors that affect travel interests
Growth of communication systems
As communications resources grow,
awareness and interest also grow
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Life Characteristics and Travel
Travel Patterns Related to Age Family recreation patterns are associated with the
life stages of the family
Presence of young children Vs. married coupleswith no children
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Life Characteristics and Travel
Senior Citizen Market
Growth of the over-sixty-five senior citizen market
and the semi senior citizen market- that is those
over fifty-five years old.
Mature Market, Senior Market, Retirement
Market, or Elderly Market, an important and
growing market.
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Life Characteristics and Travel
Income
People must have buying power to create a
market.
Large and increasing percentage of the population
today has sufficient discretionary income to
finance business and pleasure travel.
Relationship between family income and theincidence of travel.
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Life Characteristics and Travel
Education
Education tends to broaden peoples interests and
thus stimulate travel.
Studies uniformly show that well-educated
individuals account for the most travel and the
most dollars spent for vacation and pleasure trips.
Income accompanies education as an importantfactor.
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Life Characteristics and Travel
Travel and the Handicapped
This group constitutes an excellent potential
market for travel if the facilities and arrangements
are suitable for their use and enjoyment.
These consumers, while not healthy, have
adequate resources to travel several times per
year.
Individuals with disabilities have been categorized
by either their medical conditions or their level of
self-sufficiency.
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Emergence of Group Travel
Patterns
Travel Clubs
Low-Priced Group Travel
Public Carrier Group Rates and Arrangements Incentive Tours
Special-Interest Tours
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Social (Subsidized) Tourism
Social Tourism is a type of tourism practiced by
low income groups, and which is rendered
possible and facilitated by entirely separate
and therefore easily recognizable services.
-W. Hunziker at the Second Congress of Social
Tourism
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Social (Subsidized) Tourism
Social Tourism is a type of tourism practiced by
those who would not be able to meet the cost
without social intervention, that is, without
the assistance of an association to which the
individual belongs.
-M. Andre Poplimont
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Social (Subsidized) Tourism
Elements of Social Tourism:
Idea of limited means
Subsidized by the states, local authorities,
employers, trade unions, clubs, or other
associations to which the worker belongs
It involves travel outside the normal place of
residence
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Summary of the Principal Social
Effects of Tourism
1. The vacation and special business trips a
person takes are often among lifes most
vivid memories
2. For families, vacation trips taken together are
among the highlights of the years activities.
3. The presence of visitors in a particular area
can affect the living patterns of local people.
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Summary of the Principal Social
Effects of Tourism
4. On a national basis, people of a particular
country can have their lives changed by
tourism, particularly of there are large
numbers of tourists in proportion to theindigenous population.
5. For both hosts and guests, the most
satisfying relationships are formed when theycan meet and interact socially.
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Summary of the Principal Social
Effects of Tourism
6. Tourisms effects on crime are negligible, but
tourists can become easy victims of crime.
7. Resentment of visitors by local people can
occur.
8. Extensive tourism development can bring
about undesirable social effects such as
increased prostitution, gambling,
drunkenness and others.
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Summary of the Principal Social
Effects of Tourism
9. Domestic and international tourism increase
for people in a country that has a rising
standard of living, a population age
distribution favoring young adults or youngmarried couples with no children.
10.People living in cities are more interested in
travel than those living in small towns orrural areas.
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Summary of the Principal Social
Effects of Tourism
11.Wealthy people and those in higher social
classes are greatly inclined to travel.
12.Increase in the educational level in a
population brings about an increase in travel.
13.Catering to handicapped persons
substantially increases markets.
14.Group travel and torus are popular ways to
travel.
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Barriers to Travel
1. Cost
2. Lack of time
3. Health limitations
4. Family stage
5. Lack of interest
6. Fear and safety