Socio-economic Impacts

• Tourism
• Foundation Degree

Week 3 GTM 

Recap over Political Factors 

Tourism and Peace 

The summer tourism fell apart 

Socioeconomic Impacts 

Technological Impacts 

Name one political factor that impacts tourism.

Tourism and Peace 

Tourists or tavellers?

Tourists don't know where they have been, travellers don't know where they are going.

haroldgoodwin.substack.com

www.ted.com

Do you think Tourism can be a catalyst for peace?

Yes

No

Socio-economic Impacts

Employment issues & opportunities

Exchange rates

Contribution to the economy / Leakage 

Investment

Standards of living 

Regeneration / development

Civic pride

The summer tourism fell apart 

Particular destinations 

Canary Islands - protests 

Barcelona - water pistols 

Mallorca - beach towels 

Rovaniemi - winter destination - protests

Visit Norway pulled a proposed campaign 

www.theguardian.com

'Visit Barcelona' 

changed to 

'This is Barcelona' 

More examples

India 

US National Parks - Yosemite reservations?

Japan - Cherry Blossom Festival 

Amsterdam 

Miami Beach 

Bali - tax 

Iceland - tax 

Tourists subject to new regulations 

Where they can take selfies - NZ, Burano, Vermont 

How many people allowed in a tour group / flags on tour 

Fees to visit cities 

Limiting capacities 

Fines on hiking in flip flops - Cinque Terre, Italy 

Mayors asking tourists to stay away 

Wales - visit off peak 

Stategies to manage tourism 

CopenPay success has let to Berlin, Tokyo, Zurich and Montreal considering similar plans.

Trevi Fountain - ticketing fee 

Bhutan - $200 daily fee 

New Zealand - NZ$35 - NZ$100 - wants to attract 'high value' tourists 

Greece - 20 euros per passenger for Santrini and Mykonos 

Athens and Mallorca reduce short term rentals.  Some cities already have.

Juneau, Alaska - voting for 'ship free Saturdays'...locals want their Saturdays back.

Employment issues 

Wage exploitation, exploitation, long hours and poor working conditions.

Porters rights, Peru 

https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/inca-trail-trek/travel-guide/porters-rights

Malaysia 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332840802156907#d1e374

There are positives.....

www.intrepidtravel.com

www.responsibletravel.com

planeterra.org

www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk

Two new books ordered 

Jost Krippendorf, The Holiday Makers

“every individual tourist builds up or destroys human values while travelling”. 

The New Tourist, Paige McClanahan

Technological Impacts 

 Digital marketing

Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR)

 Mobile Technology, Gamification of the Tourism Experience

Need for speed – e-business, internet connection/Wi-Fi/app’s/fast check-in/ease of booking

Ease of feedback – Twitter/Facebook/Trip Advisor, Instagram etc.

earth.org

Resources 

https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/turisme/en/noticia/barcelona-tourism-changes-its-slogan-from-visitbarcelona-to-this-is-barcelona_1425238

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/02/norway-outdoors-tourism-campaign-environmental-fears-right-to-roam

Greece2024_.pdf (website-files.com)

NewZealand2024_.pdf (website-files.com)

Singapore2024_.pdf (website-files.com)

Japan2024_.pdf (website-files.com)