How Mass Tourism is Impacting The Island Case Study: Bali How Mass Tourism is Impacting The Island

Where Is It?

A province and island in Indonesia

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Basic Info About Bali Who lives there: over 4 million people, mostly Hindu What is it known for: most popular tourist destination in the country, beautiful dive sites and coral reefs

How Many Tourists Go There? In 2017, over 4 million tourists visited Bali

Bali Travel Guide, 5:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6akr4VPXAgE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBwKJfrm5-U 13:47

What is “Mass Tourism”? Often there are tour groups, package deals : the act of visiting a destination with large amounts of people at one time Often there are tour groups, package deals

The Struggle: How can tourism be promoted and developed in a way that will sustain the beauty, nature, and culture of this unique place? Are we just destroying that which we love?

Economic Impact of Mass Tourism Positive Effects It does bring in a lot of money Tourism creates jobs When these locals spend their $$$ on goods and services, it leads to what is known as the "multiplier effect," creating more jobs.

Economic Impact of Mass Tourism Negative Effects A lot of the money goes overseas to international developers Government has to spend $$ on tourism infrastructure like highways and visitor centres, maybe that $$ could have better spent elsewhere Many of the jobs created are low-level, with the higher-end jobs going to non-locals Tourism can push up local property prices and the cost of goods and services

Social Impact of Mass Tourism Positive Impact The improvements to infrastructure also benefit the local community. Tourism encourages the preservation of traditional customs, handicrafts and festivals that might otherwise have been allowed to wane, and it creates civic pride. Interchanges between hosts and guests create a better cultural understanding and can also help raise global awareness of issues such as poverty and human rights abuses.

Social Impact of Mass Tourism Negative Impact Crowding, traffic, drugs and alcohol problems, prostitution and increased crime levels can occur. Tourism can even infringe on human rights, with locals being displaced from their land to make way for new hotels or barred from beaches. Interaction with tourists can also lead to an erosion of traditional cultures and values (Westernization)

Environmental Impact of Mass Tourism Positive Impact Tourism helps promote conservation of wildlife and natural resources such as rain forests, as these are now regarded as tourism assets. It also helps generate funding for maintaining animal preserves from entrance and guide fees.

Environmental Impact of Mass Tourism Negative Impact Water pollution and water shortages Too much garbage and not enough space to put it all Urban sprawl into vulnerable or agricultural land Devastation of local ecosystems

The Battle for Bali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNlgFQXWl2A 16:14 While watching, think about... What impact is tourism having on Bali’s environment? What impact is tourism having on Bali’s people?

Of course, the answer is not to attack tourism Of course, the answer is not to attack tourism. Everyone is a tourist at some point in their life. Rather, we have to: regulate the sector return to the traditions of local urban planning put the rights of residents before those of big business

Effect of Mass Tourism on Other Famous Sites

The Taj Mahal Its beautiful white marble is yellowing from air pollution It is completely overrun with tourists

Uluru Local Aboriginal people consider it sacred and have asked people not to climb it However tourists have been urinating, leaving trash, and vandalizing the rock face at the top of Uluru for years. Visitors have also been chipping off stones and defacing culturally significant engravings with name carvings of their own

Barcelona AirBNBs and tacky souvenir shops are ruining the character of this old beautiful city Housing prices have skyrocketed There are anti-mass-tourism protests