XUE JI (ZOE)

 Pro: Brings in money  Helps to promote the region to outsider investors,  Puts you "on the map“  The region builds more attraction for tourists that are often beneficial for the locals  People learning about your culture & way of life  You have the opportunity to meet people from other places and learn from them.

 Cons: A level of invasion of privacy attracts people who prey on tourists  The region in put under a microscope  Flaws are sometime publisized  Blown out of proportion  Some tourists don't respect the places they visit (e.g. Yelling in churches, littering, taking pictures of sacred cerimonies without permission)  The constant flashing of lights from cameras at major tourist locations (e.G. Big ben).

 Land, air, water, vegetation and wildlife affected by tourism  Many tourism activities could result in land clearing, trampling and other tourism-related activities  Evidence suggest that the average tourist used twice the amount of water of local people

 Tourism activities influence a verity of aspects, including urban form, infrastructure, erosion  Overload of infrastructure. Like traffic congestion and parking problem  Result in local aggravation, water and energy supply shortage,etc.  Erosion, trampling and vehicular traffic damage the built assets

 The impacts of power boating on lakes and reservoirs  The spread of garbage and litter are frequently occur  Sewage and water pollution due to the overload of local sewage treatment and disposal infrastructure

 Stimulate the funds for the conservation of region’s historical and natural sites (such as the great wall and many wildlife parks)  Contributes to the re-use of disused buildings, such as renovate some redundant industrial and commercial sites into visitor attractions, hotels and exhibition space

 Provides the means and justification for a host community to develop the infrastructure and superstructure in their area, such as up-grading facilities and transport systems  Local resident could take these advantages to improve the quality of life.

 The gross contribution to resident income wealth gaining from the presence of travellers  Tourism spending can generate income for both the public and private sectors  But the most significant impact lies in its output multiplier effect  It tend to correlated with the size of the economy

 Tourism development helps to improve living standards for local residents  Provides those who directly involved in the industry a wide variety of employment  Strengthens the overall job market  Adds household income  It encourage economic independence as well

 People can take advantage in community infrastructure, and superstructure  Help a destination improve its facilities through tourist revenues  Create new opportunities for recreation and other leisure pursuits.

 That prices of housing, food, and other goods and services are often driven up.  Local people even suffered from financial paralysis in some area.  Tourism-related jobs are likely tend to seasonal and low paid due to the natural of tourism industry  Tourism also can lead to labor force displacement and changes in forms of employment

 Decline in traditions, materialism, social conflicts of host community  Ceremonies and rituals, which initially had great importance for host community, now, become meaningless and are used primarily to attract tourists, this may lead to both host and visitors lose respect for the local beliefs  Crimes also can become a serious problem  Tourism will bring or help undesirable activities, such as gambling, drug use

 A role in enhancing a sense of pride in local heritage  Uplifting local understanding and interest in history and cultural  Helping to strengthen civil pride and a sense of community  It is often the tourists who afford the interest and economic means to preserve and maintain cultural heritage  It providing new market for crafts

 With the growth of tourism, the destination area and people always affected by the costs and benefits that tourism created.  However, many of the gains are economic and often short-term in natural  The costs, especially to the natural resource and social cultural, are tend to be long term or even permanent

 These impacts of tourism may be beneficial or detrimental.  But there is no simple cause-and-effect relationship between a destination and its visitors for all places or at all times.

 But, there is no universal solution suit every place.  Each destination must understand their resource and their limitations  Monitoring tourism impact, creating a positive tourism policy and management strategy  To minimize the negative impacts and maximize the benefits could gain from tourism industry.