YouTube Transcript:
The Social Impacts Of Tourism That We All NEED To Know About!
Skip watching entire videos - get the full transcript, search for keywords, and copy with one click.
Share:
Video Transcript
View:
the tourism industry has the power to do
a lot of good in fact it has the power
to change the world it can help to bring
people out of poverty to put food on the
table and to pay the medical bills it
can help to preserve ancient cultures
maintain religious buildings and
Revitalize culture and art it can help
to support and strengthen communities
but the travel and tourism industry can
also cause a lot of harm it can cause
people to stop speaking their native
language to alter the way that they
dress to destroy culture and Heritage
and to encourage people to turn to Crime
gambling and drugs these are the social
impacts of Tourism if you've ever
studied sustainable tourism management
you will know that it consists of three
pillars the environment the economy and
Society in order to ensure that we have
a longlasting and sustainable tourism
industry throughout the world we must
ensure that we min minimize the negative
impacts of Tourism and maximize the
positive impacts of Tourism my name is
Dr Haley stainton from tourism teer.com
and today I'm going to teach you all
about the social impacts of Tourism and
if you do want to learn a little bit
more about the social impacts of Tourism
I have provided a recommended reading
list down in the description below the
social impacts of Tourism also commonly
referred to as sociocultural impacts are
the effects on host communities that
have direct or indirect relations and
interrelations with tourists and the
tourism industry in other words it's the
way that the business of Tourism impacts
Society tourism is at its core an
interactive service this means that host
guest interaction is inevitable this can
have significant social or social
cultural impacts these social impacts
can be seen as benefits or costs so they
can be good social impacts or bad social
impacts travel and tourism can do some
great things around the world and it can
have really positive
social impacts so let's start off this
video by looking at the good things that
can come from tourism one of the biggest
social benefits of Tourism is the
preservation of local culture it is the
local culture that the tourists are
often coming to visit when they travel
tourists visit Beijing to learn more
about the Chinese dynasties tourists
visit Thailand to taste authentic Thai
food tourists travel to Brazil to go to
the Rio Carnival just to mention a few
as a result many destinations will make
a special effort to preserve and protect
the local culture this often contributes
to the conservation and sustainable
management of Natural Resources
protection of local Heritage and a
Renaissance of indigenous cultures
Cultural Arts and Crafts in one way this
is absolutely great but I can't help
wondering is it natural our social
settings have changed tremendously over
the years in the UK we don't walk around
in corsets and Victorian dresses anymore
do we we have evolved socially over the
years and this is completely natural so
I can't help but Wonder
is it right that destinations stay in
one place for tourism they don't evolve
they don't change like the rest of us I
don't have the answer but it's something
for you to ponder on anyway I digress
another positive social impact of
Tourism is the ability for the travel
industry to help strengthen communities
events and festivals of which local
residents have been the primary
participants and Spectators are often
rejuvenated and developed in response to
tourist interest I certainly felt this
myself when I went to the running of the
balls Festival known as San fmin in pamp
Bain the atmosphere there was just
explosive it was an incredible
experience and the jobs created by
tourism can also be a great boost for
the local community aside from the
positive economic impacts created by
enhanced employment prospects people
with jobs are happier and more social
than those without a disposable income
local people can also increase their
influence on tourism development tourism
can help to increase their prospects in
terms of their job and how much they
might earn and it can help them to
undertake professional training and
development of business and
organizational skills the tourism
industry requires many facilities and
infrastructure to meet the needs of the
tourist this often means that the
developments in an area as a result of
Tourism will be available for use by the
locals too local people often gain the
use of New Roads new sewage systems new
playgrounds bus services and lots more
all as a result of Tourism and this can
only be a good thing right this can
provide a great boost to their quality
of life and is a great example of a
positive social impact of Tourism
tourism can see right rise to many
commercial businesses which can be a
positive social impact of Tourism this
helps to enhance the community Spirit as
people tend to have more disposable
income as a result these businesses May
promote the local culture and arts
whether it's a museum exhibiting
artifacts from throughout Egyptian
history a traditional dance show in
Thailand or an art gallery in New York
attractions such as these are popular
with tourists and they help to promote
and profit from the culture and art that
the destination has to offer and some
destinations will encourage local
cultures and arts to be revitalized or
reborn today there are some fantastic
virtual tours that allow tourists to
time travel in order to see how ancient
monuments would have once looked there
are destinations that will put on shows
to demonstrate ancient practices and
traditions that may s have died out and
been forgotten about this type of
Tourism is great because it helps to
promote traditions and histories that
may otherwise have become distant and
lost many tourists will visit a
destination especially to see its local
heritage it is for this reason that many
destinations will make every effort to
preserve its Heritage this could include
putting restrictions in place or
limiting tourist numbers if necessary
this is a great example of careful
tourism planning and sustainable tourism
management but unfortunately there are
also a lot of negative social impacts of
Tourism and it's really really important
that we take note of these and try to
mitigate these where we can whilst some
people will argue that social change is
inevitable and natural there is no
disputing that travel and tourism has
helped to fuel this in many parts of the
world and unfortunately there are many
changes that come about as a result of
Tourism that are not desirable there are
many examples throughout the world where
local populations have changed because
of Tourism African tribal people have
exchanged their traditional dress for
football shirts almost everyone on the
island of barley now speaks English
there are people in Jamaica who choose
to make a living by stealing from the
tourists these are all examples of
negative social impacts of Tourism let's
start off by looking at the issue of
globalization globalization is the way
in which the world is becoming
increasingly interconnected we are
losing our individuality and gaining a
sense of global being whereby we as
people are becoming more and more alike
than ever before globalization is
inevitable in the tourism industry
because of the interaction between
tourists and hosts which typically come
from different geographical and cultural
backgrounds it is this interaction that
encourages us to become more alike let
me give you a couple of examples that I
have experienced personally as a few
years ago I went on a trip to the Goen
jungle as part of this trip we were
given a tour of a local village where
many of the tourists offered candy to
the local children these children had
rarely been exposed to areas outside of
the Jungle and had it not been for the
tourists they would never have been
exposed to these Suites that were
absolutely not Goen or Indian I'll give
you another example when I went to The
Gambia a few years back I met a young
boy who was working with the tourists he
was wearing a Manchester United football
shirt and I asked him where did you get
the shirt from he told me he was donated
that to you t-shirt from a tourist the
year before so had that tourist had
never visited Gambia he would never have
had that football shirt and in Thailand
one of my favorite countries of the
world people are uprooting and leaving
their traditional homes in the
countryside to go and work in the cities
they want to work with the tourists
that's where the money's at they learn
to speak English they start eating
Western food and their culture changes
as a result had these people never have
relocated to the city to work with the
tourists they may never have been
exposed to some of the foods and some of
the language and some of the behavior
that they are many people believe
globalization to be a bad thing but
there are also some positives think
about this do you want an authentic
squat toilet in your hotel room or do
you want a western toilet are you happy
to eat rice and Curry for breakfast or
would you really just prefer your bowl
of corn flakes do you want to struggle
to get by when nobody can communicate in
English or are you just desperate to
have just that one English-speaking
person to help you along the way when we
travel most tourists want that sense of
familiar to some extent and globalizing
ation helps us along the way
authenticity is essentially something
that is original or unchanged it's not
fake it's not reproduced in any way in
the Western World many people believe
that a tourist destination is no longer
authentic when their cultural values and
traditions change but I would argue is
this not natural are we not supposed to
evolve and change take a look at the
likes of the long neck tribe in Thailand
or the Massi tribe in Africa these are
two examples of cultures which have
remained unchanged for the sole purpose
of Tourism they appear not not to have
changed in the way that they dress the
way that they speak or the way that they
act for Generations all for the purposes
of Tourism to me however this begs the
question is this actually authentic in
fact is this not the exact opposite of
authentic the rest of the world have
modern electricity and iPhones they
watch TV they buy their clothes in the
nearest shopping mall but because
tourists want an authentic experience in
inverted commas these people have not
moved on with the rest of the world but
instead have remained the same I also
think there is an ethical discussion to
be had here but we can leave that for
another day in fact I think authenticity
is a great topic to study and it can
really get your mind working and it can
be quite mindboggling so I have written
a couple of articles on authenticity and
I'll put the links down below for you
many destinations risk standardization
in the process of satisfying tourists
desires for familiar facilities and
experiences whilst landscape
accommodation food drinks Etc must meet
the tourist's desire for the new and the
unfamiliar they must at the same time
not be too strange because few tourists
are actually looking for completely new
experiences just like that toilet
example that I told you before do you
really want to squat in your toilet in
your hotel room tourists are often on
the lookout for recognizable facilities
in an unfamiliar environment like
well-known fast food restaurants and
hotel chains tourists like some things
to be standardized like the toilet their
breakfast speaking English but they want
other things to be different we like to
try to different food we like different
weather we like to listen to different
music visit different tourist
attractions but do we want everything to
become standardized I know I certainly
miss seeing the small independent shops
on the High Street they've all be in
exchange for multinational corporations
and chains I personally think the
tourism industry stakeholders need to
proceed with caution when it comes to
standardization sure give the tourists
that sense of familiar that they're
looking for but don't dilute the culture
and traditions of the destination that
they're coming to visit because if it
feels too much like home well they might
just stay home on a less philosophical
note another negative social impact of
Tourism that can have significant
consequences are culture clashes because
tourism involves the movement of people
from different geographical locations
cultural clashes can take place as a
result of differences in culture ethnic
and religious groups values Lifestyles
languages and levels of prosperity the
attitude of local residents towards
tourism development May unfold through
the stages of Euphoria where visitors
are welcome through apathy irritation
and potentially antagonism when
anti-tourist attitudes begin to grow
among local people this is represented
through doxy's irritation index and this
is a theory that I will teach you more
about in a future video culture clashes
can also be exasperated by the
fundamental differences in culture
between the hosts and the tourists
there's likely to be economic inequality
between locals and tourists who are
spending more money than they usually
would at home this can cause resentment
from the local population toward towards
the tourists and when locals see
tourists wearing expensive jewelry or
using fancy cameras that they know they
can't afford themselves this can cause
resentment and even lead to increases in
crime further to this tourists often out
of ignorance or carelessness fail to
respect local Customs morals and values
think about it is it right to go topless
on a beach when the local population
don't even show their shoulders there
are many examples of ways that tourists
offend the local population often
unintentionally did you know that you
should never put your back to a or show
the soul of your feet to a Thai person
or show romantic affection in public in
the Middle East a little education in
this regard can go a long way but
unfortunately many Travelers are
completely unaware of the social impacts
that their actions might have on the
host Community crime rates typically
increase with the growth and
urbanization of an area and the growth
of mass tourism is often accompanied by
increases in crime the presence of a
large number of tourists with lots of
money to spend who often carry valuables
such as cameras and jewelry increases
the attention for criminals and it
brings with it activities like robbery
and drug dealing and then there's sex
tourism although tourism is not the
cause of sexual exploitation it provides
easy access to it through for example
prostitution therefore tourism can
contribute to rises in the number of sex
workers in a given area I've seen this
myself in places such as Thailand and
The Gambia and lastly gambling is a
common occurrence as a result of Tourism
the growth of casinos and other gambling
facilities can encourage not only
tourists to part with their cash but
also the local population too so as I
have explained throughout this video
there are many social impacts of Tourism
some are good some are not so good
whether you're a student an average
traveler or somebody who works in the
travel and tourism industry I hope that
this video has helped you to think a
little bit more about how your actions
might have an impact on the host
community that you are visiting I also
hope I've encouraged some deeper or or
more critical thinking in terms of
issues such as globalization and
authenticity and if you are Keen to
learn more about these things I will be
posting weekly videos so make sure you
subscribe to my channel and hit the
notification button and don't forget to
check out the reading list that I put
Click on any text or timestamp to jump to that moment in the video
Share:
Most transcripts ready in under 5 seconds
One-Click Copy125+ LanguagesSearch ContentJump to Timestamps
Paste YouTube URL
Enter any YouTube video link to get the full transcript
Transcript Extraction Form
Most transcripts ready in under 5 seconds
Get Our Chrome Extension
Get transcripts instantly without leaving YouTube. Install our Chrome extension for one-click access to any video's transcript directly on the watch page.
Works with YouTube, Coursera, Udemy and more educational platforms
Get Instant Transcripts: Just Edit the Domain in Your Address Bar!
YouTube
←
→
↻
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
YoutubeToText
←
→
↻
https://youtubetotext.net/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc