Positive socio-culture impact:

THE MAIN SECTORS OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY • Image destination improve

• The term “ Tourism “ appeared in 1811 and “tourist” by 1840 by league of nations,
whose successor is now United Nation Organization. • City pride
• Education in other cultures
• The World tourism Organization defines as people who “travel to and stay in places • Education in other colures
outside their usual environment for more than 24hr and not more than one consecutive • Cultural understanding
year of operators, mainly of an economic nature, which directly relate to the entry, • Meeting interesting people
stay and movement of foreigners inside and outside a certain country, city or a • Improved infrastructure
region.” • Improved quality of life
• Heritage conservation
• In 1976 tourism society of England define it as “Tourism is temporary, short-term • Improved cultural facilities
movement of people to destination outside the places where they normally live and Negative socio-culture impact:
work and their activities during the stay at each destination. It includes movements for • Loss of cultural identity
all purposes.” • Increased crime
• Lack of respect for culture
• Tourism is acknowledged to be crucially important for development due to its • Real estate prize
multifaceted nature encompassing economic, social, political, environmental, cultural • Cultural clashes due to differences
and psychological characteristics. • Cultural erosion social inequality
• Tourist disturb daily life
• It is also recognized as one of the world’s largest industries, contributing 10% to the Impact of tourism
• Loss of access to places & activity
global GDP, with enormous potential for further growth. In many countries, especially in • Community conflict and tension
the developing countries, tourism has become a major source of foreign exchange • Traffic conjunction
earnings (UNESCAP, 2005) emphasizing the need for concentrated and sustained Economic socio-cultural Environment
impact impact impact • Higher prize for goods and services.
efforts towards its development.
Types to tourism Positive environmental impact
Positive economic impact:
• Tourism can help to promote the
• In bound international earing foreign
establishment of National Parks and/or
exchange
Spiritual Cultural Business Health Adventure Ecotourism Wildlife Reserves;
• Inbound visitor spending: taxation revenue,
tourism tourism tourism tourism tourism • Tourism can promote the preservation of
income for firms, purchase more goods
buildings/monuments (this includes for
and services
A CLASSIFICATION OF TRAVELLERS AND Travel: Including travel agents, tour
example UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites);
• The revenues associated with the sector
TOURISTS operators, airlines, cruise companies, • Tourism may provide the money via, for
can be used to improve a destination’s
coach companies, railways, taxis, example, entrance charges to maintain
tourist guides, couriers, reservations infrastructure and services.
and sales staff
historic buildings, heritage sites and wildlife
• Tourism can also lead to job creation
habitats
A summary of sectors of the tourism

• A community investment image can also

Accommodation: catering and
related services to tourists: Hotels with be improved by these development, by Negative environmental impacts:
all their staff from receptionist to attracting business one residents looking for • Tourists are likely to drop litter;
chambermaids, chefs and cooks, better quality of life.
waiters, waitresses, bar staff, porters, • Tourism can contribute to congestion in
caravan/camping site staff, self- • Tourism also provides a way of diversifying terms of overcrowding of people as well as
catering enterprises, restaurants and a community economic base, especially traffic congestion;
industry

cafes when they may greatly rely on a narrow • Tourism can contribute to the pollution of
Leisure facilities and entertainment:
range of activity or services. water courses and beaches;
These will include theatres, museums, • Tourism may result in footpath erosion;
art galleries, theme parks, zoos, wildlife Negative economic impact:
• Tourism can lead to the creation of unsightly
parks, sports centres, gardens, historic • Outbound international tourism losing
houses, country parks, cinemas human structures such as buildings (e.g.
through foreign exchange, tourism
hotels) that do not fit in with vernacular
expenditure leaves less for local economy
Tourism organizations: Whose aim is to architecture;
market and monitor the quality and • Increased crime rates leads to increased
• Tourism may lead to damage and/or
development of the tourist region. cost of crime prevention and police
These will range from national and disturbance to wildlife habitats.
regional tourist organizations to staff at
services
local tourist information centres • Opportunity cost, as investment in tourism References-
https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/pdf/tourism/Tourism%20Impacts.pdf
leaves less money for other endeavors.
 ECO-TOURISM
• Eco tourism means ecological tourism, where ecological has both environmental • Tourism industry in Maharashtra has a tremendous potential for growth, given the availability of
and social conversations. basic infrastructure and the variety of tourist themes offered by various destinations in Maharashtra.

• Eco tourism society defines “Eco tourism is the responsible travel to natural areas that • Maharashtra has a rich historical and cultural heritage, which has been under-explored by the
conserves the environment and improves the well being of local people. tourism industry and the government agencies. In this thesis we are trying to focus development of
“Ramtek” for tourism in Maharashtra.
• Thus ecotourism is a form of travel dedicated to sustainable travel destinations. Eco
TOURIST PROJECTION
tourism focuses on local culture, wild life’s, adventures, volunteering, personal
growth and learning new ways to live on the planet. Sr.No. Year Tourist
population
• Environmentally responsible travel and visitation to natural areas, in order to enjoy 1 2001 2,90,000
and appreciate nature (and any accompanying cultural features, both past and
present) that promote conservation, have a low visitor impact and provide for 2 2011 3,50,000
beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local peoples
3 2021 4,35,000
4 2031 5,45,500
TOURISM INFLUX IN RAMTEK DURING
JANUARY –DECEMBER
Sr.No. Places Tourist
Month Tourist awareness
population
1 outside 45
January 20,500 municipal limit
2 Jain temple 27
February 19,000
3 Ambala lake 25
March 20,500
4 Kalidas memorial 52
April 79,000
5 Garh mandir 89
May 23,000
SR.NO. Places People visiting
June 20,000 Weekend Non weekends festivals
1 Jain temple 100-300 50-60
July 20,500
2 Ambala 300-400 100-200 Tripur purnima -
August 20,500 lake 60000,ramnavni-
1000-2000
September 20,000 3 Kalidas Kalidas mahotsav -
memorial 5000-6000
October 60,000 4 Garh mandir 5000-6000 2000-3000 Ramnavni-50000-
60000
November 29,500 Tripur purnima-80000-
100000
December 20,000 5 Kapoor 100-200 50-70
baoli
References-
https://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/45414/InTechRole_of_ecotourism_in_sustainable_development_.pdf