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Increased crime in Europe due to tourism

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Increased crime in Europe due to tourism

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Name:vinesh.                                                                        Link:https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjh07ypx_ngAhWJWX0KHZXdBAkQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Ftravel%2Ftravel-advice%2Fhealth-safety%2Fhow-tourists-in-europe-inadvertently-make-themselves-easy-prey-for-pickpockets%2Fnews-story%2F17ff0663574a2bb375f262115d62ef1f&psig=AOvVaw2f5bQpNpBFpA8ARPkmn0AX&ust=1552375446155521.                                                                       what this impacts is : socio economic.This would be because, if there is an increase in crime in a tourist destination, tourists would not want to go visit the place anymore as most of these crimes that have and are still taking place on tourists are mostly theft, thus, tourists would not want to go there as they do not want to risk losing their valuables: watches,phones,wallets and cameras.                                                                                                                         an example would be:Hotel 'rats' of Paris (from the source): Gangs of thieves are disguising themselves as tourists and infiltrating hotels around Paris. Some of them are opportunistic and will hang out in the lobby waiting for luggage and personal belongings to be left unattended before swooping.

Others are a bit more sophisticated and will actually check into hotels popular with tourists and then break into other hotel rooms to steal valuables.           Thus,this is a negative impact as:tourists may feel unsafe and consider not visiting these popular tourists sites . These in turn,may reduce the number of tourists to these sites and countries which can lead to lower tourism revenue for these countries.

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Five disasters in Indonesia and their impact on tourism 

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Five disasters in Indonesia and their impact on tourism 

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A number of natural disasters that occurred across Indonesia from 2010 to 2018 not only resulted in lives lost, but also led to economic losses in tourism, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

"Tourism is very vulnerable to disasters, and if not managed properly, the impact will affect tourism ecosystems and the industry’s performance targets," BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement as quoted by kompas.com.

Sutopo stressed that disaster mitigation must be a priority in developing the sector.

Here is a list of some of the natural disasters that struck Indonesia in the past nine years and their impact on the nation’s tourism, according to the BNPB.

1. Mount Merapi eruption

The eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010 resulted in an almost 50 percent decrease in visitor numbers for many tourist attractions in Yogyakarta and Central Java.

2. Forest and land fires

Forest and land fires that occurred from August to September 2015, mainly in Kalimantan and Sumatra, caused 13 airports to close down because of limited visibility and for posing a danger to flights.

The closures and the postponement of several international events led to a slump in tourism, disrupting related businesses such as airlines, hotels, restaurants and travel companies.

Read also: Indonesia's priority destinations prone to earthquakes, other disasters

3. Mount Agung eruption

Mount Agung in Bali erupted multiple times in 2017, causing a tourism slowdown that saw 1 million fewer tourists visiting the island and led to an estimated Rp 11 trillion (US$775 million) in losses for tourism businesses. Several flights to and from Bali were also canceled, with the Ngurah Rai International Airport temporarily coming to a halt.

4. Lombok earthquake

The Lombok earthquake that took place in 2018 caused a decrease in tourist visits by 100,000 and an estimated loss valued at Rp 1.4 trillion for tourism.

5. Sunda Strait Tsunami

Economic losses following the tsunami in the Sunda Strait in December are estimated to be in the billions of rupiah because of damages and a domino effect that led to 10 percent of hotel bookings being canceled.

Before the tsunami hit, occupancy rates of hotels in the tourist areas of Anyer, Carita and Tanjung Lesung were 80-90 percent. (liz/kes)

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Singapore tourism sector performance breaks record for the second year running in 2017

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Singapore tourism sector performance breaks record for the second year running in 2017

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Link:https://www.stb.gov.sg/news-and-publications/lists/newsroom/dispform.aspx?ID=744

Singapore, 12 February 2018 – Both tourism receipts and visitor arrivals for 2017 attained record highs for the second time in two years.

Positive Economic Impact

-When the number of visitor arrivals increases , the amount of tourism receipts also increases.
The increase in tourism receipts can help generate more large revenue for many countries. This is in turn allows countries to invest the income to generate further growth.

Tourism receipts rose by 3.9 per cent to S$26.8 billion[1], due primarily to growth in visitor arrivals across all top 10 markets[2] and higher visitor arrivals from high-spending markets such as China, South Korea, United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK). Visitor arrivals increased by 6.2 per cent to 17.4 million, with 13 of the top 15 markets showing growth.

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Negative Environmental Effects of Tourism

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Negative Environmental Effects of Tourism

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Adlina https://traveltips.usatoday.com/positive-negative-effects-tourism-63336.html

Too many tourists can have a negative impact on the quality of life. Known as overtourism, this phenomenon is creating a burden in such destinations as rural Patagonia, Chile, and urban Barcelona, Spain. The slopes of Mount Everest are littered and, in Iceland, tourists far outnumber the resident population. In the U.S. where the top 10 parks saw more than 44 million visitors in 2016, the National Park Service is looking for ways to protect natural treasures in light of year-on-year increases in visitor numbers.

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link: http://traveltourism.today/the-impacts-of-tourism-on-seoul-republic-of-korea/

• negative economic impacts
-when income increases, people tend to travel more and when income decreases, people will cut down on their travel budget.

-as estimated by the International Monetary Fund, in 2017, although the world economy shows signs of continued growth, the rate of growth still remain very modest, hovering around a meager growth rate of only 2.7%

-in addition, China send the most visitors to Seoul, is expected to face with another slow growing year due to reasons, including unstable political conditions and financial market volatility. in light of these economic uncertainties, Seoul’s tourism can expect to face setbacks in this year and the coming time. in fact, the number of visitor arrivals in Seoul in the first 3 month of 2017 has decreased compared to that of the same period in 2016.

•positive economic impacts
-tourism contributes greatly to korea’s eonomy. as tourists come to korea and spend their money here, which transform into sales and profits for companies, tax revenues for the government, and income for workers. the sectors that directly benefit from tourism include lodging, restaurants, transportation, entertainment, and retail trade. tourism further influences other sectors of the economy such as finance and banking.

-Seoul, the city has received enormous economic gains from its tourism sector. according to the 2014 Global Destination Cities Index, Seoul was among top 10 Destination Cities by International Overnight Visitors, who spent more than USD 11 billion in Seoul.

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Natural disasters cost India $80 billion in 20 years: UN report

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Natural disasters cost India $80 billion in 20 years: UN report

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Economic impact on tourism
Negative impact : In the period 1998-2017, disaster-hit countries reported direct economic losses of $2,908 billion of which climate-related disasters accounted for $2,245 billion or 77% of the total. This compares with total reported losses for the period 1978-1997 of $1,313 billion of which climate-related disasters accounted for $895 billion or 68% .

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Natural disasters cost India $80 billion in 20 years: UN report - Times of India

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India has been ranked among world’s top five countries in absolute economic losses. Globally, disaster losses during the 20-year period of 1998 to 2017 have been estimated at $3 trillion. These losses have increased by more than 120% in the last 20 years compared to the preceding two decades (1978-1997).

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Impacts of tourism in bunbury
Jeevanesh
Link: https://sustainability-leaders.com/sustainable-tourism-examples-business-success-stories-2017/    bunbury […] is a private sector-led NGO with membership from the local community, most of whom are volunteers. The Centre uses tourism income to support its conservation, education and research activities, and attracts business sponsorship and government infrastructure support as the major regional tourism attraction. They also have a strong local volunteer group and run the largest international volunteer program in Western Australia.

The Centre runs a strong community engagement and education program through weekly newspaper columns, environmental commentary and school education programs. Where there is strong community support there is a greater chance of sustainability when development pressures based on politics and profits come from outside.

The Centre plays a significant role in marine-related government environmental assessment (EPA) approval processes and successfully lobbied for the establishment of a sanctuary zone within the busy port. This is indicative of the research- based control systems that have been put in place.”

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Link : https://clairesfootsteps.com/impacts-of-tourism-in-bali/

The positive impact :
Tourists bring money, and when it’s spent in the right place, it helps the Balinese economy. Because many tourists to Bali are in ‘holiday mode’, they’ll often spend a sizable amount on food, drinks, and shopping. When spent in the right places, this helps the individuals who run the restaurants, guesthouses cafes, etc. Furthermore, as their money is often spent within Bali it strengthens the economy of the island and Indonesia as a whole.

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Paradise lost: hotels bury waste plastic in the sand to keep tourists happy

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Popular tourist beaches are now so strewn with plastic that resorts are burying the debris beneath the sand, and British travel groups are forced to organise long distance litter picks, the Telegraph has learned.

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Bangkok’s Prolonged Haze 
Could Cost Millions in Tourist Dollars

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Bangkok’s Prolonged Haze 
Could Cost Millions in Tourist Dollars

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Environmental Impact of Tourism

The dust pollution that has shrouded Bangkok since December is sticking to the city like a bad overstayer. Tourism players, who are looking to the Lunar New Year holidays in early February as a gauge of whether the Chinese market is finally back after the Phuket boat tragedy, are praying for rain.

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Bangkok’s Prolonged Haze Could Cost Millions in Tourist Dollars

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The dust pollution that has shrouded Bangkok since December is sticking to the city like a bad overstayer. Tourism players, who are looking to the Lunar Bangkok’s haze may persist into peak Lunar New Year season.

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Tourism's carbon impact three times larger than estimated

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Tourism's carbon impact three times larger than estimated

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Link:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/science-environment-44005013

Environmental impact of tourism

Carbon Footprint
A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, around three times greater than previous estimates.

The US tops the ranking followed by China, Germany and India

- Tourism is a huge and booming global industry worth over $7 trillion, and employs one in ten workers around the world. It's growing at around 4% per annum.

Previous estimates of the impact of all this travel on carbon suggested that tourism accounted for 2.5-3% of emissions.

However,  the most comprehensive assessment to now, a new study examines the global carbon flows between 160 countries between 2009 and 2013. It shows that the total is closer to 8% of the global figure.

The new assessment is bigger because it includes emissions from traveling, plus the full life-cycle of carbon in tourists' food, hotels and shopping.

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Paradise lost: hotels bury waste plastic in the sand to keep tourists happy

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Paradise lost: hotels bury waste plastic in the sand to keep tourists happy

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON TOURISM

[ LITTERING AND POLLUTION ]

Popular tourist beaches are now so strewn with plastic that resorts are burying the debris beneath the sand.
Bali in Indonesia show shorelines that laden with with refuse which is washed up each day when the tides come in. Communities are struggling  to deal with the volume of waste, and even high-end hotels now pay staff to dig holes in the beaches where they tip in the mounds of plastic.

“ Paradise Island is no longer paradise sadly,” said Mr Jones.

“ I was last in Bali 25 years ago and much has changed. Traffic has become the stuff of nightmares and so has the littering problem.”
“ Waste management is pretty much non-existent. The storm drains and roadsides are covered in litter all of which head towards the sea at the first sign of a storm. People rake up plastic and then just burying on the beach.”

“The way that they are polluting the sea and coastlines in that place it will be remarkable if those micro ecosystems survive for the next 29 years to be honest.”

British travel groups warned plastic on beaches was becoming a growing problem and called on tourists to help by checking hotel recycling policies before booking, and only drinking water from reusable bottles or pouches.

Ben Lynam , head of communications at the Travel Foundation said : “Its becoming a world where litter, and particularly plastic is turning up now even in the remotest places. Tourism itself is partly  to blame. Westeners travel abroad and don’t or can’t drink the water so are forced to use plastic bottles. And these often end up in the sea.”

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Vandals are found in all nations’: anger over multilingual graffiti on the Great Wall of China

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Vandals are found in all nations’: anger over multilingual graffiti on the Great Wall of China

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Name:Tian He

Link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2107020/anger-over-graffiti-great-wall-china

Socio-cultural Impact of Tourism

The Great Wall of China had loss its values of its place. In the past, the people that build it, puts in lots of hard work and perseverance. However, some of the visitors had vandalise it. It makes the place lost as the original atmosphere and appearance. It makes the place less attractive to tourists.

Environmental impact on tourism

[Vandalism]

- Bricks and stones are covered with graffiti.
-They release their anger by crafting bad words.
Crafting on the bricks and stones is vandalism. Vandalism is a crime of damaging property belonging to other people. For example, the US basketball player, Bobby Brown have issued a public apology because he wrote his initial and team number on the Great Wall.

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Japan natural disasters highlight vulnerable infrastructure, impact on tourism

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Japan natural disasters highlight vulnerable infrastructure, impact on tourism

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Economic Impact On Tourism

Companies can choose alternative airports (for exports) but the problem is tourism," he said. "If the situation at the airport continues for one month, the tourists can't come and the value added will disappear, so how do I make money? The damage is severe."

Environmental Impact On Tourism
TOKYO (AFP) - Flooded runways, thousands of passengers stranded and a tanker smashing into an access bridge: which serves a region with an economy bigger than Belgium's.
Because of concerns about engine noise, Kansai - located in the bay of Osaka - is the world's first airport entirely situated on a huge man-made island, putting it at risk of flooding, tsunamis and typhoons.

Noise Pollution
Due to to natural disaster , a tanker was being moved and smashed into a bridge cause engine noises.

Companies losing money
Kansai - located in the bay of Osaka - is the world's first airport entirely situated on a huge man-made island, putting it at risk of flooding, tsunamis and typhoons. Tourists cannot come and will not spend their money and money earned will start decreasing.

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-natural-disasters-highlight-vulnerable-infrastructure-impact-on-tourism

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Negative environmental impacts of tourism in Thailand 

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Tunya Netithammakul, director general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation, told the Post: “Thanks to its beauty, Koh Tachai has become a popular tourist site for both Thai and foreign tourists. This has resulted in overcrowding and the degradation of natural resources and the environment.

We have to close it to allow the rehabilitation of the environment both on the island and in the sea without being disturbed by tourism activities before the damage is beyond repair."
Because of the overcrowding of tourists in Thailand it has led to negative environmental impacts in Thailand

Link :https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/is-tourism-in-thailand-becoming-unsustainable/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwjxnsTB1ffgAhWX73MBHUF7CvwQFjAMegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw3pHRZtITSKK0GeC1V8T7gQ&ampcf=1&cshid=1552224360446

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Trump-Kim summit and Crazy Rich Asians film put Singapore in the global spotlight

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Trump-Kim summit and Crazy Rich Asians film put Singapore in the global spotlight

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Positive economic impact of tourism

Name: regina

Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tourist-arrivals-spending-at-record-highs

Two events last year put the country on the global stage: the historic meeting between American President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the release of Hollywood film Crazy Rich Asians

Singapore's turn in the global spotlight helped increase tourist arrivals and tourist revenue. Total arrivals last year increased by 6.2% to 18.5 million, while tourism revenue increased by 1% to $27.1 billion, according to preliminary estimates released by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB)

Google registered more than two million hits on the phrase "where is Singapore" from the US alone a day before the summit

Although, while the number of tourist arrivals exceeded STB's forecast, spending did not keep pace. This is because more visitors came for a day trip or as a stop on a longer journey, resulting in shorter stays and less spending on gifts.

China remained the biggest source of visitors and tourist income, with 3.4 million visitors spending $3.16 billion in Singapore from January to September. Nearly half of the spending was on shopping.Thus having a positive economic impact in Singapore

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Enviromental impact on tourism
Link:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Southeast_Asian_haze

Name: Yeesan

The 2015 Southeast Asian haze was an air pollution crisis affecting several countries in Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Indonesia (especially its islands of Sumatra  and Borneo), Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand ,Vietnam , Cambodia and the Philippines.

Duration: 28 June 2015 - 29 October 2015

Location: Indonesia ( origin ) , Brunei , Cambodia , Malaysia , Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam

Outcome: State of emergency declared in six Indonesian provinces
School closures in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
Swimming World Cup disrupted
Kuala Lumpur Marathon cancelled

Deaths: Indonesia: 19 died due to respiratory infections , 10 people killed due to smog from forest and land fires and dozens reported dead in road accidents due to poor visibility.

Non fatal injuries: Indonesia: 503,874 (by 23 October 2015)

The haze affected Indonesia from at least late June, to the end of October, turning into an international problem for other countries in September. It was the latest occurrence of the Southeast Asian Haze, a long-term issue that occurs in varying intensity during every dry season in the region. It was caused by forest fires resulting from illegal slash-and-burn practices, principally on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan, which then spread quickly in the dry season.

On 4 September 2015, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management stated that six Indonesian provinces had declared a state of emergency due to the haze; these were Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan. On 14 September, a state of emergency was again declared in Riau, this time by the Indonesian Goverment. Thousands of residents of Pekanbaru, Riau's capital, fled to the nearby cities of Medan and Padang . On 24 October, the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit a record high of 1801, recorded in the province of Central Kalimantan.

More than 28 million people in Indonesia alone were affected by the crisis, and more than 140,000 reported respiratory illness. According to a 2016 Harvard-Columbia University study, the haze caused more than 100,000 additional deaths, most of them (> 90,000) in Indonesia.But later, the claim was refuted by Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysian health authorities. The haze caused by the Indonesian forest fires has been shown to increase haze related illnesses, such as upper respiratory illnesses and acute conjunctivitis, in Singapore.

The Indonesian government estimated that the haze crisis would cost it between 300 and 475 trillion rupiah (up to US$35 billion or S$47 billion) to mitigate. School closures due to the haze were implemented in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore; these affected nearly four million students in Malaysia alone.Among the events disrupted or even cancelled due to the haze were the 2015 FINA Swimming World Cup in Singapore and the Kuala Lumpur Marathon in Malaysia.

Heavy rains in Sumatra and Kalimantan in the last days of October 2015 significantly reduced the size and number of fires, and improved the air quality in most affected areas. In turn, the NEA of Singapore stopped issuing haze advisories from 15 November 2015.

It has a negative impact on Indonesia and other Southeast Asia countries because it has caused in Indonesia 19 death due to respiratory infections.
10 people killed due to smog from forest and land fires , and also non fatal injuries of 503,874 (by 23 October 2015)

Thus if tourist know that Southeast Asia countries are  dealing with this situation, they will want to avoid these countries and this in turn reduces the number of tourism

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Negative impact of japan tourism as disasters affected it

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Environmental impact of tourism

Link:https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-natural-disasters-highlight-vulnerable-infrastructure-impact-on-tourism

Runways flooded by typhoon , thousands of passengers stranded and a tanker hitting into an access bridge: Last year typhoon that was in Japan show  the vulnerability of Kansai Airport, which serves a region with an economy bigger than Belgium's.

Because of some concerns about engine noise, Kansai - located in the bay of Osaka - is the worldwide first airport entirely build on a large man made land, putting it at high risk of some disaster eg. flooding, tsunamis and typhoons, Which influence the number of tourist going to the country

Damage to the important airport is having a dramatic knock-on effect on tourism and trade, as it had 22 million international passengers per year and 5.3 trillion yen (S$65.5 billion) of Japan's exports - more than 7 per cent of the worldwide total

"The Osaka region which was hit by the typhoon is about 10.9 per cent of Japan's GDP. It's a little bit larger than Belgium and about the same as Sweden," said by economist Kohei Iwahara at Natixis Japan Securities. "You have the ports affected, Kansai Airport malfunctioning, and the question is: How long is it going to last?"

The week after Typhoon Jebi ravaged western Japan, the airport is still not fully functional and usable, with power not yet completely restored and access via the damaged bridge still not back to the original.

It has operated fewer than 100 flights in total since Sept 4's typhoon, a far cry from the 400 per day it usually runs in its round-the-clock operation.

Showing that how disaster could affect the country letting the country to have a huge decrease in the tourist.

Kansai Airport has been plagued by setbacks from the beginning and has spent vast amounts on protection from the elements - such as huge walls and waterproof barriers - which proved of limited value when the typhoon struck.
Showing that how japan have prepared themselves for disaster and would think for the country over money.

The disasters cut supply lines and could result in a 0.2 percentage point dip in factory output in the third quarter, Mizuho said.Mean that japan must do something to prevent the cut of supply lines so that the factory could do their thing without interruption.

The 6.6-magnitude Hokkaido quake hited the main thermal power plant, causing a total blackout for the three million households on the island and havoc for logistics. The plant will not be usable until at least November. So that Japan would have to put something to prevent in case something of this happen eg. a waterproof wall .

Car giant Toyota, for example, was forced to stop production in the whole country because it was not being supplied with parts from its factory in Hokkaido.Shows that disaster cause a lot of disruptions and loss of money for them.

Typhoon Jebi was just the latest in a series of natural disasters to afflict western Japan - after a deadly earthquake in Osaka in June and flooding in July that killed more than 200.

Thus disaster contribute to the fluctuation of global tourism because disaster they disrupt essential tourist infrastructure . So tourist would not be encouraged to the place that affected  by disaster as they would be worry about their safety .this in turn would be reducing the number of tourist visiting the place.

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Storm Pabuk latest: Tourists advised to avoid southern Thailand as downpours and gales sweep in

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Storm Pabuk latest: Tourists advised to avoid southern Thailand as downpours and gales sweep in

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environmental impact on tourism

link:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/storm-pabuk-latest-thailand-tourists-floods-wind-airlines-beaches-travel-foreign-office-a8711786.html

Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm have buffeted coastal villages and popular tourist resorts on southern Thailand, knocking down trees and utility poles, and flooding roads.

Holidaymakers were advised to avoid the area’s east coast as tropical storm Pabuk brought 5m-high waves and winds of up to 46mph.

One person was reported dead and another missing after a fishing boat with a crew of six capsized in high waves.

Airlines and boat operators suspended operations, beaches were closed and tourists were forced to change travel plans.

More than 6,100 people across four provinces had been forced to flee in advance, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.

The Meteorological Department said it had recorded winds of 40mph by the late afternoon, down from 47 mph when the storm hit land shortly after midday.

There had been concerns that Pabuk would be the worst storm to hit Thailand since 1989, when Typhoon Gay killed more than 400 people. But by nightfall it appeared less damage had been caused than was feared.

However, the Meteorological Department continued to warn of strong winds and waves of 3m-5m high in the Gulf of Thailand and 2m-3m in the Andaman Sea.

It advised all ships to stay ashore tomorrow, warning of possible storm surges on the Gulf coast.

Forecasters have also warned of possible flash flooding in certain areas.

“We can expect heavy rain and downpours, flooding and flash floods in the area throughout the night,” department chief Phuwieng Prakhammintara said.

Evacuation efforts were especially intense in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, about 480 miles south of Bangkok, where authorities sent lorries through flooded streets with downed power lines, urging people in danger zones to leave.

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Positive and Negative Impacts of Tourism on Angkor Wat and the People of the Local Area. 

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Positive and Negative Impacts of Tourism on Angkor Wat and the People of the Local Area. 

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Positive Economic Impact and Negative Environmental Impact of Tourism.

Name: Erynna

Link : https://georgecambodia.weebly.com/what-are-the-positive-and-negative-impacts-of-tourism-on-angkor-wat-and-the-people-of-the-local-area.html

Negative Environmental Impact of Tourism -

There are negative impacts on the environment and the locals.

About 5,000 visitors pass through the site each day, swarming over the sacred ancient monuments.

According to leading Angkorian expert Professor Charles Higham, "The human tidal wave that sweeps daily over Angkor has a serious impact on visitor experience. One is pestered constantly to buy postcards and elbowed by boorish tourists. The majority of people stay for two to three days, taking in the most famous monument: Angkor Wat, the Bayon, Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, and Phnom Bakheng. Concerns have been raised that the unrestricted access of visitors, along with pollution from the increased traffic of tourist buses, is hastening the rapid deterioration of monuments and their intricate bas-reliefs."

Positive Economic Impact of Tourism -

The positive part is that there is more money coming in for the people who sell their produce to the tourists. For example a day pass for all of the temples costs $20 for one person.  In the beginning there were only 200 people that came to see the sunset at Ankor Wat. But in 2012,2.06 million international visitors visited to Angkor national Park.

Some of the money is used for hospitals and schools. They are also building a new international airport that cost one billion dollars,which will be completed in 2015. All this building means more jobs for the locals.

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Cruise tourists overwhelm Europe's ancient resorts

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Cruise tourists overwhelm Europe's ancient resorts

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Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40592247

Socio-cultural impact of tourism
And positive economic impact

[NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TOURISM]

There are places where the surge of global tourism is starting to feel like a tidal wave.

Ancient cities around the shores of the Mediterranean and Adriatic are on the front line, their stone streets squeezed full of summer visitors as budget airlines and giant cruise ships unload ever-growing armies of tourists.

Take the Croatian city of Dubrovnik: a perfectly preserved historical miniature, carved from honey-coloured stone set in a sea of postcard blue.

Tourist takeover (evidence)

On a busy day three modern cruise ships, each one the size of a floating apartment building, can disgorge five or six times that number of people into the cityThey join the throngs of tourists staying in local hotels and in rooms rented over the internet, in streets where almost every elegant stone house has been converted

The once cultural land full of building that represents history of the place is being reconstructed into tourist facilities due to the rise of tourism in the area . Thus as they BUILD up their facilities to benefit tourists , they are erasing and disrespecting the history of the place .

[POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT]

The thousands of visitors to the place would Greatly amplify Economic growth in the area .
The place attracts fans of game of thrones too as a part of
Film-induced tourism and this could benefit the souvenier shops.

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An onslaught of tourists is stressing out Thailand

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An onslaught of tourists is stressing out Thailand

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1)Negative impact on the Environment (Littering and Pollution)
BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) - Back in early June, a small pilot whale gained global attention after it ingested plastic bags and packaging, and then died in southern Thailand. It was not a good look for the nation's tourism industry.
A month later, Thailand's Tourism Minister Weerasak Kowsurat holds up a picture frame containing pieces of an instant-noodle packet recovered from the stomach of the whale.
For him, it is emblematic of the environmental and other stresses of a record tourism boom that could see 40 million foreign arrivals - equivalent to over half the nation's population - in 2019.
Consider the case of Maya Bay on Phi Phi Island, which was made famous by the year 2000 movie "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
"The bay has been closed down by authorities for four months to give the island time to recover from environmental degradation, such as coral damage from boat anchors and rubbish on beaches, caused by constant tourist traffic.
"The increased influx of tourism is already having very visible impacts on the Thai seas and coasts," Mr Eike Schoenig, director and chief resident scientist at marine environmentalist group COREsea, said in an e-mail."
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BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) - Back in early June, a small pilot whale gained global attention after it ingested plastic bags and packaging, and then died in southern Thailand. It was not a good look for the nation's tourism industry. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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"Pollution" by tourism: How Japan fell out of love with visitors from China and beyond

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"Pollution" by tourism: How Japan fell out of love with visitors from China and beyond

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Socio-cultural Impact of Tourism

In addition, foreigners’ norms do not always mesh with local customs. While many overseas visitors have large and very visible tattoos, for example, the vast majority of Japanese still associate skin art with the nation’s notorious underworld groups.

Environmental Impact of Tourism
Increased Congestion

-A record 56.84 million tourists – both Japanese and foreign – visited the city in 2015 but one resident said the ancient capital was suffering “pollution by tourism”.
-In June, an article in the Asahi newspaper claimed “endless crowds, unknown neighbours and unruly behaviour” have damaged the quality of life for Kyoto residents.
-Public transport – particularly in “must-visit” cities such as Kyoto – is increasingly crowded; hotel rooms are becoming harder to find, particularly in busy periods like the spring cherry blossom season

Littering and pollution

-visitors litter
-people staying in private rental accommodation, known as minpaku, are falling foul of neighbourhood regulations on nighttime noise and the way household rubbish must be meticulously sorted before being left out

Increased crime

-vacant properties are used as unlicensed minpaku (private rental accommodation).

Source: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2110388/pollution-tourism-how-japan-fell-out-love-visitors-china-and

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Cornwall stops telling people to come to tourist beaches after heatwave triggers severe overcrowding

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Cornwall stops telling people to come to tourist beaches after heatwave triggers severe overcrowding

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Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cornwall-struggling-visitors-tourism-weather-heat-social-media-a8488211.html

Environmental Impact Of Tourism

Increased congestion

-Cornwall is struggling to cope with an “unprecedented” surge in holidaymakers, the county’s tourist board has said.

-Visit Cornwall claims coastal areas have become overcrowded and traffic is so gridlocked in some areas it has caused safety concerns. It has even taken the decision to stop promoting two beaches because of the sheer numbers of visitors.

-Porthcurno beach and Kynance Cove have seen an influx due to this summer's heatwave and heavy social media promotion.

-Malcolm Bell, of Visit Cornwall, told the BBC: Nobody wants to see this sort of mass tourism affecting the area, affecting the tourist experience and clogging the roads.

Carbon Footprint

-Kevin Hall, who runs a campsite near Porthcurno, said deliveries were late because they could not get through the jams.

-"It's been unprecedented,” he said. “It got to the stage where we had to go down to the junction to stop people coming into the village and try to turn them around."