SUTM 5007_Paradoxes_2024-25 by

2025-03-25 10:57:06 UTC

We support it strongly.

2025-03-25 11:00:30 UTC

• Direct economic gains

• Increased foreign exchange earnings: International tourist cities like Paris earn substantial foreign exchange from foreign tourists' spending on accommodation, dining, and shopping.

• Driving related industries: Tourism stimulates sectors such as transportation, accommodation, catering, and entertainment. For example, in Lijiang, China, the booming tourism has increased the number of inns and sales of local specialties.

• Job creation: As a labor - intensive industry, tourism provides various jobs like tour guides and hotel staff. In Phuket, Thailand, it has offered many employment opportunities.

• Indirect economic gains

• Infrastructure improvement: Cities invest in infrastructure for tourists, which also benefits local residents. Barcelona's transportation system improvement after the Olympics is a case in point.

• Enhanced city image and popularity: Successful tourism activities can attract more investment. Dubai's iconic buildings have made it well - known globally and attracted business investment.

Disadvantages of over - dependence on tourism

• Vulnerable economic structure: A city relying too much on tourism is at risk when affected by external factors like the COVID - 19 pandemic. Venice's economy declined sharply during the pandemic due to the lack of tourists.

• Overexploitation and damage of tourism resources: Over - reliance may lead to excessive development. For instance, the influx of tourists in Angkor Wat has damaged the ancient ruins and the surrounding environment.

• Seasonal unemployment and economic fluctuations: Many tourist cities have peak and off - peak seasons. In off - peak seasons, tourism workers may face unemployment, as seen in Beidaihe.

Every journey matters

2025-03-25 11:01:35 UTC

Facilities and infrastructures are serving everyone of a city. There is no need to divide them into residents and tourists. A city with good infrastructures and facilities are also able to attract more tourists.

double- edged sword

2025-03-25 11:02:07 UTC

The higher a city gains from tourism, the higher its dependence on tourism economy is bound to be. Even if the share of tourism revenue is adjusted, the loss of this revenue will hit the city once tourism suffers. For example, Macau's income has dropped a lot during the epidemic, precisely because of its excessive dependence on tourism economic income.

Support: Tourists in cities are economically and physically invisible

2025-03-25 11:05:13 UTC

The identity of people in the city often changes at any time, for example, students may suddenly consume in a restaurant in a tourism attraction in HK, which is seem to becoming short distance tourists but hard to be identified and created economic action but invisible.

agree.

MUNIREYAKUPU — 2025-03-25 11:05:27 UTC

Macao’s economy relies heavily on tourism (80% of GDP from gaming and tourism), but this dependency creates risks. During COVID-19, its economy reduce by 56% due to travel bans. Over-reliance also causes: high living costs for locals, limited economic diversity, etc.

2025-03-25 11:05:36 UTC

With proper planning and sustainable practices, tourism can bring significant economic benefits and cultural exchange. However, Over-reliance on tourism can lead to issues like overcrowding, infrastructure strain, and environmental degradation. The key is to balance tourism with other economic activities and ensure that the benefits are distributed equitably. Therefore, the paradox can be mitigated with effective management and a holistic approach to tourism development.

2025-03-25 11:06:14 UTC

I'm supporting the side of fewer facilities that were specifically built for tourist use.

Urban planning should first and foremost meet the needs of residents
The construction of facilities specifically for tourists requires a significant investment.
In the early stages of the city's development, less consideration was given to the specific needs of tourists. It was only with the development of tourism in the city that more tourist elements were incorporated.

2025-03-25 11:06:15 UTC

Large number of tourists in cities

Significant Economic Contribution

2025-03-25 11:06:21 UTC

I have an idea that the higher the level of development of a city, the higher the mobility of the population it can bear. The so-called imbalance in the supply of services for residents and tourists is a problem of development stage and level. It is a normal phenomenon that the city's self-growth is not matched with the external changing environment, or in the process of dynamic matching.

Therefore, the lower the development level of a city, the less it benefits from this.

2025-03-25 11:06:36 UTC

Tourism activities have a dual impact on urban development.

Positive aspects: economic benefits and job creation; building a city's IP; promoting the renewal of infrastructure.

Negative aspects: fragile economic structure; resource carrying capacity; possible impact on the living standards of local residents.

2025-03-25 11:06:47 UTC

Social Media Distorts Reality: Platforms like Instagram turn travel into a checklist of "must-see" spots. Then tourists focus more on taking perfect photos than actually experiencing the place. For example, people might spend hours editing a photo of a mountain instead of enjoying the real view.

2025-03-25 11:07:33 UTC

People may quickly distinguish tourists from locals in popular tourist cities, particularly around well-known landmarks. People are able to identify travelers in tourist attractions, even in less appealing tourist cities. Tourists seem less different from natives when they look at day-to-day sights like restaurants, shops, and bus stops.

2025-03-25 11:08:11 UTC

Tourists and locals shop, eat, and use transport in similar ways (e.g., Tokyo's Ginza, where both groups visit the same stores).

Tourists pay with apps/cards like locals (e.g., Shanghais Alipay), making spending invisible.

Tourists buy from regular supermarkets and cafes, not just tourist spots. Tourists are everywhere, but hard to see.

2025-03-25 11:08:59 UTC

While cities benefits from tourism, they also need to manage the negative impacts. Effective policies and management are crucial to ensure that tourism contributes positively to the city's development without compromising the residents' life quality