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    The document discusses the socio-economic impact of tourism. It defines tourism according to the World Tourism Organization as people traveling and staying in places outside their usual environment for less than a year for various purposes including leisure, business, and others. It then outlines the major reasons for travel such as leisure, visiting friends and relatives, and business. It also identifies the key elements and stakeholders in tourism including governments, businesses, consumers, local communities, and the hospitality sector. Finally, it discusses some of the challenges faced by tourism in Kerala, India and important factors to consider in sustainable tourism development related to environmental, social, and economic issues.

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    The document discusses the socio-economic impact of tourism. It defines tourism according to the World Tourism Organization as people traveling and staying in places outside their usual environment for less than a year for various purposes including leisure, business, and others. It then outlines the major reasons for travel such as leisure, visiting friends and relatives, and business. It also identifies the key elements and stakeholders in tourism including governments, businesses, consumers, local communities, and the hospitality sector. Finally, it discusses some of the challenges faced by tourism in Kerala, India and important factors to consider in sustainable tourism development related to environmental, social, and economic issues.

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    The document discusses the socio-economic impact of tourism. It defines tourism according to the World Tourism Organization as people traveling and staying in places outside their usual environment for less than a year for various purposes including leisure, business, and others. It then outlines the major reasons for travel such as leisure, visiting friends and relatives, and business. It also identifies the key elements and stakeholders in tourism including governments, businesses, consumers, local communities, and the hospitality sector. Finally, it discusses some of the challenges faced by tourism in Kerala, India and important factors to consider in sustainable tourism development related to environmental, social, and economic issues.

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    SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT

    What is Tourism?

    According to World Tourism Organisation(WTO),tourism is the activities of the persons


    travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one
    consecutive year for leisure business and other purposes.

    Reasons for travel

    1.Leisure tourism

     Holidays
     Health and fitness
     Sport
     Education
     Culture and religion
     Social and spiritual

    2.Visting friends and relatives

     Visting elderly relatives


     Wedding celebrations
     Social visit to friends and realtives

    3. Business tourism

     Business meetings
     Exhibitions and trade fairs
     Conferences and conventions
     Incentive travel(from company as a reward for sales achievement)
    Major elements of tourism

    1. Administrator
     National Govt.
     Regional Govt.
     Local Govt.
    2. Businesses(Private sector)
     Corporate bodies
     Associate bodies
    3. Consumers
    4. Localities’
    5. Hospitality sector
     Travel agents
     Transportation
     Tour operators
     Accommodation and catering
     Tourist information and guiding services
    6. Civil societies, NGOs etc.

    Challenges faced by kerala tourism

    1. Improper road
    2. Inadequate information from DoT
    3. Taxation from Govt.
    4. Inadequate promotion of hill stations
    5. Inadequate training of auto,taxi,bus drivers
    6. Lack of cleanliness and hygiene
    7. Museums and zooms are not upto the international standards
    8. Decentralisation of power
    9. Lack of involvement from corporate
    10. Improper management of natural resources in tourist destination
    11. Lack of proper monitoring,measuring,reporting and auditing system

    Some of the important factors to be considered


    1. Affordable cost
    2. Good weather
    3. Guaranteed a good hotel with facilities Good information is available on the social,
    economic and political situation of the country and local area to be visited
    4. There is a significant opportunity for interaction with the local people
    5. Trip has been specifically designed to cause as little damage as possible to the
    environment
    6. Company has ethical policies
    7. Local customs and appropriate dress and behavior for tourists
    8. Ways for tourists to support the local economy and meet the local people
    9. Political background to the country and specific region
    10. Local religious beliefs
    11. How to protect the local environment and reduce waste while overseas
    12. The wages and working conditions of local people working in tourism
    13. Polluted sea
    14. Crime
    15. Local illness
    16. Food or water shortages for local residents
    17. Too much noise
    18. Air pollution
    19. Litter in public places
    20. Hotels and other buildings out of character with the local environment
    21. Quality of accommodation in the hotel/apartment
    22. Reputation of the holiday company to resolve your problems overseas
    23. resort
    24. Provision of social and environmental information in tour operator’s brochures
    25. Reputation of the holiday company on environmental issues
    26. Training of localities’
    27. Protection of archaeological monuments
    28. Holiday should benefit the people of the destination (for example, through jobs and
    business opportunities)
    29. Holiday should not damage the environment
    30. Holiday should include visits to experience local culture and foods
    31. Workers in the destination are guaranteed good wages and working conditions
    32. Money goes towards preservation of the local environment and reversing some negative
    environmental effects of tourism
    33. Hotels serve food produced locally
    34. Money goes to support a local charity
    35. Health care solutions
    36. Displacement of local people
    37. Reduction of water supply
    38. Discouragement of camp fire and open fire
    39. Security standard provided
    40. Standardized communication measures

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