TPPD CHAPTER 1 (TOUR 07)

A short-term movement of people outside the places where they normally live and work.

Tourism

• Economic

• Socio-Cultural

•Environmental/Physical

TOURISM IMPACTS

• Generates revenue and employment

• Provides economic opportunities for peripheral regions

• development in different areas

• “Pag sa turismo, may trabaho”

+ Economic Impact (Direct)

High multiplier effect and indirect revenue and employment

+ Economic Impact (Indirect)

How many times money spent by a tourist is circulated in a country's economy.

The Multiplier Effect

• Direct Impact

• Indirect Impact

• Induced Impact

3 important concepts of Multiplier Effect;

The tourist’s initial spending which (creates direct)

Direct Impact (M.E.)

•The initial process of re-spending

E.g. employees’ salary

Indirect Impact(M.E.)

• The secondary process of re-spending

E.g. .)’ purchases

Induced Impact(M.E.)

• Stimulation of mass tourism

• Supports cultural and heritage tourism

• Areas protested for ecotourism provide economic benefits

Indirect benefits (Economic Impacts)

• Fosters community stability and well-being through economic benefits and local participation

• Aesthetic and spiritual benefits and enjoyment for residents and tourists

• Accessible to a broad spectrum of the population

Socio-Cultural Impacts (DIRECT AND INDIRECT BENEFITS)

• Incentive to protect natural environments

• Incentive to rehabilitate modified environments

• Provide funds to manage and expand protected areas

• Ecotourism assists with habitat maintenance and enhancement

• Ecotourist serve as environmental watchdogs

Direct Benefits (Environmental Impacts)