To what extent might a country’s tourist industry harm the local people?

tourism-industry

Points for how might a country’s tourist industry harm the local people

• Customs and traditions could become a ‘sideshow’
• Land taken for the development
• Denied access to beaches/tourist sites
• Rise in the cost of living
• Only the elite/investors/government benefit from the profits
• Moral degeneration (sex tourism/rise in crime/begging)
• Seasonal work
• Growth in cottage/craft industries
• Improved infrastructure
More employment opportunities
• Exhibit and share traditions/rituals