Puerto Maldonado, Peru
- Ecotourism focuses on conservation and preservation in Peru
- Bird watching is a big thing with people trying to see Condors so there are many tours
- There is Machu Picchu, which is a natural and cultural world heritage site. To prevent disturbance to this area only 500 hikers are allowed to visit it a day and permits are needed.
- It is prohibited to litter, start fires and collects plants and animals.
- Guides are from local communities so it provides jobs.
- There are small huts to stay in with limited electricity and the food is all locally sources.
Unsustainable tourism
Goa, India
- Protests from locals
- Hotel chains sending profits out of the country
- All inclusive hotels compete with local restaurants and bars
- Mangrove forests cut down for hotels and pools
- Drying fish on beaches are banned so fishing industry has been hit
- Land price has increased so local businesses cannot afford rates
- Hotels using all the water so locals only get water for 2 hours a day
- Increased crime in the area
Tourism as a development strategy
Positives
- Creates jobs
- Income for indirect taxes from tourists spending for the government
- Infrastructure improvements
- Attracts FDI
- Increased entrepreneurship from locals
- New skills and technology introduced
Negatives
- Dependency on tourism can lead to problems if there are things like natural disasters and political unrest.
- Pressure on services and resources
- Potential worker exploitation
- Economic leakage with TNCs profits going abroad
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