IMPACTS OF TOURISM

Tourism is a complex subject to deal with and so is it's impact or effects,as a service industry involves in economic activities which effects in the country and various other related sectors.Different impact or effect of tourism in context of Nepal is as follows:

IMPACTS ON ECONOMY
Positive Impact:

-source of foreign income or exchange.

-Factor of regional development.

-Initates infrastructural and industrial development.

-Provides employment generation.

Negative Impact:

Being seasonal,Tourism helps in the employment for the local people for ceratin time of the year only.This is vital in context of the countries like Nepal where the most of the tourism attractions are natural.

IMPACTS ON SOCIETY

Positive Impacts:

-Socio-cultural understanding.

-International relationship development.

-Education about people and country.

Negative Impacts:

Generally,in younger generations,the practice of western way of life style and manners changes their socio cultural outlook,which might affect the values and norms of existing culture.

IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENT

Positive Impacts:

-Rehabilitation of existing buildings and historical sites.

-Transformation of old house and places into new uses for museums,hotels and tourist attractions.

-Present concept of tourism is to keep the nature at its uniqueness.

Negative Impacts:

Natural habitat and environment were destroyed.pollution is created