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Mass Tourism (kenya)
- Positive Impacts
- Economic
- It brings lots of
money into local
economy. Mass
tourism supports
jobs and money
- Social
- Gives people money
to do things. They can
improve their lives.
Young people stay
because jobs are
available. Investment
in local schemes such
as schools.
- Environmental
- People use money to help/preserve the
environment. Eco-tourism/green tourism
where tourists help. Input of money from
tourists helps maintain local companies and
fund environmental businesses
- Negative impacts
- Environmental
- Scaring the wildlife. Noise
pollution, litter. Too much
construction work
destroys habitat.
- Economic
- Most of the profit made
from tourism is kept by
large travel organisation.
Locals jobs are
taken/lose jobs.
- Social
- Loss of jobs and people
move. Tourism jobs are
often seasonal and low
paid. Traffic congestion
can cause great
inconvenience to locals.
Tourist behaviour can be
offensive.
- Kenya
- LEDC
- 47 tribes based within the country
- It used to be owned by Britain
- The president is called Churu Kenyatta
- Population: 44.4 million since 2014
- Mombassa is one of the beaches that attracts tourism
- The capital is Nairobi
- Positive
- Environmental
- Money goes towards the kenyan
services such as wildlife and famous
gardens. Mud tracks are different
and they are turned into roads so
that the locals can travel easier.
Bikes are used a lot more than cars
so there is less pollution
- Social
- The locals get money from the things they make and
sell such as souvenirs. Young people get experience on
the different jobs on offer and work. They are able to
bring modern things to the locals like internet, laptops
and phones. The country is able to invest in schools and
hospitals.
- Economic
- Kenya offers many jobs for
charity since there are many
shanty towns dotted around.
Tourists spending a lot of money
which gives locals income. Over
952,400 visitors in 2013, earning
$0.8 billion from tourism.
Tourism has created all year jobs
for kenyans
- Negative
- Social
- Congestion causing
inconvenience to
locals. There is an
obvious change in
culture in order to
attract tourism.
- Environmental
- In some cases there
are lots of pollutions
in the cities like
Nairobi. Noise
pollution and carbon
dioxide are both a
problem. Low flying
aircraft carrying
people into the local
parts of the country
easily scare animals
and then safaris are
made worse, its like a
large cycle.
- Economic
- The government is
corrupt so most of
the money
disappears. hotels
and travel
companies in
MEDC's take a lot of
the money. The
locals are not
always well payed.
- Is Organized tourism for large numbers of people