Conclusion Of Tourism

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Conclusion
In order to answer the overall question which is “What are the impacts of tourism in Pantai Cenang, Langkawi Island, Malaysia? I am going to refer back to my original hypothesis.

Hypothesis 1 = “I think that tourism will benefit the local society and economy.”
This hypothesis has been proven. My questionnaire and photographs I took support this hypothesis. It is clear that Pantai Cenang has undergone modernising and development at least in the tourist accommodations in the area. Workers I asked even said that the “local economy has benefited” and their “wages have increased”. For many locals, their whole career is based on the fact that there are annual visits from a sizeable amount of tourists which indicate that they depend on the tourist industry which just shows how important tourists are the the Langkawi economy. However a disadvantage of this is that economic leakage can occur if tourist stay at organisations by MNCs or foreign companies as revenue generated from Pantai Cenang is lost to other countries.

Hypothesis 2 = “Money from tourism will also improve infrastructure in Langkawi.”
My traffic clearly indicates that automobiles have been the most popular mode of transportation in the area. I would infer that over the years there definitely has been some form of development of the roads and parking spaces for cars. There are also pictures as well as my land use map that depict many construction sites which indicates that the area is developing. This

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