Negative Impacts Of Tourism

Tourism is a travel or the movement of people from other country to another country or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes. These people are called as visitors Nowadays , tourism industries become our main contributor in our country’s incomes years by years and create more additional jobs.A research had mention that “ tourism is one of largest, dynamic and attractive tool for economic development specifically in the developing countries” - (Norizawati & Tarmiji, 2014). Tourism can produce foreign exchange and investment which is beneficial to our country’s economy. As a way to increase the foreign exchange and also attract either global or local investors, we have to improve the quality of our

Uncontrolled tourism poses potential danger to many natural areas around the world. It also will cause a big pressure on an area, loss of natural habitat, increased pollution, and increased pressure on endangered. For decades, tourism industry growth has been a major contributor to increased economic activity throughout the world. “Tourism should be promoted with full of responsible and care. This is because once the natural beauty and human-made beauties are lost, tourism loses its appeal and attraction and could be reach the bottom. The benefits of tourism will stay only if due care is taken for the longevity and survival of the natural environment” – (Sanjoy Roy, 2014). Despite, the importance of tourism from its positive impact is always on the economic aspect. On the other hand, there are also negative impact of tourisms. These negative impacts can be reduced or avoided by reducing the tourist numbers in some areas and implement of strict law and the need for management and stewardship. Habitat can be damaged due to tourism leisure activities. For example, wildlife viewing can bring about stress for the animals and change their natural behavior when tourists come too close to them. Safaris and wildlife watching activities will bring bad effect on habitat as they often being disturbed by the noise and commotion created by tourists as they chase wild animals in their trucks and aircraft. This is because it will put high pressure on animal habits and their behaviors and tends to bring about behavioral changes. In some cases, as in Kenya, a country that get the negative effect of tourism. This is because the environment and wildlife can be damaged through tourism. So, the Kenyan government has created strategies for the future that they hope they will reduce the negative impacts of tourism in their country. Next, by implementation of strict law in conservation areas