S.5 Geotourism Caltec S.5

TOURISM Tourism refers to an invisible trade where people move in search of pleasure, curiosity and study. The movement can be categorized into as: a) Domestic tourism-which involves movement in search of curiosity, pleasure, and study within the boundaries of a country. This mainly includes holidaymakers, students and others. b) Foreign (international) tourism—which involves foreigners from different countries of origin moving to another country in search of pleasure, study and curiosity. Tourism potentials: These things attract tourists to a specific place or country. These are both physical and man-made. Physical tourism potentials unique natural phenomena that tend to attract tourists like relief features, water bodies, vegetation, and wild animals, climate etc Man-made tourist potentials include cultures (dressing, marriage, dances), historical sites, traditional burial sites, archeological sites, industrialization, mining, farmlands etc General role of tourism in economic development Tourism generates foreign exchange to the economy because it is an invisible export. The tourists bring in foreign currency when they spend on travel, hotel resort accommodation, entertainment, shopping local items and crafts. The foreign currency is used to purchase foreign technology, payment of expatriates, which helps in the development process. Tourism leads to international recognition and respect of the country. For example, today Switzerland is recognized worldwide based on the developed tourism industry. It is for this reason that many head quarters of international organizations are located in Switzerland such as FIFA, Red cross etc More so tourism promotes international relationship / cooperation, which can be expanded economically. This arises from free movement and interaction of the foreign visitors and the host population, which acts as a basis of economic contacts and trade between the respective countries. It also encourages the inflow of investors. Conservation of natural beauty/ the environment of the country. Tourism helps in the conservation and preservation of the …