Doxey’s Model of Irritation
Social Impact of Tourism
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, Overview
• Tourism involves the movement of, and contact
between, people in different geographical locations.
• It also relates to the confrontation of different cultures,
ethnic and religious groups, values and lifestyles,
languages and levels of prosperity.
• Every culture is indeed different and curiosity about
our world and its many different people is a strong
motivation to travel (Lubbe, 2003)
• The degree to which conflict occur between hosts and
guests depends upon the similarity in their standards
of living, the number of visitors and the extent to which
visitors adapt to local norms and cultures
2
, Factors Facilitating the Growth
of Cultural Tourism
• Rising education level
• Economic role of women
• Increasing demand for short trip
• Increasing number of events and festivals
• Shift in demography
• …………Students interact……………..
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Social Impact of Tourism
1
, Overview
• Tourism involves the movement of, and contact
between, people in different geographical locations.
• It also relates to the confrontation of different cultures,
ethnic and religious groups, values and lifestyles,
languages and levels of prosperity.
• Every culture is indeed different and curiosity about
our world and its many different people is a strong
motivation to travel (Lubbe, 2003)
• The degree to which conflict occur between hosts and
guests depends upon the similarity in their standards
of living, the number of visitors and the extent to which
visitors adapt to local norms and cultures
2
, Factors Facilitating the Growth
of Cultural Tourism
• Rising education level
• Economic role of women
• Increasing demand for short trip
• Increasing number of events and festivals
• Shift in demography
• …………Students interact……………..
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