Literature Review on Social Impacts of Tourism

Tourism is evolving as a fastest growing industry because of its prospective for job creation and multiplier effect. Tourism is one of the biggest and fastest growing areas in the global economy and has significant cultural and social effects, both positive and negative. The study of tourism impacts on social trends arise in these disciplines because tourism has been seen as one of the basic element of change at tourism last stop, so sociological study of tourism impacts is significant in itself. The unfavorable impact that tourism can have on the social heavily affects other non-tourist economic activities. To avoid these impacts tourism needs to be planned, managed and undertaken in a way that is socially beneficial reasonable. The relationship of tourism with the social is complex. The purpose of the review is to investigate positive and negative social impacts of tourism.

Keywords:

Tourism , Social Impacts , development