GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  Tourism is defined as the activities of persons identified as visitors.  A visitor is someone who is making a visit to the main destination outside his/her usual environment for less than a year for any main purpose [including] holidays, leisure and recreation, business , health, education, or other purposes. This scope is much wider than the traditional perception of tourists, which included only those traveling for leisure. [UNWTO statistics Guidelines: 2010] The following are positive impacts of tourism to Botswana: The tourism industry diversifies the economy of a country, for example, the Botswana tourism industry is quickly growing. This means that the government of Botswana will gain money from the tourism industry instead of relying mainly on minerals and beef exports. Tourism provides employment as many people are employed in tourism-related industries like safari companies, hotels and lodges, airlines, handicrafts, etc It promotes the development of remote are...

  Tourism is a collection of activities, services and industries that delivers a travel experience, including transportation , accommodations, eating and drinking establishments, retail shops , entertainment businesses, activity facilities, and other hospitality services provided for individuals or groups traveling away from home.  Negative impacts can be viewed as disadvantages or problems. The following negative impacts of tourism are common to Botswana and other countries in Africa including South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia , and Tanzania.  The following are the negative impacts of tourism in Botswana; The tourism industry is 100% run by the government but there are some private companies such as Safari companies that take a lot of profit from tourism . Tourism is an unreliable industry. The number of tourists can fluctuate from year to year due to different problems such as a shortage of money to tour by tourists. Like other industries, the tourism industry pa...