GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  cultural pollution: this occurs when foreign culture interacts with local culture and makes the locals to abondan their ways in favour of foreign culture. spread of diseases: some tourists when they enter in the country come with various diseases which can be transmitted to local population. the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS across international borders can be fueled by tourism. there are diseases that are far more deadly which can also be spread through tourism. an example of such a disease is Ebola. drug trafficking: some drug traffickers move from one country to another pretending to be tourists. airports and road border posts in many part of Tanzania have a shortage of equipment to catch global drug traffickers. unfair exploitation of resources: some tourist activities such as game hunting may lead to the dwindling of wild animals and disturbance to the ecosystem. environmental degradation: this may be caused by activities done to develop tourist attractions such as bui...

  It encourages poaching as tourists demand for souvenirs in form of game trophies. The presence of tourists encourages crimes as they attract criminals. There is an increase in school drop-outs as children are enticed to leave school to show tourists around or to engage in illicit sexual behaviours with tourists. It increases use of drug trafficking and abuse. Some of the tourist traffic drugs and encourage the youths to use and abuse drugs. Tourism interferes with wildlife as tourists litter the parks – making wild animals to ingest the litter which changes their feeding habits. Luxury goods are imported to provide for the needs of tourists’ hotel facilities. This drains the country of its foreign exchange. Tourist facilities are developed at the expense of other development projects like roads , airstrips, health facilities, etc. The presence of tourists can lead to moral degradation/decay and interfere with the societal fabrics Most tourists pay for their upkeep abroad causin...

  The government through the ministry of tourism and information make vigorous publicity campaigns to create awareness on the tourist attractions in Kenya to popularize Kenya as a tourist destination. Arrangements of group bookings (Packaged tours) are made in the tourist source countries to make travel and accommodation cheaper for the tourists. High caliber personnel are trained at Kenya Utalii College for the tourist hotels that assist in providing excellent services in the tourist industry. Compared to neighbouring countries that experience frequent civil strife, our country has been enjoying relative peace and political stability which encourage tourism. The Threat of terrorism At times makes source nations for tourists to Kenya issue travel advisories due to insecurity. Presence of numerous tourist hotels in towns and game lodges in game parks in different parts of the country that offer excellent facilities to the tourists. The success of Measures to conserve wildlife like t...

  Problems facing the tourism industry in Tanzania include: Poor transport and communication Poor marketing of the tourist attractions Shortage of capital to develop the tourism industry Poor coordination policies between government and stakeholders in the industry Crime that caused by tourists from visiting tourist areas. Poaching has led to the extinction of some animals Stiff Competition competition from other countries with the same attractions Failure to master different languages creates a communication RELATED POSTS IMPORTANCE OF SOIL STRUCTURE     7 CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUATORIAL CLIMATE    7 ADVANTAGES OF WETLANDS     7 FACTORS INFLUENCING MASS WASTING    5 CONDITIONS FOR EXISTENCE OF CORAL REEFS    3 TYPES OF WEATHERING AND THEIR PROCESSES    6 LANDFORMS OF HIGHLANDS GLACIATION CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE PLATE TECTONICS THEORY EXPLAINED 9 CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK F...

  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...