VesnaFM.doc. Effects of Globalization. Last Updated on Thursday, 05 July 2012 11:15 Globalization has various aspects which affect the world in several different ways such as: * Industrial - emergence of worldwide production markets and broader access to a range of foreign products for consumers and companies.
Particularly movement of material and goods between and within national boundaries. * Financial - emergence of worldwide financial markets and better access to external financing for borrowers. As these worldwide structures grew more quickly than any transnational regulatory regime, the instability of the global financial infrastructure dramatically increased, as evidenced by the financial crises of late 2008. As of 2005-2007, the Port of Shanghai holds the title as the World's busiest port. [1][2][3] * Economic - realization of a global common market, based on the freedom of exchange of goods and capital.
. * Informational - increase in information flows between geographically remote locations. . * Technical * Legal/Ethical [6] Globalisation - tourism the new imperialism. Today the tourist is a consumer.
The raw material of the tourist industry is the flesh and blood of people and their cultures, thus its long-term effect on a country whose main income is derived from tourism can be devastating. Once a people or culture has been exploited and subverted to the needs of the tourist industry it can never be replaced. -- Cecil Rajendra, lawyer and human rights activist, Malaysia I saw pregnant women struggling to lift their shovels while the soldiers laughed. -- refugee from the forced labour camps in Burma Aside from war, tourism is the single most destructive global force unleashed by man.
Tour companies, for their image, often claim to adhere to a code of conduct, on the ground they rarely even bother to pay lip service. Tourism is the fastest growing global industry. 1 in 4 Brits now travel abroad on a package holiday. Tourism is having a massive global impact, not just on the global economy. Tourists like to be on prime coastal sites. Web Resources.
Globalisation and tourism:Deadly mix for indigenous peoples. Globalisation and tourism: Deadly mix for indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are paying a high price for tourism, says Raymond de Chavez.
In their drive for profits, transnational corporations which dominate the international tourist industry have, with the complicity of governments (particularly those of the Third World), devastated the lives and lifestyles of indigenous peoples. The process of globalisation will only exacerbate their plight. GLOBALISATION and tourism have become a deadly mix for indigenous peoples. Tourism's impact on indigenous peoples' way of life and on their control of and access to their resources and environment has become more pronounced with globalisation of the world economy. For several decades now, tourism has been a major source of revenue for countries, specifically in the Third World.
The World Tourism Organisation has even predicted that by the 21st century, tourist arrivals would have reached billions annually. Tourism as export strategy Endnotes 1. VesnaFM.doc. Key Trends in Globalisation: tourism. I am currently in Shanghai speaking at a conference on the 2010 Shanghai World Expo - Exhibition & Convention Education and Research International at the Shanghai Institute of Technology.
One of the highlights of the conference was a talk by Professor Hailan Qu, Director of the Center for Hospitality and Tourism Research at Oklahoma State University. In addition to his own talk he made use of the video posted below entitled 'Did You Know' - on the subject 'Globalisation and the Information Age'. The video (showing what some people are really able to do with Powerpoint!)
Was created by Karl Fisch, and modified by Scott McLeod. Professor Hailan Qu supplied the link. The video already has more than four million views on YouTube. There have been many posts on this blog on globalisation and the internet. One of the comments on the video on YouTube simply says 'So... Those who believe that humanity can be pushed back into its narrow national boxes should simply watch this. Tourism, globalisation and sustainable development.
Tourism, globalisation and sustainable development Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy and developing countries are attempting to cash in on this expanding industry in an attempt to boost foreign investment and financial reserves.
While conceding that the uncontrolled growth of this industry can result in serious environmental and social problems, the United Nations contends that such negative effects can be controlled and reduced. Arguing that 'tourism needs to be more sustainable', the world body is organising a 'dialogue' this April in the UN Commission on Sustainable Development to bring together national and local governments, the tourism industry, trade unions and activist groups to realise this goal.