1. IMPACT OF
TOURISM
3.02 Discuss the
cultural impact of
tourism.

2. Culture
The practices of a society
including its customary
beliefs, social roles, and
material objects that are
passed down from
generation to generation.

3. Elements of a culture
that attract tourists
•Handicrafts
•Language
•Traditions
•Cuisine
•Art & music
•Architecture
•History & visual
reminders •Religion
•Work & technology •Educational
Systems
•Leisure activities
•Dress

4. Positive Cultural Effects
of Tourism
•Cross adoption: Local
residents adopt tourists’
values and at the same
time, tourists adopt values
of the places they visit
•Helps traditional arts and
crafts to survive
•Contributes to ethnic
preservation

5. Negative Cultural Effects
of Tourism
•Local artistic standards
may suffer when cheap
reproductions of native
crafts are mass-produced
for tourists’ consumption.
•Local religious and social
customs may suffer
commercialization.
•Disruption in the way of life
for some cultures has
become a problem.

6. Negative Cultural Effects
of Tourism
•Local artistic standards
may suffer when cheap
reproductions of native
crafts are mass-produced
for tourists’ consumption.
•Local religious and social
customs may suffer
commercialization.
•Disruption in the way of life
for some cultures has
become a problem.