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94.07.03 workshop FRI session 23 Tourism Benefits Economic, socio‐cultural and environmental benefits Social benefits It can bring about a real sense of pride and identity among the local community Showcasing distinct characteristics Of their ways of life, history and culture Encourage the preservation of tradition Environmental benefits Provides financial support for preservation of ecosystems Natural resource management Economic benefits Provides jobs directly to the local economy such as tour guides, housekeeping Indirect employment is created Like agriculture, retail, food production Visitors' expenditure generates income for the local community It leads to alleviation of poverty Heavily reliant on tourism Economic diversification is important to the area Concentration of environmentally damaging industries Infrastructure development like airports, roads, hospitals They can benefit the economy Tourism can aid economic development Allowing more trade Tourism also brings Good luck!