C7084-Discussion on the Travel and Tourism Sector

1.Evaluate the main positive and negative economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism.

2.Explain strategies that can be used to minimise the negative impacts while maximising the positive impacts. 

Introduction

This report presents the background of the Chester. The main aim of this report is to identify the positive and negative impact to develop the old Victorian factory, Chester as a tourist attraction. It also discusses the factor that can support to decline the negative impacts on the tourism in the context of Chester.

Background of the Chester

The Chester Factory Village is a historic district that was settled in the 1760s. Chester played a crucial role in the industrial revolution that began in the North West of England in the 18^th century. This city is located in the north east of the city that is the heart of this industry. In addition to this, it can also be said that Chester influences tourist because of their attractive features as compared to other tourist places. In Chester, there are many places that could influence visitors and retain them for the long term. These places are such as Deva Victrix in Grosvenor Museum, Chester, Castle Gate, Chester Castle, Photochrom of the Chester Rows, and Falcon Inn. From the evaluation of Global Tourism Solutions, £2.61 billion visitors are found in 2015 that is enhanced by 5.35% in 2017. It could be beneficial for improving the tourism industry performance effectively. In addition, it is also addressed that the clim

1.Positive and negative impact of tourism

The old Victorian factory can be an important place to develop as a tourism and travel place. They can be used as craft outlets, retail outlets, museum, and café. The old Victorian factory could be beneficial to improve the economic condition of Chester by developing the travel and tourism. At the same time, the travel and tourism could also negative impact on economic, environmental, and social. Consequently, the following influences are remarkable in Chester with tourism of old Victorian factory.

Economic Impact

Positive impact of Tourism

Chester has historic background with a combination of the modern structure as it will support to influence a large number of tourists. The Older Victorian factory can be imperative to develop as larger museums, natural destinations, and hotels in Chester. The economy of Chester is striving with the business of hospitality (Epstein and Buhovac, 2014). The entrance of tourist in Chester and stay for a long period has enhanced the strength of economy appropriate. The tourism in Chester can influence a large number of people for employment. It provides a largest contribute to improving the economic condition of the country through enhancing the employment level.

Beside this, Chester can be beautiful destinations to influence the visitors in specified time and sustain them for the long term. In addition, the development of old Victorian factory as a tourist place can improve the economic circumstance of the country in long-term (Hahn and Lülfs, 2014). The positive benefit of tourism and travel companies in Chester will include the inflow of foreign currency, higher employment, government tax base, higher income, and increment in the export industry. It is analysed that over £127 billion is traveled worth annually in the UK economy. Further, 9.6% of total UK jobs originated from travel and tourism. Moreover, approximately £127.4bn (7.1%) of UK GDP was increased from travel and tourism. This industry will create the job in other fields like hotels, and bars. Visitors have spent over £1bn and creating 26,500 jobs in the UK.

Negative impact of Tourism

In Chester, tourism is not permanent business as it could be beneficial for the specific season. Hence, it can be said that Chester tourism can decline the growth of the economy. In addition, it can also be said that the declining level of economic could impact on many factors like employment rate, the income level of employee, and production level of organization.

Another negative impact of economic factor incorporates the increment in cost of living, the demand of the public services, increase in inflation rate and property tax, gain in the reliance of Chester economy on travel and tourism field.

Environmental Impact

Positive impact of tourism

Tourism in the Chester can increase the opportunity to improve the environmental condition in a systematic way. The development of old Victorian factory empowered to the tourism organization for improving the country economy. Chester has focused on the improvement of environment due to attracting a large number of consumers.

An appropriate management of environmental factor can support to decline the pollution from Chester. The government of England provides the many policy and services to the organization for preserving the destination nature. Hence, it can be said that enhancement in the tourism could positively influence the environmental circumstances of destination. The target objectives are being liable towards the more advantages in order to save the natural resources. 

Negative impact of tourism

Chester has lack of natural resources and greenery that can create complexity to development of the tourism place. Hence, tourism organization can develop Victorian factory as a tourist place as it will be crucial to improve the environmental situation (Holden, 2016). In contrast to this, lack of infrastructure facility and waste management could be a negative impact on the environment of Chester and worldwide business houses such as old Victorian factory to flourish (Mason, 2015). Another negative factor is a destructing environment of flora and fauna in host nations, impact on the Chester environment due to pollution, degradation of the landscape, and affected scare resources.

Social Impact

Positive impact of tourism

The older Victorian factories are designed accordance to the international demands and attraction themes whereas the local cultural and social values are influenced. It becomes complex for the local culture to meet the modern life. The Chester is publically and culturally concentrated to the earliest pattern but it makes changes in their culture due to the development of Victorian factory as tourism place. 

Negative impact of tourism

On the other hand, local society faced the problems to reserve their values about culture and society with old through the development of Victorian factory. In another side, Chester is also faced many problems to preserve the ethics regarding the natural resources and animals. The social standard of people can be increased by the development of Victorian factory as a tourist place in the cheater. Due to this, the people encourage the development of Victorian factory (Sigala, 2014). Furtheremore, the negative aspect of a social factor is a loss of local festivals and impact of local culture is being monitored in the nation.

In addition to this, it is also addressed that there are many reasons that could negative direct impact on the tourism like inflation, house price increase, and seasonality. Moreover, inflation can decline the income of people that can direct impact on product and services. In the low income, people give more priority to their more satisfactory goods as could decline the tourism of Chester. Beside this, the season can bound Chester employee to earn in the limited time frame. Chester can create the problem for the employee of Chester in winter season due to fixing season of tourism as it could negative impact on the tourism. Apart from this, enhancement in the house price could also negative impact on the growth of Chester because of it unable the people to systematically grow (Stigka, et al., 2014).

2.Minimization of negative impacts

Tourism sector should implement strategies and plans for minimizing the negative impacts and sustain the tourism in future. In case, tourism sector uses the strategies systematically then they can attract a large number of people for tourism. For minimizing the negative impact, tourism sector organization should encourage the adequate changes regarding tourism improvement. At the same time, it can also be said that tourism sector should employ the local residents and mitigate the negative effects of tourism from Chester systematically. The employment can be the best resource for the development of Chester that can also help to present the country as a hosting destination (Stigka, et al., 2014). Tourism industry should use the governmental rules to improve the economy of Chester. The Victorian factory should influence the visitors to stay a long time in the Chester as it could improve the condition of the economy. 

In addition, tourism organization should make an effective plan about environmental practices consequently it helps to decline the population from Chester appropriately. A tourism organization should focus on the factors that can negatively impact on the health of people as well as the environment to decline the level of pollution. At the same time, it can also be said that the natural places should be attractive and clean as it could be supportive to mitigate the environmental issues and improve tourism sector. The tourist can be directed to perform better at the tourist place for sustaining the tourist place in long-run. Along with this, an organization should develop the environment protection policy to maintain the fresh airs, clean roads, and greenery to eliminate the environmental hazards. Through environmental protection policy, tourism organization will be capable to deal the environmental factor.

Moreover, an organization should also use environmental strategy to develop old Victorian factory as a tourist place in Chester (Tribe, 2015). For influence, a large number of people, an organization should aware the tourist as well as localize about the importance of historic place to improve the existence of tourism in Chester. Tourism organization should also promote the culture and social standards in the destination as it will be effective to mitigate the negative impacts of tourism. Strategies can help to improve the growth of the community as well as supports to positive change in the tourism. The old Victorian factory can be supportive to make positive changes in the tourism sector. Moreover, it can also provide the luxury services to consumers because of stable the consumers in Chester for long-term (Stigka, et al., 2014).

In addition, it can be recommended that country should produce a local product in Chester as it could enhance the flow of money and eliminate the social issues in a systematic manner. Moreover, it is also found that the government should also extend the season of tourism to retain the tourist for the long term as it would improve the standard of living of Chester people (Tribe, 2015). Moreover, Chester should also start to high tourism duty on the hotels as it could also increase additional source to increase capital in the Chester. Consequently, it would make capable to Chester to improve their existing situation. Apart from this, Government should mandate the tourism organization to use training and development method for improving their staff skills as it could be supportive to attract a large number of tourist in limited time and obtain a higher amount of profit (Stigka, et al., 2014).

Conclusion

From the above analysis, it can be concluded that the development of old Victorian factory as a tourist place can positively impact on some factors such as economic, environmental, and social. In addition, a tourism organization can use appropriate strategies to overcome negative impacts of tourism on the economy, social, and environmental factor. 

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