Why Tourism Matters

“Why Tourism Matters” is a very informative article that deals with, quite obviously, tourism.  I was amazed to learn that tourism, in the general sense of the term, is not a recent phenomenon.  The article reveals that even back in Imperial Rome, tourism was a part of people’s lives that were able to afford it.  Although the reasons have changed, back then it was for trade or pilgrimage while today it is for the experience and leisure, tourism still applies the same basic elements.  It is something that people strive for, and it is something that benefits the locations where tourists flock.  Not surprisingly, tourism creates a positive economic impact in the region visited, so it is beneficial for tourist destinations to do all they can to promote their country are region to those potential tourists.  Along with the money and jobs that tourism help to create, tourism can also benefit a place culturally.  Because tourists want the “full experience”, those hosting the tourists find a strong sense of cultural pride and awareness in order to give the tourists what they want.