In todays world, Tourism plays a vital role in the economy of a country, but the rapid increment of the tourism industry may lead to environmental degradation and cultural disruption in many popular places.There are many negative impacts, but there are also some measures that can help mitigate this problem.
There are a number of negative impacts of mass tourism. Firstly, Environmental pollution is one of the major impact that of mass tourism. With the increase of tourists in any area of the world, the pollution has been increasing too. Tourists visits different places and consume the packed food and might leave the plastic degrading the environment. In addition, cultural degradation is another major impacts of mass tourism. When there are mass of tourist , the culture and tradition might get commercialized as the local people might have to adapt according to the demand of the tourist.
Various possible courses of action could be taken in order to mitigate the problem. In the first place, Government can implement a strict rules and regulations. We can implement strict rule for the tourists the polluting the area and charge some fine accordingly. The fine amount can be used for the development of the tourist area, it later can also help in the economy of the nation. Another step forward, we can organization different cultural programs. Organizing different program can promote our culture and tradition. Tourists can get to know about the community and there culture. For instance, If the tourists visit the tharu community, we can show tharu dances, songs , food which help in promoting the culture.
To sum up, it is evident that although a number of factors affect the environment and the culture. There are also measures to mitigate the problem by taking different steps.