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Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Learning Outcomes
Table 1. Frequency and Types of Tourists and their Adaptation to Local Norms
The level of interaction between the hosts and guest is illustrated in Table 1 for each type of
tourist.
Positive Social Effects of Tourism and Hospitality
Some of the positive effects of tourism and hospitality are the following:
1. It creates a new medium for social change and multicultural understanding.
2. It encourages adaptation to the realties of modern life and works toward improving
the host country’s environment and lifestyle options;
3. It promotes knowledge and use of foreign languages, and;
4. It improves health condition and disease control.