Changes that tourism has made to Kunming.

Every single thing that happen will brought about negative and positive impacts. Tourism is the same. Below is a table on the good and bad impacts of tourism on Kunming.

Has tourism been a culprit in commodifying cultures and traditions?

Yes, I agree to a certain extent. Globalisation, in my point of view, will still take place even without tourism existing. Tourism is just speeding up the rate of commodifying the cultures and traditions.

However, there is a way to slow down the rate of commodifying the cultures and traditions.

Always ask ourselves this few questions. If it is YES, we are having responsible tourism, if it is NO, we are further aggravating the situation and should find ways to solve the problem as quickly as possible.

§ Are local people involved in the tourism industry as employees?

§ Does the organization cooperate with the local businesses?

§ Does it have a respectful attitude to the local culture?

§ Is there respect to nature and how is it protected?

§ How much economic benefit will the local population get from tourism?

§ Are tour operators concerned about ecological hotels, transport, and

restaurants?

We can see it is a great challenge to make a profitable business running tourism in an area without some negative effect to the local communities. It is possible for the tourism industry to cooperate with other industries and bring benefits to both the tourism organizations and local businesses. The first step to achieve it is to understand the needs and desires of both the host community and the tourists.