SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ecotourism, Mass Media, Economic Globalization
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The spread of the intensification of capitalism across the globe. Involves interaction and integration of increasing number of people through international trade and investment, travel and tourism and information technology and the mass media. Us has the highest migration rate with canada placing sixth after france and saudi arabia. Migration attributed to age old search for better life in richer countries. Also due to globalization of communications technology. mass media like television, film and music reinforced dreams of easy life" abroad. Growth of tourism is indicator of spread of international contact between people, facilitated by cheap air travel, global communications and internet. Europe was primary destination spent by tourists in 2010. Tourism is the world"s largest industry but only 4 percent of the population travel abroad. Ecotourism, ethnic tourism, roots" and heritage tourism gain popularity. Debt burdened countries turn to tourism to attract foreign exchange and investment. Leading international agencies: world bank, united nations and business organisation such as.
