Nightlife Tourism as a blessing !!!
Social Impact of Nightlife Tourism
- Nightlife Tourism provides a major contribution for sustainable development by supporting and promoting international tourism. Tourism helps in decreasing poverty by generating economic growth and providing employment opportunities. Furthermore, since tourism provides many part time employments and mainly operate only at night it’s a huge benefit for the students who are unable to allocate the whole time for work. Besides that, they can earn income while enjoying the moment as well. On the other hand, it’s a great opportunity for low educated and underprivileged people as well due to the abundance of opportunities provides for less hardworking jobs. Mostly it can be elaborated as a service to please and amuse the customer by providing the maximum entertainment as they expect. It doesn’t need a degree but pleasing personality and excellent communication skills which is not so hard to improve. Bartenders, waiters, cleaners, casino operators, cashiers, security officers, night club bouncers, cashiers, Strippers, Singers, DJ & sound players, chefs, housekeeping as such. Moreover, they might be receiving tips by tourists as well on top of the wages. Most of low privileged people and their families might be depending on these jobs to survive. Therefore its clearly evident that nightlife attractions offer many job categories which can assist to decrease the poverty of the host community that matters the growth of sustainable development of the country.
- Another major positive impact of nightlife tourism is, it develops the cross-cultural awareness for both local & tourists and builds bridges of understanding between cultures. Not only the awareness, sometimes this will lead to tighten the international connections and tourists may create a long term relationship with the host community and latter will get more personal benefits from them.
Now let’s see the Economic Impact of Nightlife Tourism
- One of the major pros it has is the wealth its bring into the country. Tourists will spend the money constantly when there is a variety of nightlife choices. when it comes to nightlife what comes to your mind first? Yes its Alcohol. Usually, tax imposed for Alcohol is really high so the government earns a huge income from the Liquor beverages.
According to the news article published in BBC, Nighttime economy is a
growing source in United Kingdom and it has become 05th biggest
industry nationally and holding 08% of employment opportunities.
New York nightlife industry supported 299,000 jobs ith 35.1 billion in total economic output.
- No doubt it also benefits to many other destination sectors such as accommodation, transport, restaurants, shopping Malls, Groceries, coffee shops etc..The income generated can make up a significant proportion of both private & local sector. It provides an incentive for investment & development for the infrastructure facilities as well.
- Nightlife tourism will even create more business opportunities and new investments from the tourists. It will strengthen cross-cultural connections and tourists might lead to invest the country which can be considered as a blessing for the economic development of the country.
Thus in my opinion nightlife can be considered as a blessing to the country which supports the sustainable development in the country.
Interesting article Yokshi. It’s nice to see there are many advantages from nightlife if it could managed properly
ReplyDeleteExactly Nalin. Hope we can see a positive change in the future.
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