HOW TOURISM AFFECTED PEOPLE'S LIVES
Since tourism started the local people have been affected in good and bad ways.
The culture of the island is starting to fade away due to the influence that the Western people had
given the people.The cultural areas are not protected, some of the places like unpopular temples and
other areas that local people used to go in the past are destroyed to make new buildings such as
hotels and shopping malls.
given the people.The cultural areas are not protected, some of the places like unpopular temples and
other areas that local people used to go in the past are destroyed to make new buildings such as
hotels and shopping malls.
Beaches and other places that used to be an public property are now owned by hotel owners and it
is making it harder for local people to access it.
is making it harder for local people to access it.
Local people such as the Sea gypsies and the Moken people are being forced out of their own
homes. They are forced to live in precise areas by the people that claim they are the owners of the
area. Some of the farmers are also forced to grow crops on a certain area only and are only allowed
to grow only one crop per year, to the extent of the golf courses.
homes. They are forced to live in precise areas by the people that claim they are the owners of the
area. Some of the farmers are also forced to grow crops on a certain area only and are only allowed
to grow only one crop per year, to the extent of the golf courses.
The crime rates also have rised due to the influence from TV violence, politics, poverty and regionalism, which have been increasing since tourism started on the island.
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| Sea gypsies |
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| Phuket, 1928 |
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