Question

what is the demonstration effect in tourism? provide a clear explanation of it, identify some of the steps, and provide a clear example in short words.

Answer 1

The demonstration effect in tourism relates to how the culture and local traditions of a tourist place are threatened by receiving a large influx of tourists every year who influence the residents and bring a change into their lifestyles.

For example, Many tourist places had their own language, clothing style, and cuisines. But due to the influx of tourists, the language mostly spoken turned into what the tourists spoke, the clothing style and cuisines too changed to what the tourists wear. This has endangered various cultures around the world.

To ensure that the demonstration effect causes minimum damage to the local culture, the following steps can be helpful:-

• To keep the tourist spots separate from the residential areas of the region. This would limit the contact between the tourist and the local people and would help the people in living their lives, upholding their traditions without them being commodified and commercialized.
• The education system must seek to uphold their local culture, language, and traditions by developing its curriculum which would help the future of their generation to know about the history of their ancestors.