NEGATIVE IMPACTS of Tourism in Ozamiz City

1. Level of pollution increases
2. Pedicab and motorcab congestion
3. Increase of crime rate
4. Destruction of the aesthetic beauty of natural attractions
5. Local goods can become expensive because tourists will pay more but most local residents can no longer afford to buy it.
6. Increase of crime rate
7. Worsens sex exploitation
8. Jobs offered are mainly seasonal, low pay with long hours
9. Demand for Holiday homes makes housing too expensive for local people
10. Coconut trees are being cut to be replaced with subdivisions
11. Local residents take advantage on tourists by deceiving them.
12. Cultural discrimination
13. Money generated by tourism does not always benefit the local community, as some of it leaks out to other huge international companies.
14. Overcrowding
15. Infringement of human rights, with locals being displaced form their land to make way for new businesses.
16. Drug addiction and prostitution increases
17. Destruction of coral reefs and other marine resources
18. Additional expenses to the government
19. Erosion of local control
20. Devaluation of local culture