POSITIVE IMPACTS of Tourism in Ozamiz City

1. Jobs for local people
2. Additional income for the local economy
3. Preserve rural services like buses and village shops
4. Increased demand for local foods and crafts
5. Tourists mainly come to see the scenery and wildlife, so there is pressure to conserve habitats and wildlife
6. More establishments are built because of investments
7. Support towards cultural and heritage sites
8. Full protection of ecotourism sites
9. Improvement of road infrastructures
10. Development of superstructures
11. Preservation of traditional customs, handicrafts, and festivals
12. Creates civic pride
13. Better cultural understanding
14. Provide funds to manage and expand protected areas
15. Gives and helps raise global awareness of issues such as poverty and human rights abuses
16. Increased degree of literacy
17. Increase of educational standards and a more competitive educational training
18. Widens the minds of local residents as they interact with the tourists
19. Increase of self-esteem when tourists appreciate the residents' culture
20. Local residents acquire new knowledge about the new technologies that currently are existing
21. Local businessmen build deals and contracts to foreign investors
22. Local people prepared and equipped themselves in order to be able to interact with foreign visitors
23. Squatter people are being relocated and provided with houses
24. More activities are help which showcase the talents and skills of the youth
25. Standards of the accommodation services are being monitored and improved
26. Local drivers earn more since there is an increase of tourists who visit the city
27. More security staffs roam around the city to ensure the safety of the people
28. More CCTV cameras are placed on establishment as well as on public roads and highways
29. Development of waste management programs
30. Increasing number of hotels, restaurants and travel agencies.

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