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TRANSPORT, TRAVELING, TOURISM

Tourism is a huge part economy and one of the most dynamically evolving sectors.
Tourism makes up up to 10 % of the world GDP = gross domestic product.

Advantages

Tourism feeds most of the world countries economy. Countries like Croatia, France or Bali
would probably have significantly less money if it wasn’t for the people travelling to these
destinations.
It also creates thousands of jobs and plants a sense of cultural exchange between foreigners
and citizens.

But can tourism have negative impacts?

Yes, and I want to tell you about the effects of tourism on the culture of the Hawaiian Islands.
With that many visitors annually, the islands are forced to build infrastructure to house them,
which means damaging the natural environment and wildlife. The tourism industry also
affects the life of Hawaiian residents because their country is put on display and their culture
is used as a marketing tool.
Even though Hawaii draws from the money foreigners spend there - it receives over seven
million visitors annually and the tourism industry contributes 12 billion dollars to the
economy each year, this causes that the native people can’t afford to pay for their homes and
sadly, this has caused the disappearance of a large portion of native Hawaiians, along with
their language and traditions.
(However, traveling to Hawaii does not have to be so harmful. If we can shift the tourism industry to
focus on authentic experiences that honor the beautiful Hawaiian culture—rather than exploit it—
visitors can still enjoy these islands without actively damaging them.)

Accommodation

 Hotel - an establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for

travellers and tourists
 Apartments – a flat, that the owner rents for a short period of time, when someone goes
on holiday
 Hostel – establishment which provides cheap food and stay, these kind of accommodation
is usually used by young people and students
 Bed and breakfast (B&B) – small housing facility, that offers an overnight stay and
breakfast, it’s often a private family house with 4 to 11 rooms. The owner usually lives in
the house.
 Villa – a big residential building for one or more families, with one or more floors,
garden and possibly a garage

Traveling and transport

The global transportation sector is a major polluter, producing more than seven billion metric
tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) a year, which takes up almost 50% of all sectors.
From plane flights and boat rides to souvenirs and lodging, various activities contribute to
tourism’s carbon footprint.
(The majority of this footprint is emitted by visitors from high-income countries, with U.S. travelers at
the top of the list. As the number of people who can afford to travel grows, so will tourism’s
environmental footprint.)

Ways of traveling

By:
 Plane
- If you look carefully, you can find a lot of cheap plane tickets
 Bus
- Cheap tickets to another country, but it’s very uncomfortable
- Planned bathroom breaks
 Train
- In my opinion the best
 Boat
- Traveling by boat is called cruising – trip of a few days or more on a boat
 Car
- the most popular

Forms of transport

The typical form of transport is different in most countries. Here in Czech Republic we
mainly use trams, buses the tube and a “trolejbus” –that is not so very different from the rest
of the world.

But in some countries, they use very unique vehicles.

For example, in Venice people use “gondolas” – little boat that has been used there for 1000
years now. It’s driven by a person who paddles through the tunnels manually.

In Japan people travel by the bullet train. It’s a high speed passenger train that moves up to
500 km/h.
Why is it called a bullet train? It’s because of the great speed the trains obtaine and for the
bullet shape of their noses.

In San Francisco people travel by the iconic vintage looking trams. It is world's last manually
operated cable car system.

And in African safari and desert people use jeeps to relocate. It fits 6 people.