When most people make their income in an area due to tourism then yes their QOL is directly tied to the industry.
Regardless of the issues it has the QOL is higher for residences due to it. You don’t need to look far to see the effects of tourism on these places, just look at how these places fared during covid. Surprise, it was really fucking rough for most people in these high tourism areas.
There is also a reason the local government isn’t working to prevent tourism. And it’s because it generates a huge amount of money for the locals.
they make their income out of tourism because that is what government decisions have fostered. after the 2009 crisis, it became a quick and easy way to reintroduce people into work. Unfortunately it is an exploitative industry that allows little possible grow to people working in it.
Most people in that industry are not making a living out of it, they are trapped in it.
When most people make their income in an area due to tourism then yes their QOL is directly tied to the industry.
Regardless of the issues it has the QOL is higher for residences due to it. You don’t need to look far to see the effects of tourism on these places, just look at how these places fared during covid. Surprise, it was really fucking rough for most people in these high tourism areas.
There is also a reason the local government isn’t working to prevent tourism. And it’s because it generates a huge amount of money for the locals.
they make their income out of tourism because that is what government decisions have fostered. after the 2009 crisis, it became a quick and easy way to reintroduce people into work. Unfortunately it is an exploitative industry that allows little possible grow to people working in it.
Most people in that industry are not making a living out of it, they are trapped in it.