Reflection of Globalization on Tourism Destinations
Chapter from the book:
Acar,
S.
&
Çelik,
S.
&
Künç,
S.
(eds.)
2024.
Global Economy and Business: Future Trends.
Synopsis
Today, when the world has become a “global village” (Bahar and Kozak, 2005), globalization has had a significant impact on economic systems around the world (Kose et al., 2010). The globalization movement, which enables the disappearance of socio-cultural, economic, political and cultural borders between countries and the integration of the whole world, has caused trade and investments between countries to be made freely, technological developments and transportation to become faster and more comfortable. With these developments, people's desire to discover new places and get to know different cultures has led to the rapid development of tourism on a global scale (Ercan, 2010). The era of globalization has caused the world to become smaller and more accessible, and has contributed significantly to the development and transformation of the international tourism sector (Çakırtaş & Genç, 2024). Tourism destinations are defined as “a place where tourism activities take place, a memory, an attraction, a geographical unit, a relationship, a marketing subject” (Framke, 2002). Like all sectors, the tourism sector has been directly affected by the globalization process. Destinations where tourism activities are carried out have been affected both positively and negatively by the globalization process in terms of technological, economic, socio-cultural and environmental aspects (Buluk & Özkök, 2016). This study aims to examine the technological, economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of globalization on tourism destinations.