Tourism, Culture and Society

So has Tourism changed Bali? Yes Tourism has changed Bali for the better and the worst. The positive impacts include the economic benefits such as average income per capita increasing, the country's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) increasing, the income multiplier increasing. In facet everything has increased over these years since tourism has stepped in. Tourism has also helped to preserve the island's country through tourism. A seen in this video, the Bali native had said that Balis' culture was flexible and both tourism and culture are able to co-exist together.

Bali's culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyRlN1SumXM

However there are just as many negative impacts. In fact there are more if you look from the point of eco tourist. Not only are forest being cut down rapidly, the coast line is changing, tourism has affected Bali in many ways, some directly and indirectly. Tourism has also brought about commodification, disneyfication and globalisation.

Even though the island is affected by all these impacts, the question is why is it still thriving? Why is the island still able to have a continuous increase in tourists arrivals despite over population and cluttered roads? My answer to that would be because Bali is still able to retain it's culture and thrive on tourism. Traditional villages are still present and they have not been modified nor have the villagers decided to move to bigger cities. They are in fact still happily carrying out their lives in the villages. Tourism has in fact allowed them to lead better lives and enabled them to keep their culture alive