'Economic Impact of Tourism\r'

'Select a sm all(prenominal) to strong point size towns dealship and explain the scotchal bear on the touring cars spend a penny had on this place. Introduction The potential of tourism as a phylogeny strategy for pocket-size towns is a rattling definitive issue for local economic development. Many small towns gather in benefited from tourist development all all over the world . I have decided to choose the town of Jurmala in Latvia as the focus of this assessment. Background information just roughly Jurmala Jurmala †the medium size renovate town in Latvia and is tumefy(p) k straightawayn for its natural treasures- the mild climate, sea, healthy air, redress mud and mineral urine.\r\nIts strcture consists of three former settlements that were joined in 1959. The displumeion of Jurmala hides in its almost 33 km of long white sand beach, vast pine forests and the natual border of the city †the river Lielupe. In Jurmala you mess discover the combina tion of harming wooden houses built in the beginning of the last century and red-brick resort buildings. The unique combination of these components makes Jurmala very attractive to the tourists and makes the town an attractive relaxation and cure place for many an(prenominal) tourists.\r\nSince 1871 the main means of fare is train, remaining the put buildings of the late 19th century and early twentieth century. The territory of Jurmala is proposed for inclusion in the World hitherditary pattern Tentative list is the Eastern part of the town -from the mouth of the river Lielupe bowl the territory of former fishermen village in Dubulti that for the first time was mentioned in historical sources in 16th century. This place is very elicit because here the distance between the river Lielupe and the sea is only 500 metres.\r\nModern town of Jurmala Jurmala has grown as a tourist destination over the past propagation decade with its main walking street Jomas and dissimilar shop s which include gift shops, art galleries, quaint buildings, modern spa hotels, coffee shops, etcetera The unique features of the expanse and the geographical location of Jurmala make the bea boating, fishing, bird- checkering, sunbathing, camping, etc. The entrepreneurs of Jurmala offers new possibilities for tourists every yr †hotels and guesthouses and various entertainments.\r\nThey droptaste delightful and healthy forage in Jurmalas restaurants and cafes, walk on the central promenade of Jomas ideal for a bod of recreational activities such as river rafting, biking, hiking, street, explore the eco-trails in Kemeri National park and Ragakapa Nature Park, enjoy the water attractions in the grownupgest aquapark in Northern Europe â€Å"Livu Akvaparks” and â€Å"Nemo”, come across the famous design manor third house Dzintari or exclusively watch the sunset on Jurmala beach! | | | | | | ‘’ harmonise to data yieldd by the Central Bur eau of Statistics, the human action of tourists in the first quarter of 2009 has decreased, and adds up to 15 530 persons, that is by 28% less than in the correspond result in 2008. The racyest load in this period was in resort replenishment centres and sanatorium †31%, but the average load of hotels and resort hotels was 13%” www. jurmala. lvâ€Å"Division of guests by the country: Latvia (51%) †6145 Russia (12%) †1841 Byelorussia (8%) †1191 ( + 7%) Estonia (7%) †1 atomic number 6 Lithuania (5%) †846\r\nNorway (4%) †689 Sweden (2%) †376 Finland (2%) †266 Germany (2%) †164 Denmark (1%) †111 ( + 50%)United Kingdom-1311(+10%)” www. jurmala. lv Looking at the statistics by the division of guests by countries, we can picture that the spectacularest increase is for tourists from Denmark †increase by 50%. During winter and spring months guests chose to check mark in Jurmala city resort rehabilitation centr es and sanatorium as they provide wide choice of rehabilitation, health and medical treatments of high quality, but for lower prices than in other EU countries.\r\nThe average length of stay in Jurmala is 5 days, and that is by 2 days more than it was in the corresponding periods in 2008. Byelorussian guests have stayed in Jurmala long-acting than other guests †in average 18 days, wherefore comes the guests from Germany. To show the economic impact the tourism has on Jurmala more precisely, I would like to stop at the economic impact analysis of Dzintari design hall which is situated in the very centre of Jurmala and has an planetary significance.\r\nThis place attracts more and more tourists and visitors every year because of different events such as like seltzer and rock band contrives and various entertainment events which are being held there every succession from may till September. The concert hall as well supports juvenility festivals, chamber music concerts and always gives priority to orchestra concerts. Tourists all over the Europe and especially from Russia come here each year to impinge on the international contention of young singers, called â€Å"New Wave”. During the hot season the concert hall generates more than LVL 8. million turnover. It can easily show the economic usefulness and an important contribution to Jurmala economic development as well as to the development of state economics. Dzintari concert hall became a limited company in 2004 and started to attract more tourists. The audience of the concert hall per season since year 2003 till 2004 increased from 100 000 till 200 000 customers and now the number is still festering till 250 000 tourists. Due to the fact that the number of customers is maturation the concert hall can provide more employment to the local people.\r\nCustomers not only watch the event, they spend money on transport and it allows the transportation system become more economical a s well, they also spend money on food to dine in Jurmala’s cafes and restaurants that gives them an opportunity to stay open longer and earn more. The tourists have both(prenominal) extra expenses during the event too such as tea, coffees, juices, alcoholic drinks, ice-creams, flowers for artists, etc. â€Å"According to the statistics o Dzintari concert hall, 76% of Dzintari hall audience spend on related goods and services more than LVL 30 per event.\r\n unless 24% buy the cheapest tickets, go to the event by public transport(when you go to Jurmala by your own gondola you have to buy a pass which cost LVL 1 and the money also goes to the development of the town of Jurmala), during the event take only tea, coffee or beer and go home for dinner â€Å"(see the t competent below) www. su. lt/filemanagerThe expenses of Dzintari concert hall customers SUM PER EVENT| PERCENTAGE OF CUSTOMERS | full EXPENSES| LVL 10-16| 24%| LVL 5940. 00| LVL 30| 30%| LVL 24300. 00| LVL 40| 15% | LVL 12000. 00| LVL 60| 15%| LVL 18300. 0| Up to LVL 100| 6%| LVL 18600. 00| | 100%| LVL 74140. 00| There were 90 events in Dzintari concert hall in 2007. We can see from the table that despite short event season, customers fatigued more than 6. 5 million Lats(Latvian currency , 1Ls is close ? 0. 83 ). Jurmala in the past. Telling about the economic impact of tourism on Jurmala nowadays, it would be also essential to mention the Soviet Union times when Jurmala was one of the biggest rehabilitation centres and health resorts for the working people from the whole entire Soviet Union.\r\nTo understand the economic impact of tourism on Jurmala those times I would like to provide some data. J Jurmala in the past had about 70 health centres with about 12,000 tourists all year round. Today, there are about 30 recreation facilities in the recreation business, able to accommodate no more than 4,000 guests. Earlier as many as 232,000 people came to Jurmala for holidays every year, now this figure is down to 62,000, which is a very big difference and certainly it has a negative impact on Jurmala’s economy in comparing with the Soviet times.\r\nAs for the number of foreign visitors, it shrank quaternion times after the introduction of visa requirements for Russia, for example. T Let us have a grimace at some objective reasons for the decline. During the Soviet times, Jurmala was very popular resort for the people all over the Soviet Union. And the region of Jurmala experienced constant outgrowth since 1969. The situation changed dramatically since the early 1990s when Latvia re-gained independence. Latvia hasn’t been able to attract local or horse opera tourists to compensate for the reduced number of holidayâ€makers at its rehabilitation centres. In the last two old age some positive trends emerged, however. Firstly, the annual number of tourist visitors has grown up to 12-15%; it’s much high than an average figure for Latvia in general (5-6%), or the global rate of 9 percent. In the addicted situation (the survival of the fittest) the strongest will survive, i. e. those, who managed to preserve rehabilitation facilities, keep skilled personnel, and do qualitative marketing. Secondly, a new trend emerged, i. e. he opening of small pensions, boarding houses (bread ; breakfast), and small hotels with 5 to 30 inhabit” Dainis Urbanovich, www. baltic-course. com Conclusion Looking at the information provided in the essay, we can see that the tourism has a great impact on the development of Jurmala as a resort town and the more tourists(consumers) that can be attracted by Jurmala’s beautiful nature, climate, hotels and, of course, the events in the Dzintari concert hall and different other places of entertainment in Jurmala, the higher the economic impact.\r\nWords 1527 Bibliography Books Book 1- The arrangement of the travel and tourism industry Websites www. jurmala. lv www. baltic-course. com www. su. lt www. riga-hotel-guide. com Learners firmness: I certify that the work submitted in this date is my own. Full Name Viktorija Chesnovicka…Address 2 Pavasara gatve , flat tire 21, Riga, Latvia LV-1082.. |\r\n'