FACTORS

Factors Which have Contributed to the Development and Growth of Tourism .
Physical factors

•  Good climate: Good climate is one of the most important features of attraction for anytourist place. Pleasant climate with warmth and ample sunshine attracts tourists who come fromthe temperate and colder regions. For example, most tourists from temperate countries visit Tanzania when it is winter in their home countries in order to enjoy the warm and favourable climate found in Tanzania. On the other hand, people from summer areas migrate to cooler regions to seek pleasure of coldness and fresh environment. Other countries such as Switzerland,Sweden, etc have a cooler climate that attracts tropical tourists.

•  Beautiful scenery: This refers to the beautiful features that are attractive to look at. Tourism booms at picnic spots with beautiful sceneries. For example, sunrise and sunset points, long sea beaches, mountains, craters, lakes, canyons, deserts, waterfalls, etc., often attract large numbers of tourists.

Socioeconomic factors
1. Accessibility: Of all socioeconomic factors, accessibility is the most important one. All
tourist centers must be easily accessible by various modes of transportation like roads, railways,
air and water. To enjoy seeing nature's beautiful sites, traveling by roads and railways is a better
option. If a tourist plans to reach a remote tour-destination in the quickest possible time, then
airway is the most suitable choice. Generally, waterways are seldom selected unless a tourist
decides to enjoy a luxury travel experience in sea and/or interested to visit an isolated group of
islands.
2. Accommodation: Places of tourists' interest must be able to provide good accommodation
and catering facilities. A type of accommodation required by tourists depends on their lifestyles,
standard of living, capacity to spend money, nature of services expected, etc. Classification of
accommodation centers for example; various hotels, motels, dormitories, lodges, cottages, etc. on basis
of rating, like five stars and below, is essential so that tourists can make a proper choice and plan
their trips appropriately. Generally, tourism mostly prospers in those areas where good lodging
and food facilities are available at reasonable prices.
3. Amenities: Growth of tourism at a particular place is also influenced by crucial factors
such as how well the site is maintained for touring activities like skiing, roping, paragliding
rowing, fishing, surfing, safari adventure, etc and whether emergency facilities are available or
not, and so forth.
4. Ancillary services: If a tour destination is equipped by ancillary (supplementary) services
like banking and finance, the internet and telecom connectivity, hospitals, insurance, so on, then
such a place succeeds to hold (retain) more tourists for a longer time. This helps to boost the
local economy to some extent.

Political factors
People like to travel around the world if there is peace, harmony and stability like Tanzania.
They normally avoid areas with political problems such as civil wars. In case of instability, due to war or terror attacks, people travel less to countries affected with such chaos. Often, some
countries warn their citizens about visiting countries with political instability like tribal wars, terror attacks, political unrest, etc. For example, after September 11 terror attack on the US, her citizens were warned not to travel to certain destinations.
Also the government policy can encourage the development of the tourism industry by financing
or giving favorable conditions which are not restrictive to visitors touring the country
Historical and cultural factors
Many tourists are attracted to places of historical significance and which have a legacy of rich
cultural heritage. People love and enjoy exploring destinations where there are famous ancient
monuments, marvellous forts, castles and palaces ruled by kings and queens in historical times,
etc. Examples of places that are famous throughout the world for their historical and cultural
accounts are Kilwa ruins in Tanzania, Fort Jesus in Kenya, Taj Mahal in India, Nazca lines and
Machu Picchu in Peru, Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, Great Wall of China and Stonehenge in
England.

Religious factors
People often make pilgrims to places of religious importance to seek inner peace, get blessing of
their favourite gods and spiritual leaders, attain salvation before death, etc. Here, faiths, beliefs
and sentiments of people contribute in booming tourism at holy places. Examples of places that are well known for their religious significance are Jerusalem in Israel, Mecca and Medina in
Saudi Arabia, Varanasi and Amritsar in India, etc.

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 Adventures: Research activities and adventures of deep seas and caves, geological studies 

of hot-water springs and geysers, seismic analysis of active volcanoes, investigation of 

paranormal activities in abandoned spiritual towns, etc also contribute in developing tourism on 

some scale.

Marketing: Tourism is nowadays being advertised via various mass media so as to alert 

the potential tourists about the presence of tourists‟ attractions present in a given country. 

Various adverts are made via TV, radio, posters, documentaries, etc. In this way, the 

organizations and individuals involved in the tourism industry are able to attract many visitors. This leads to development of the tourism industry.

 Trained manpower: Availability of trained manpower encourages development and 

expansion of the industry. People are trained about hospitality and how to care for the tourists. 

Training is based on languages and communication skills, hotel management, tour guide, and any 

knowledge on handling of tourists. Decent hospitality in destination countries normally encourages the tourists to visit them frequently.