Educating visitors: reducing negative impacts of behaviour eg: rowdiness, dress appropriately covering much of body in Muslim countries, behave appropriately eg: no kissing in public in Muslim countries, respect religions and traditions by visiting mosques, avoid conflict by learning about tip ettiquette, visitors can donate to local projects that fund training for local people, Infrastructure development: transport infrastructure including roads, railways and airports, telecommunications networks such as wi-fi so that people can send videos and photos, buildings such as hospitals, police stations, doctor's surgeries serve both locals and tourists, power supply is important for access to cash machines and refrigeration, water and sewerage systems don't always accept toilet paper, Engaging local communities and shared ownership: including locals in decision-making brings long-term benefits, public-private sector partnerships (PPPs) provide funding which locals can benefit from, Chalalan ecolodge provided employment for locals while the rainforest was protected for tourists, Tourist taxes and funding community projects: air passenger duty - a tax on planes carrying more than 20 passengers, departure tax - a charge on individual tourists in many countries for using airports, fuel duty - a tax on the fuel for cars and other motorised vehicles, hotel/city taxes - per person per night charge used widely in Europe, sustainable tourism tax raises funds to reinvest in host countries, taxes and fees in the Galapagos islands, setting up Galapagos National Park,

Managing socio-cultural impacts of tourism

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