Currency fluctuations tend to create instability and disrupt the planning activities of tourists. In times of an economic recession, there is normally a lot of fluctuation in the currencies. In the previous year, many currencies appreciated in value while some depreciated. The appreciation of Great Britain Pound and U.S. Dollar against currencies of other countries, such as third world countries, while the depreciation of the Pakistani Rupee, Indian Rupee and the Sri Lankan Rupee against the U.S. Dollar (REPORTER, Staff, 2012) made it less likely for the travelers located in such places to plan to visit countries, as expenditure on goods and services will be incurred in the appreciated currency of the destination country and will have to be supported by the depreciated home currency. This increased expenditure, especially in the times of an economic recession, is considered to be a luxury that needs to be overlooked, at least until the either the currency of the tourists home country strengthens against that of the destination country or the currency of the destination country depreciates against that of the tourists' home countries. This precarious balance of currency fluctuations governs the comings and goings of tourists to a particular holiday destination.
Other factors impacting the tourism on an international level depends upon the conditions prevailing in the destination country on a domestic level, environmental factors being some of them (COCCOSSIS, Harry and Parpairis, a, 2000). First and foremost, what tourists look for in a holiday destination is the weather and other climatic conditions of the region. They do not want it to rain all the time so that there is difficulty in exploring or stepping out of their hotels, nor do they want scorching heat to leave them thirsty and sun burnt every time they do step out. As of recent, there have been huge fluctuations in the temperature of several regions during the past few years that have left tourists avoiding certain countries as their preferred holiday spots. Unlike natural disasters and terrorist attacks, weather changes have long-lasting impressions and effects on tourism. Tourists are unlikely to forget the impacts of major environmental changes in the climate. For example, bookings in hotels in Florida, USA, dropped by 75% after hurricane Katrina struck (MANUEL PASTOR, Robert Bullard, James K.Boyce, Alice Fothergill, Rachel Morello-Frosch, and Beverly Wright, 2006). But then went back up once the threat of the hurricane had elapsed. On the other hand, worsening heat conditions in certain parts of South East Asia is making regions in the area quite unpleasant for visiting tourists, who are now avoiding such locations despite the infrastructure availability. An example of such a place would be Singapore. There is also an increased awareness regarding environmental concerns in tourists and the general population in the current era. Hence, all such tourist destinations that are being thought of as unsupportive of environmental protective regimes are being dumped by tourists, while those encouraging and applying environmentally friendly practices in their tourism activities, such as conservation and upgrade of its national parks and forests, are being favored by the general international travelers today.
Other concerns that plague the tourism industry today are the social and cultural factors that prevail in certain destination countries. The most important of these social factors are the health concerns. Many countries have outbreaks of diseases prevalent that are contagious, and sometimes detrimental to the health of a tourist that happens to come in contact with it. The spread of diseases such as SARS, H1N1 Flu, Malaria, Typhoid, and sometimes, HIV / AIDS can become of a source of curtailment of holiday plans to certain countries where these diseases tend to prevalent (GLAESSER, Dr. Dirk, 2011). This includes countries such as Mexico, Columbia, Panama, Uganda, Ecuador, and Jamaica. There are often outbreaks of epidemics in African countries which has pretty much obstructed tourists from visiting them on a permanent basis. Although there is a danger of tourists contracting diseases, and falling sick wherever they go due to the change in environment, but countries which are known for epidemics and pandemics are a sure "no" for international travelers.
Other factors that influence tourism are made up of social characteristics of the destination country. Many countries are famous for their hospitality and friendly culture. This includes such countries as
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