2007-03-14 20:17:35 · 7 answers · asked by marco 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Indonesia
Yes because it will result in high-cost productivity. e.g. when a producer has to bribe government officers (quite common practice here), he has to increase the price or alternatively pay his workers very low (case of cheap labour).
Corruption resulting in high costs and poor service discourages people to visit. Why would someone spend fortune in Indonesia if they can visit more destinations in other countries with the same amount of money?
It's not very visible if the tourists are from rich and neibhouring countries. What about tourists-to-be from other continents who want to travel with low budget?
Yes corruption DOES hinder tourism industry. Let's HANG the corruptors. :)
2007-03-14 22:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Stargazer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tourism in any country depend on several different factors, corruption being one of them. The act of corruption itself might not seem directly linked to growth of tourism, but the lingering effects of it sure does.
- Money that is allotted for tourism-related items might be misappropriated for other non-tourism related items.
- The fear of complicated legal procedures in Indonesia can drive away tourists, for example, illegally detained because the local cops want money from tourists. Immigration "problems" and such..
- Money to combat terrorism in Indonesia might not be used for that purpose, thus creating a safe haven for terrorists.
Corruption, security, transportation safety records, cleanliness are some factors that contribute to how successful tourism is in one country.
2007-03-14 22:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by economiss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not so much I don't think. Tourists are pretty much left alone when it comes to bribes that others may be expected to give. Indonesia is still a cheap and easy country to travel in. May lead to the inefficiency in promoting the country as much as it should be however.
2007-03-16 03:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corruption can hamper the growth of any industry in any country.
2007-03-14 20:30:50 · answer #4 · answered by Oryx30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain and simple Absolutely YES
2007-03-18 00:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by THEGURU 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~ No... tourist always grow... no matter where they go, they grow.
~ In space, there's that theory about traveling so many lightyears away, that when they return, we'll already be dead and burried.
2007-03-14 21:04:52 · answer #6 · answered by James N 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. corruption, terrorism, and natural disasters.
2007-03-14 20:29:24 · answer #7 · answered by sennachie1973 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋