Samoan landowners
Samoan landowners have thwarted attempts to build sizable hotels and resorts, particularly in the coastal regions. The popularity of backpacker tourism has increased as a result, despite some unfavorable government views. This type of tourism has grown in popularity in recent years due to the fact that the majority of benefits from it stay in the tourist destination and that the few tourists it draws have manageable social and cultural effects. Samoa's tourism industry is smaller size and run by locals than that of its neighbors. Samoan beachfront businesses have contributed to raising the quality of living for locals. Beach fales are simple, thatched huts along the beaches that can be utilized for accommodation. They have no walls, round or oval in shape with a few posts.. Related activities like sale of fruits, twine and handicrafts enables non-fale owners earn a living. Employment opportunities for the entertainers are also provided for.
Descriptive summary
Each and every person would wish to travel the globe at the cheapest cost available. This goes with the norm that cheaper is authentic. Backpackers always bring with them positive impacts apart from those negative impacts that they are accused to bring along. Many low-income communities, hosting backpackers will always bring with it positive outcomes (Hampton, 2017).
Encouragement by governments
Governments like Malaysia and South Africa are encouraging backpacker's tourism, this aims at supporting local businesses. The profits from backpacking are easily retained within the economy rather than flowing international to overseas hospitality groups. Actions by governments such at the Australian jurisdiction, to increase taxes on backpackers are a fall back in the tourism sector. In this country, backpacker tourism has been estimated to worth $3.5 billion of the Australian economy. Cutting visa application fees and tax rate will greatly increase the number of backpackers in the country (Killoran, 2017). From backpack tourism, there exists the beach fale accommodation. This is mostly common in the pacific countries. They are low key and basic accommodation structures at beaches. The cost of meals at these accommodative posts is low. Beach fale is well integrated into the culture and community lifestyles. Samoan families along the beaches have been the best benefactors from this. Beach fales enable families to work within their villages and provide a range of livelihood benefits ranging from education, health, communication and transportation facilities. In the recent past though, beach fales in Samoa have been evolving from the fa'a Samoa. This is the Samoan way of life. Though they can never be separated from the Samoan context these fales operate on. Beach fales have assisted in the reduction of inequalities and socio-cultural problems in the Samoa. By providing net profits to the poor beach fale can be said to be 'pro-poor' (Haughey, 2017).
Areas needing assistance
The main area that needs assistance under backpackers and beach fale tourism is educating the public on better ways to invest their earnings and public health in the fales.
References
Hampton, M. (2017). Response: Backpacker tourism can be beneficial for poor countries. the Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2017, from http://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/24/backpacker-travel-benefit-poor-countries
Haughey, A. (2017). Beach fale tourism for pro-poor development: a study of expectations in rural Samoa. Researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz. Retrieved 1 May 2017, from http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/handle/10182/860
Killoran, M. (2017). Retrieved 1 May 2017, from http://au/national/queensland/backpacker-tourism-campaign-aims-to-boost-visitor-numbers/news-story/954c12d396d7a4bcd477e8a55fc3928a
