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A report into the costs and benefits of winter sports in Courmayeur and - suggestion for improvements

Winter tourism, often incorporated with winter sports has pros and cons to all three main aspects of tourism: economic, cultural and environmental. Courmayeur is located in the mountains region of Italy where winter sports such as alpine skiing and cross-country skiing are the main attraction. And like a chain reaction, winter resorts are constructed to house these tourists.

Firstly, winter sports in Courmayeur are beneficial to the locals economically. With these new constructions of winter resorts for active tourists, employment increased especially among the younger population. This halted the migration of local inhabitants from the region. Since better and more efficient roads, water supplies, and sewerage are needed and built by the resorts to satisfy their international visitors, the local inhabitants also benefit from these new improved infrastructures. Indirectly, the standard and quality of the life of the local people have raised as better wages outtakes the earnings...

Posted by: Carmen hershman

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