The community a tourist visits is often termed the host community. Cook, Yale and Marqua (2006)
defined the host community as towns or cities that welcome visitors and provide them with the desired services.
Smith (2001) also defined host communities as people who live in the vicinity of the tourist attraction and are
either directly or indirectly involved with, and / or affected by the tourism activities. Tourism involves some
elements of interaction between the tourist and the destination environment. The consequences of these
interactions are often referred to as the „impacts of tourism‟. Most people think of tourism in terms of economic
impacts, jobs and taxes. However, Kreag (2001) rightly pointed out that the range of impacts from tourism is
broad and often influences areas beyond those commonly associated with tourism. Leaders as well as residents
who understand the potential impacts of tourism can integrate this industry into their community in the most
positive way.